Historical encyclopedia of Illinois and history of Montgomery County, Volume II, Part 76

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897, ed. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913, ed. cn; Strange, Alexander T., ed
Publication date: 1918
Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 810

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Stephen D. Canaday was reared on his father's farm in North Litchfield Township and attended the district schools in boyhood, later entering the high school at Litchfield, from which he was graduated in 1886. Following this he accepted the position of shipping clerk in the old Planet mill at Litchfield and con- tinued his clerical duties there for two years. in the meanwhile making both personal and political friends, which resulted in his coming to Hillsboro, December 26, 1887, as deputy county clerk under County Clerk B. A. Hen- dricks. Mr. Canaday continued in that office for five years and then embarked in the real estate and abstract business which still con- tinues one of his many interests.

In political affiliation Senator Canaday has always been a loyal Democrat. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives three terms, the Forty-fourth. Forty-fifth and Forty- seventh General Assemblies, his election to the upper house following and in the Forty-ninth session was president pro tem of the senate. By virtue of that office, during the absence of Governor Dunne, and of Lieutenant Governor Barratt O'Hara, Senator Canaday was acting governor for thirteen days.

On July 27. 1890, Senator Canaday was married to Miss Mattie I. Wilson, who was born

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in North Litchfield Township, December, 6, 1869, a daughter of John Goshen and Jane (McIntyre) Wilson. The father of Mrs. Canaday was born in North Carolina, and the mother in Jersey County, Ill. The father was married three times. Thirteen children were born to the father's first marriage, to wit: Silas Riley. George Luther, Ellen E., who married Arthur Brue, William Douglas, Virginia Ann, who is the wife of Thomas H. Dyer, Emma and Eddie, twins, who died in infancy, Charles Henry, who died in infancy, Alice May, wife of John C. White, James Commodore, Martha Irene, who is the wife of Senator Canaday, Cora Blanche, who died at about two years of age, John Gilles- pie now deceased, and one to his third marriage, Mrs. Mabel (Wilson) Pond, wife of Arthur Pond of Kansas City, Mo., this wife still living. Mrs. Canaday's maternal grandfather whose name was McIntyre, came from Ireland, and her maternal grandmother was born and reared in West Virginia. Senator and Mrs. Canaday have had four children : Amos, Wayne, Warren and Raymond, the first two dying in infancy. The entire family belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church, Senator Canaday being a church trustee.

CAREY, Jesse J., one of the pioneers of Harvel and a man whose industry and thrift have made him a substantial citizen, was born in New York City, December 1, 1831, a son of Jesse and Phoebe (Onderdonk) Carey. The father was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1808, and the mother was born in New York state. They were married in New York City, where the father worked as a baker, living there until 1837, when he came to Illinois, locating in Pike County and engaging in farming. Both parents died on this farm, having had five sons and four daughters, three sons surviving, namely : Jesse J .; George W., who was a soldier during the Civil War, serving until its close, being dis- charged as a captain, and he is now a retired farmer at Winchester. Ill .; and Henry B., who is a resident of Spokane. Wash. The father was a member of the Christian Church and a Demo- crat. His death occurred in the fall of 1875, and the mother died in 1869.

Jesse J. Carey was reared on the farm in Pike County, and attended the local schools and select school at Stonington, Ill., being a twenty-one years old when he began working on his own account. On November 5, 1863, he was married to Helen M. Ross, and they became the parents of the following children : Phoebe, who is the wife of A. M. Banes of Hillsboro; Harvilla M., who is the wife of William Gilles- pie of Harvel, Ill .; Helen, who is the wife of D. A. Redding of Texas; and Thomas J., George A. and Ella J .. all deceased.

After marriage Mr. Carey located on his father's farm, and lived on it for about eighteen months, and then bought a tract of land, selling it soon afterwards and purchased a better farm. Once more he sold and in 1869 moved to Logan County. Ill., where he spent six years. In 1875 he moved to Christian County and re-

mained there until 1889, when he came to Harvel, which has continued to be his place of residence ever since. He is a Democrat and was supervisor of King Township, Christian County for six years, and held the same office in Harvel Township for eight years. While on the board in this county, he was chairman for some years. From 1889 to 1912 he was engaged in a lumber business at Harvel, but then retired, and since then has not been actively engaged. The Christian Church holds his membership and he is an elder in the Harvel congregation. A man of sound principles, he has lived uprightly and has always inspired confidence and merited esteem.

