Historical encyclopedia of Illinois and history of Morgan County, Part 153

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913. cn; Short, William F., 1829- 4n
Publication date: 1906
Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1286

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Dr. Black opened a dental office in Jackson- ville in 1864, and at first applied himself to the study of chemistry, establishing a complete working laboratory in connection with his office. He organized a class in chemistry among the public school teachers, which he taught several years, also taking a prominent part in the med- ical organizations of the city and county. He has become widely known as an author and lec- turer on scientific topics pertaining to his pro- fession. His writings have been translated into many languages and are standard authority on the subjects they discuss. A prominent fea-

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ture of his writings are the numerous original drawings made by the author himself. He has not only been a writer and teacher, but has al- ways been a practical worker and an inventor. He has the distinction of having invented and patented the first cord transmission Dental En- gine, and the present plans of preparing cavi- ties in the teeth and the methods of Inserting and making both gold and amalgum fillings are largely due to his investigations. He has been pre-eminently an original worker. From 1870 to 1880 he lectured on pathology, both general and dental, in the Missouri Dental College at St. Louis. Subsequently, from 1886 to 1889, ne lectured in the Chicago College of Dental Sur- gery. After this he was identified with the dental department of the University of Iowa for one year, from which he was called to Northwestern University, being afterward made Dean of its Dental Department, the position which he now occupies. During this period of professional labor, Dr. Black published several standard scientific works, the mention of which herein is necessarily omitted for lack of space. He also invented a number of dental and sci- entific instruments, now generally used by the profession. He was the first President of the State Board of Dental Examiners in Illinois. He has been active in municipal affairs, a fre- quent contributor to the newspapers, and has held the highest offices In the gift of the den- tal profession. He has been President of the Il- linois State Dental Society and the American Dental Association, and for ten years has repre- sented the Northwestern University in the American Association of Dental Faculties, of which he has been president. He was Presi- dent of the Section on Pathology of the Inter- national Dental Congress at Chicago, during the World's Fair, and was an Honorary President of the International Dental Congress during the World's Falr at St. Louis. He has fre- quently been invited to address dental organi- zations in New York, Boston, Philadelphia and many other cities, and has been the recipient of numerous honors at the hands of his pro- fessional colleagues.

BLACK, Carl Ellsworth, A. M., M. D., a well known physician and surgeon of Jacksonville, Ill., was born in Winchester, Ill., July 4, 1862. He is the son of Dr. G. V. and Jane L. Coughen- nower) Black, the former a native of Scott

County, Ill., and the latter born in Griggsville, in the same State. His remote ancestry may be traced in the sketch of his father, appearing herewith.

Dr. Carl E. Black attended the public schools in Jacksonville, and graduated from the High School in 1881. He then entered Illinois Col- lege, from which he was graduated with the degree of B. S. in 1883. For two years thereafter he was local editor of the "Jacksonville Jour- nal," and in 1885 entered the Northwestern Uni- versity Medical School, from which he was grad- uated in 1887 with the degree of M. D., and in 1902 Illinois College conferred upon him the degree of A. M. He began the practice of medi- cine in Jacksonville in 1887. A portion of the years 1888 and 1889 he spent abroad, princi- pally in Vienna, but also engaged in hospital and laboratory work in Berlin, Paris and Lon- don. He took post-graduate courses at the New York Polyclinic and the New York Post-Gradu- ate Medical School, has contributed frequently to current medical literature, and has prac- ticed continuously since 1889.