CARRIKER, Noah Orville, senior member of the reliable firm of Carriker & Maxey, belongs to an old family of Montgomery County, and is recog- nized as one of the representative men of Witt, Ill. He was born in Witt Township, this county, January 16, 1874, a son of C. L. and Frances C. (Sechler ) Carriker. C. L. Carriker was born in Irving Township, Montgomery County, in 1849, where he was reared. His wife was born in Witt Township, on the farm where they now reside, in 1853, and she was reared and married on this same farm. C. L. Carriker has always been engaged in farming, and he and wife are lionored and respected by all who know them. They belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church at Witt, being among the oldest members, and he is one of the trustees of the church. Although intelligently interested in public affairs, he has never held any of the public offices. They were the parents of eight children. seven of whom sur- vive, namely : Noah Orville; Orpha, who is the wife of Edward Wittman; Bertha, who is de- ceased ; Lester, who lives in Witt ; Ethel ; Grace, who is the wife of Homer Armentrout of the state of Washington ; and Harry and Ina, both of whom have been graduated from the Witt High school.

Noah Orville Carriker was reared on the farm and attended the district schools, remaining at home until he was twenty-three years old. In 1897 he was married to Elvira Armentrout, who also attended the district schools. She died in 1911, leaving one child, Everett, who was born September S. 1903. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Carriker lived in Witt Township for two years, and then moved to Witt village. where he was a clerk in a hardware store for a year, then was in a grocery business for himself until 1905. when he formed his present association, and has since continued it with satisfactory re- sults. On August 11. 1915. Mr. Carriker was married (second) to Mrs. Robert (Lewis) Jones. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Carriker is a steward, and he is also treasurer of the church board, and very active in this congregation. In politics he is a Democrat. but like his father. he has not cared to enter public life.

CARTER, W. D., a progressive farmer living on Sections 20. 21 and 29 in Zanesville Township, where he owns about 700 acres of land, is not

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only one of the large landowners but also one of the successful agriculturalists of Montgomery County. He was born in Clinton County, Ohio, near Masonville, December 11, 1856, a son of William B. and Kate (O'Brien) Carter. Both were born and reared in Wexford, Ireland, where they married, coming immediately there- after to New York City, where they worked for a time, the father as a ship carpenter, and then moved to Clinton County, Ohio. There the father was overseer on a large farm, having thirty men under his charge. From Clinton County he moved to Madison County, Ill., to take charge of a farm of 1.000 acres. Later he bought 160 acres of land, then sold it and bought another tract of eighty acres. adding to the later purchase until he had 320 acres. Sell- ing that farm, he came to Montgomery County and bought 400 acres of land. Subsequently he disposed of this land and went to St. Louis, Mo., where he and his wife died. After going to St. Louis he bought property there, and was very well-to-do. He and his wife had five children, as follows : Luke, who died in Minnesota ; Alice, who died when sixteen years old; W. D .; Anna, who is the widow of Edward Doyle of St. Louis, Mo .; and Kate.

W. D. Carter attended the local schools and was reared a farmer, and he now owns the homestead of his father. On November 30, 1901, he was married to Lillian Hennessy, a daughter of Thomas and Anna (Hays) Hennessy, of Irish descent. Mrs. Carter was born and reared in St. Louis, Mo., where she attended school, and was living there at the time of her mar- riage. Mr. Carter inherited a part of his farm, and bought the interests of the other heirs. He has set out three orchards, built a set of build- ings on one farm, and improved those on another, and has one of the finest properties in Mont- gomery County. He also owns 160 acres in Macoupin County, Ill. He raises cattle, horses and mules and carries on general farming. although he specializes on feeding and shipping live stock of good grades. He has some Black Polangese cattle, of registered stock; Poland- China hogs and Spotted-Poland hogs of regis- tered stock. In 1904 he became a stockholder in the Litchfield National Bank, and has served as one of its directors. He and his wife have seven children as follows: Isabelle. William, Lillian. Alice, Louise, Frances Olive and Daniel. The family belongs to the Catholic Church at Litchfield. In politics he is a Democrat, and he is prominent in the ranks of his party.

CASE, Harvey, who is living on his fine farm, which is located one mile north of Nokomis, on the Logan Lee highway in Nokomis Town- ship, owns and operates 240 acres of valuable land known as the Prairie farm. He was born at Bunker Hill. Macoupin County, Ill., June 6, 1869, a son of Gardner and Fannie (Gallaher) Case. Gardner Case was born at New Hartford. Conn., and was a typical Yankee, shrewd and resourceful. He came west when twenty-two years old and located in Macoupin County, Ill .. in 1842. He was a son of Nathan William and

Lucy (Moses) Case. Nathan W. Case was a large .landowner in Connecticut, where he was born and reared, as was his wife, and they were married in that state. At one time he served as a representative from his district to the State Assembly of Connecticut. Fannie Gallaher, mother of Harvey Case, was born at Harper's Ferry, W. Va., December 29, 1839, a daughter of Sidney and June (Harold) Gallaher. She was reared in Virginia, .and came in young womanhood to visit a brother, Dr. Welsh Gallaher, at Nokomis, Ill., and there she met and married Gardner Case. For many years subsequent to their, marriage they lived south of Bunker Hill on a farm, owning 320 acres of land. Gardner Case became a wealthy man building up his fortune on the general line of farming. and was prominent in his part of the state. He and his wife spent their last days at Bunker Hill to which village they had retired. They had two children : Harvey, and one who died in infancy. They were members of the Episcopal Church. In politics he was a Democrat. and always took an active interest in public events.

Harvey Case attended Bunker Hill Military Academy, and assisted his father in the farm work. remaining at home until he was about twenty-five years old. He then went to Wash- ington. D. C., for a time, and upon his return began clerking in the Bowman & Drew store, at Bunker Hill. Ill. After the death of his father, he took charge of the family estate. When it was settled he returned to Washington, D. C., once more and lived at the capital for four years, and there he was married, January 20, 1898, to Claudia M. Middleton, a daughter of Robert J. and Mollie Middleton. Mr. and Mrs. Case became the parents of two children, name- ly : Virginia Cordelia, who is a senior at the Nokomis High school ; and Gardner Robert, who is in the freshman year at the Nokomis High school. Upon his second return from Washing- ton, Mr. Case located on his present farm where he has since remained. The family belong to the Episcopal Church of Bunker Hill. In poli- tics Mr. Case is a Democrat, but he has never desired local office.

CASS, Joseph H., secretary and treasurer of the Raymond Tile and Cement Company, and a con- tractor for concrete work of all kinds, is one of the leading men of his village. He was born in Butler Grove Township, this county, August 5. 1873, a son of William H. and Charlotte (Hugg) Cass. The father was born on the same farm as his son. and died in 1911. The mother was born in Montgomery County, Ill., and survives. They had four sons, three of whom are living, Joseph H .; Oscar, who is a farmer on the old homestead; and John L., a physician, who is located at Aurora, Ill.

Joseplı H. Cass was reared on his father's farm. and sent to the district schools. Later he attended the Central Normal College at Dan- ville, Ind .. from which he was graduated with the degree of A. B. Following this lie took a business course, and then studied law in the

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law department of the Wesleyan University of Illinois, from which he was graduated in 1897, and immediately thereafter was admitted to the bar, although he never practiced, preferring to devote himself to business life. In 1903 he was made assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Raymond, with which he remained until 1905. He organized the Farmers & Mechanics Bank, of which he was manager until 1916 when the bank was reorganized as the Raymond State Bank and he retired from its active management, althoughi he is its vice president. In 1908 he organized his present company, and manufactures all the concrete work he uses in his contracting, as well as a large amount of tile and cement goods. Mr. Cass has been and is still interested in farm lands in the county, and gave considerable attention to this line in past years.

On November 27, 1907, he was married to Louise P. Zinkl, and they have one daughter, Pauline M., who was born March 29, 1912. He belongs to Raymond Lodge No. 692, A. F. & A. M., which he has served as master for three terms. In politics he is a Republican, and he served the village as mayor one term, and was president of the school board for three years. A man of considerable parts, he stands high in public estimation and has well earned the success which has attended him.

CASSEDAY, Benjamin Beardsley, formerly sheriff of Montgomery County, now deceased, was one of the best known and most popular men in the county, and for many years was a prominent business man ot Litchfield. He was born in that city, September 9, 1858, a son of John and Cynthia (Ray) Casseday. John Casseday set- tled at Litchfield at an early day, and there car- ried on a tailoring business.