In 1890, in connection with Dr. W. K. Mc- Laughlin, Dr. Carl E. Black established a pri- vate hospital known as the Jacksonville Sanl- tarium, which the latter conducted until 1896, in order to provide a place for surgical patients, to which he has devoted most of his time. In 1896 the Catholic Sisters established a hos- pital, thus taking away the necessity for a pri- vate establishment, which was then discon. tinued. Later Passavant Hospital opened its doors to all physicians. Dr. Black is one of the surgeons to both these institutions. For ten years or more his time has been occupied large- ly with the practice of surgery, and he is Sur- geon for the Chicago & Alton Railroad Com- pany, and the Chicago, Pcoria & St. Louis Rail- road Company. He has always been an active member and frequently an officer of the Mor- gan County Medical Society, was editor of the "Journal," which it published, and has been a frequent contributor of papers to various medi- cal societies in Illinois, including the Illinois State Medical Soclety. He was a member of a committee of five apointed by the Illinois State Medical Society, in 1898, under whose auspices the "Illinois Medical Journal" was founded. In 1900 he was made Chairman of the Legisla- tive Committee of the State Association, and was continued in that position until 1903, when

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he was elected President of the Association. During this period the association increased from 485 to 4,500 members. For three years he has been Chairman of its "Journal" Com- mittee, of the Council of the State Society, which has charge of the publication of the "Il- llinois Medical Journal." Dr. Black was a dele- gate to represent the profession of Illinois at the Atlantic City meeting of the American Med- ical Association, in 1903, and to its session at Portland, Ore., in 1905. He has also been a member of the Legislative Committee of that body. Aside from his professional relations, he has been a Director of the Jacksonville Pub- lic Library for many years, and is Vice-Presi- dent of the Illinois State Library Association. He was one of the organizers of the Morgan County Historical Society in 1904, and was its first President.

Dr. Carl E. Black was married, June 12, 1889, to Bessie, a daughter of Rev. James and Frances (Kirby) Mclaughlin. Six children have re- sulted from this union as follows: Kirby Vaughn; Carl Ellsworth, Jr .; Jane Coughen- nower, who died in infancy; Helen Margaret, deceased at the age of seven years; Dorothy Lawrence and Majorie Vardeman. Somewhat of interesting detail has been necessarily omitted on account of lack of space, but a suf- ficient record is afforded to attest Dr. Black's standing as a citizen and a member of his profession.

BLACK, Samuel, (deceased), pioneer farmer of Morgan County, was born in Augusta Coun- ty, Va., on July 4, 1798. His father, also named Samuel, was descended from Scotch ancestry. The place of his birth is not known, but the family records show that he fought as a sol- dier in the Revolutionary War, probably with the Virginia troops. He removed from Vir- ginia to Christian County, Ky., when his son Samuel was twelve years of age. The latter reached manhood in Kentucky, where he mar- ried Mildred Gaines. In 1825 he removed to Illinois with his wife and two children, locat- ing in Sangamon County. In 1828 he came to Morgan County and purchased a farm which was situated about six miles northeast of Jack- sonville, where he spent the remainder of his active life in agriculture and stock-raising. Upon his abandonment of active life he made

his home with his children, dying in August, 1887.

The home which Mr. Black established in Morgan County was the first place in that neighborhood where preaching services in the Methodist Episcopal Church were held. Mr. Black himself was a devoted member of that church, and throughout his life actively sup- ported not only the society with which he was identified, but also all other like organizations within a radius of many miles. He was one of the founders of Shiloh Methodist Episcopal Church, which was organized by the pioneer in- habitants who first gathered at his home for the purpose of worshiping, and during the re- mainder of his life was actively identified with this society as Steward and Trustee. He also assisted in the organization of several Sunday- schools in his community, and evinced a hearty interest at all times in their advancement. In the cause of education he also took a lively in- terest, serving as School Director for a long period during an era when a man possessed of progressive spirit was greatly needed in the post which he occupied. In early life a Whig, he became a Republican upon the organization of that party, voting for General Fremont for the Presidency. He became well acquainted with Lincoln, of whom he was a great admirer and friend. Mr. Black was highly esteemed by an extensive circle of friends and ac- quaintances, who honored him for his splendid Christian life, his public spirit, his unques- tioned integrity and his disposition to do all in his power to advance the welfare of the commu- nity in which he lived. He died August 14, 1887.