Benjamin B. Casseday was reared at Litch- field and attended its schools. After leaving school he first became a teamster, and was also engaged in farming for others. For four years he served as constable of Litchfield, later be- coming deputy sheriff under Sheriff Randle. His record as a deputy was such as to make him the logical candidate for sheriff, and he was elected to that office, and served for four years. As a local paper said of him at the time of his demise, with reference to his career in office : "His career as an officer has never been excelled and when he quit office he was one of the best known men in Montgomery County as well as the most popular. This popularity always clung to him for as even his political opponents often remarked, 'Casseday was a clean man.'" Mr. Casseday invested in 176 acres of valuable farming land in North Litchfield Township and conducted it for three years, when he rented the land and returned to Litchfield, to become one of the organizers of the Merchants Pro- tective Association, oť which he was secretary, and the Farmers Grain and Live Stock Com- pany, of which he was a director and its secre- tary. When the Litchfield National Bank was founded, he was one of the organizers of that institution, and served it as a director.

On March 25, 1SS7, Mr. Casseday was married to Parthenia Williams, born in Macoupin County, Ill., a daughter of Elihu and Martha (Cormack) Williams, natives of North Carolina who were early settlers of Macoupin County. Mr. and Mrs. Casseday became the parents of two children : Albert, who lives in North Litch- field Township,; Jewell, who is Mrs. George Bennett, lives with Mrs. Casseday, Mr. Casse- day died February 6, 1910, and for the sub- sequent year Mrs. Casseday lived on her farm, but then came back to their residence in Litch- field. Mr. Casseday had built a similar one on the farm. He was a member of the Baptist Church, and an officer of that body. In politics lie was a Republican, while fraternally he be- longed to the Foresters and Modern Woodmen of America. A man of high principles and more than average ability, he made a success of his life work, and in every way stood very high in his community. In addition to his wid- ow and two children, Mr. Casseday is survived by his mother Mrs. Cynthia A. Casseday, oť Litchfield ; one sister, Mrs. Joe Heaton of East St. Louis, Ill., and two brothers, Charles of Peoria, Ill., and James ot Litchfield.

CHANCE, Charles, now deceased, for many years was one of the substantial men of Mont- gomery County, with large interests at Litch- field. He was born in Jersey County, Ill., Febru- ary 10, 1856, a son of Lewis and Ellen (Hewett) Chance, natives of Jersey County, Ill. There the grandparents on the paternal side of the house secured a tract of land from the government, which still remains in the Chance family, and 120 acres of it is owned by Mrs. Charles Chance.

In 1884 Charles Chance was married to Eliza- betli Link, who died in January, 1901. She was a daughter of Philip Link, and they had two children, namely: Vera, who is Mrs. Thomas Hopkins of Lansing, Mich., and Paul, who lives at Beardstown, Ill. On June 9, 1902, Mr. Chance was married (second) to Mrs. Joella (Thompson) McMasters, widow of William Mc- Masters, a native of Moundsville, W. Va., who was a railroad man and train dispatcher, at time of death. Mrs. Chance was a daughter of David and Miranda (Oxley) Thompson, na- tives of Guernsey County, Ohio. Mr. Thompson was a wholesale boot and shoe merchant, and a veteran of the Civil War. By her first mar- riage Mrs. Chance had the following children : Harry, who lives at Cleveland, Ohio; Walter, who lives at Litchfield ; and Frank, who lives at Milwaukee, Wis. Mrs. Chance attended the public schools of Concord, Ohio., and also per- tected herself in music.

While Mr. Chance had few educational op- portunities in his youth he was a very well read man. In 1884 he went into a hardware and implement business at Morrisonville, Ill., two years later going to Farmersville, Ill., where he continued in the same line of business for sev- eral years, and while there he was instrumental in securing the erection of several churches and installation of some public improvements.

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After moving to Litchfield he was in the same line of business nntil 1903 when he sold and re- tired to his 160-acre farm in Sonth Litchfield Township, where he and his brother Lewis en- gaged in farming nntil the spring of 1916. At that time he went to Lansing, Mich., hoping a change would prove beneficial as his health had failed, but finding lie was growing worse, he re- turned to Litchfield on October 1, 1916, and there died December 4, 1916. For a number of years the English Lutheran Church had in him a consistent member. Fraternally he be- longed to the Modern Woodmen of America, and in politics he was a Democrat, serving as school clerk and in similar offices.

CHAUSSE, Albert E., whose fine farm on Sec- tion 21, Nokomis Township, proves that he nn- derstands his business, is one of the substantial men of this county. He was born in the French section of Berne, Switzerland, April 4, 1845, a son of Abraham and Jnlia (Berkwin) Chansse, both of whom were born and reared in Switzer- land, where the son, Albert E., later learned three langnages besides English. There they were married, and seven children were born to them, before May, 1850, when they left Switzer- land for America. After landing in the United States at New Orleans, La., they made their way to Madison County, Ill., and began farming on rented land, where they remained for five years, and then bought 200 acres of land on which they subsequently died.