To Mr. Black and his wife the following children were born: Eliza, deceased, wife of George Reagan; James Richard and William, both deceased; John M., Sarah (widow of Till- man Sharp), Martha G. and Samuel W., all of Jacksonville; Amy Clay, deceased; Mary Jane, wife of William C. Self, and Mildred, wife of Samuel T. Maddox, both residents of Jackson- ville. Mrs. Black, who is deceased, was a daugh- ter of Richard Gaines, a pioneer preacher in the Methodist Church, who died prior to 1850. She was also a niece of the wife of the Rev. Peter Cartwright, the famous pioneer "circuit rider" and one of the most conspicuous and picturesque figures in the Methodist Church, in pioneer days in Illinois.

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BLACK, Samuel Webster, retired farmer, Jack. sonville, Ill., was born on a farm about six miles northeast of that city, on June 27, 1837, and is the seventh child of Samuel and Mildred (Gaines) Black. (A record of his father's life will be found elsewhere in this volume.) He was reared on the farm and educated in the common schools of the county. Remaining on the homestead, he assisted his father in the management of his property until 1860, when he rented a tract of land in the neighborhood and began independent operations. For five or six years he cultivated leased land, the pro- ceeds from which enabled him to purchase 66 acres located in the same vicinity. This he sold a few months later at a large profit, and for four years thereafter operated rented land. At the expiration of this time he purchased 100 acres, and since that time has accumulated valuable property aggregating over 700 acres of fertile and productive land. the returns from which have brought him a fortune. His active life has been devoted exclusively to agricul- ture and stock-raising, but since 1890 he has resided in Jacksonville.

Like his father, Mr. Black has been inti- mately identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has taken an active interest in the promotion of its welfare. Soon after his mar- riage he united with Shiloh Church, in which he held office during the years of his residence on the farni. For seventeen years consecu- tively he served as Collector, and for most of that period was the sole person to fill that of- fice. When he removed to his farm nearer Jacksonville he united with Ebenezer M. E. Church, and since locating in the city has iden. tified himself with the Centenary M. E. Church, in which he has served both as Trustee and Steward, at the present time occupying the for- mer office. He has been deeply interested in the cause of education, and for many years served as School Director. Though a stanch Republican he has never sought political office.

On December 2, 1860, Mr. Black was united in marriage with Mary J. Self, a native of Mor. gan County, and a daughter of John Self, an ear- ly inhabitant of the county. She died in 1888, the mother of four children, as follows: William Ed- ward, who operates the farm formerly owned by his grandfather; James Alpha, who died in in- fancy; Charles S., who resides on his father's farm; and Effie, wife of Dr. George E. Baxter, of

Jacksonville. On August 24, 1890, Mr. Black mar- ried Addie Angel, a native of Morgan County, and a daughter of John Angel, who came from Virginia and settled in the county at an early day. They have a daughter, Irene.

BODDY, Michael, for many years one of the busiest and most enterprising farmers of Mor- gan County, Ill., was born February 28, 1829, in Yorkshire, England, on a tract of land known as Dalby Valley, which has been in the posses- sion of his family for seven hundred years. He is a son of Robert and Susanna Boddy, natives of England. Robert Boddy died before his son, Michael, was born, and the boy remained with his mother until he was eight years old. He then took up his abode with an uncle, where he spent the next three years. At eleven years of age he went forth to make his own way in the world, beginning on a farm at six pounds per pear. This he continued until 1850, when with his mother he emigrated to the United States. On arriving on these shores he pro- ceeded directly to Illinois, settling in Morgan County and being employed by William Rich- ardson for a period of four years. In 1855 Mr. Boddy returned to England, where he engaged in the grocery and notion trade in Thornton, in which he continued four years, when he re- turned to Morgan County and, after about five years, purchased 80 acres of land one mile and a quarter west of Markham. The tract con- tained a log cabin as its sole improvement. Mr. Boddy now has all of his land under cultivation, besides owning a 90-acre tract opposite. In addition to general farming and stock-raising Mr. Boddy raises choice fruit, and makes excel- lent wine. He has also been active in the exten- sion of the county roads, and for seventeen con- secutive years has been night superintendent of the Fair Grounds.