Albert E. Chansse lived at home nntil he was about twenty-five years old. when he and a brother came to Nokomis Township and engaged in farming. On Jannary 10, 1877, 'Albert E. Chausse was married to Amelia Bowers, a daugliter of Tazewell Bowers of Madison County, Ill. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Chausse located on a 160-acre farm in Nokomis Township, and he has added to his holdings un- .til he now has 800 acres, all of which he has gained through his own efforts withont the assistance of any ontside party. He and his wife have three children, namely: Nettie. who is the wife of Edward Sperry of Nokomis Town- ship; Walter, who married Ella Marley of Nokomis Township; and Daisy, who is at home. In politics Mr. Chausse is a Republican and is now a school trustee, and has held this office for fourteen years. He is a stockholder in the Farmers National Bank at Nokomis.

Mrs. Chansse, whose parents later came to Madison County, Ill., was born at Alton, Ill .. November 20, 1852. Tazewell Bowers was a butcher and operated a meat market at Alton, Ill., for a number of years, bnt later became a farmer of Madison Connty, where he lived on his farm for abont fifteen years, and then retired to Alton, Ill. There Mrs. Chausse's parents both died. They had seven children, four of whom snrvive, namely: Maria, who is the widow of Patrick Bradley, of Sioux City, Iowa ; Henry, who lives at Springfield, Ill. ; Alexander, who is in Texas; and Mrs. Chansse.

Mr. Chansse has proven what can be accom-

plished by an ambitious, hardworking, thrifty young man, and his success onght to be an en- conragement to others, and his infinence is felt in his neighborhood for good.

CLOTFELTER, George A., M. D., physician and 'surgeon of Hillsboro and ex-mayor of the city, belongs to an old and honored family of Mont- gomery County, which has many representatives in this section. He was born in Hillsboro Town- ship, June 22, 1867, a son of David H. and Margaret J. (Short) Clotfelter, natives of Mont- gomery Connty, Ill., and Cape Girardeau Connty, Mo., respectively. They had six chil- dren as follows: George A .; Elretta, who is deceased, was the wife of W. H. Edwards; and four children who died in childhood.

David H. Clotfelter was reared in Mont- gomery County and always followed farming. He owned 450 acres of land which was finely improved, located in Hillstoro and Grisham townships, but he spent the last seventeen years of his life at Hillsboro, where he died in 1909, aged seventy years and eleven months. His widow survives, being now aged seventy-five years. Both early nnited with the Presbyterian Church, in which he was an elder. The paternal grandfather of Doctor Clotfelter was George Lee Clotfelter, and he was married to Jemima Hope, both being natives of North Carolina, and pioneers of Montgomery County. They were farming people and died at an advanced age. Their seven children were as follows: David H., James A., Nancy Shelton, Sarah Hntchin- son, Melissa Bryan, Mary McGee and Alice Moss. The maternal grandfather of Doctor Clotfelter, Abner Short, was married to Jane Campbell. They also were natives of North Carolina, who came to Montgomery Connty and were farming people. Mr. Short died when seventy-one years old, and Mrs. Short when she was sixty-two years of age, both passing away in Montgomery County. They had the following children : George, who was killed while serving his country during the Civil War ; John C., who died at Witt in 1915; William Freeland, who died at Lebanon, Tenn., while he was attending college there in 1870; Abner C., who lives at Hillsboro; Robert E., who is deceased; and Margaret J., who was the only daughter.

George A. Clotfelter was reared on the home farm, and attended the schools of his district and the Hillsboro High school. Then, entering the Missouri Medical College at St. Louis, Mo .. he took the nsual conrse, and was graduated therefrom in 1893, with the degree of M. D., and has since then been engaged in a general medi- cal practice at Hillsboro.

On May 26, 1896, Doctor Clotfelter was married to Miss Lanra A. Wanless, a danghter of Rev. Edward A. and Ada (Kinsman) Wan- less, and they have two children, namely : Ada Margaret and David Wanless. Mrs. Clotfelter was born in Turkey, where her parents were earnest and faithfnl missionaries, and there her mother died while the daughter was still an infant. Mr. Wanless returned to the United States and entered the ministry of the Metho-

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Historical encyclopedia of Illinois and history of Montgomery County, Volume II, Part 76

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897, ed. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913, ed. cn; Strange, Alexander T., ed Publication date: 1918 Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 810

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897, ed. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913, ed. cn; Strange, Alexander T., ed
Publication date: 1918
Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 810