In 1855 Mr. Boddy was united in marriage with Anna Harrison, at Thornton, England, where she lived. This union resulted in three children, who reached maturity, namely: Ann, who resides at home; Sarah, who is deceased; and John, who occupies a farm adjoining his father's. The mother of the family died in 1882, and in 1883 Mr. Boddy married Mrs. Mary Harney, also a native of England. In politics Mr. Boddy is a Democrat. He has filled the office of Supervisor a number of terms, and has been a very reputable and serviceable member of the community.

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BOND, James, a prosperous and successful farmer of Morgan County, Ill., now living par- tially retired in a very pleasant home in the village of Franklin, was born in Barrington, Somersetshire, England, November 8, 1840, the son of Thomas and Eliza Bond, who spent the entire period of their lives in their native land. Mr. Bond mastered the trade of a carpenter and builder under his father, who followed that vocation in England, and was thus employed until 1873, when he set sail for New York in an Inman Line steamer, made his way to Phila- delphia, and thence traveled through the State in search of a favorable location. Returning to England in the summer of 1873, in the follow- ing year he emigrated with his family to Amer- ica and settled in Leroy. Later, renewing his search for a good farm upon which to locate, he reached Marion Center, in Marion County, Kan., where he selected a promising farm of 320 acres upon which he paid a deposit only, as his capital at that time remained in England. As 1874 was the year of the grasshopper plague, Mr. Bond forfeited his deposit on the land, and returning to Illinois in the autumn of that year, bought a quarter section of land in Section 21, Town 14 North, Range 9 West, in Morgan Coun- ty. Here he later built a good house, two large barns, planted trees and drained the land, living with his family on this farm until 1895, when he located on a tract of 400 acres, which he pur- chased in Sections 5, 6 and 7, Town 13, Range 9. In the fall of 1904 he rented his farm and settled in Franklin.

Mr. Bond was married in England to Eliza- beth Hook, daughter of John Hook, of Newn- ham, Gloucestershire, and by this marriage two children were born in England: Alice Kate, wife of William Challans, and Nellie, deceased. Of those born in America three are living, viz .: Lois Maud, wife of William E. Laverick; Blanche Eliza and Lillian Gertrude, the last two living at home. Mr. Bond is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and in politics, a Democrat.

BRADFORD, George D., President of the First National Bank, Waverly, Ill., is so identified with the commercial life of the State of Illinois that it would almost appear as if the man were created for the very position in the mercantile and banking field which he so ably fills. He was born in Bond County, Ill., January 23, 1858,

the son of Owen J. and Mary A. (Hunter) Bradford, natives, respectively, of Maryland and Illinois, and both of whom are now de- ceased. At the time of his parents' death George D. Bradford was a mere infant, and but for the tender care of an elder brother his frail hold on life would have been lost altogether. But fate had not decreed that this strong per- sonality should be lost to the world, so the youth thrived and grew. His education was secured in the public schools of Bond County, with a term at Blackburn University, Carlinville, It did not take the lad long to discover that a commercial career was best suited to his talents, and when he was barely twenty-one he had acquired a partnership in a large mercantile establishment, of which he was the active man- ager. For the past twenty-six years his success has been remarkable, his name being now connected with seven large mercantile houses, viz: Bradford & Weise, Waverly, Ill .; Bradford & White, Vandalia, Ill .; Bradford & Murdock, Virden, Ill .; Bradford & Buchanan, Sumner, Ill .; Weise & Bradford, Greenville, Ill .; Weise, Bradford & Co., Pocahontas, Ill., and The Weise- Bradford Co., Tuscola, Ill. The above stores are known as the "Star Stores."

In association with his partner, W. V. Weise, the Waverly Star Store, which was started in 1889 under their management, has grown to be the largest in their line of business of any house in the county, outside of the city of Jacksonville. In 1898 Mr. Bradford assisted in the organization of the First State Bank of Waverly, which, in 1903, was changed to a National Bank whose capital was increased to $50,000, and whose business under his able presidency is steadily increasing in volume. Since 1898 he has also been President of the Waverly Building and Loan Association.

On June 1, 1880, Mr. Bradford was married to Nellie, daughter of William Elliott Wilson, a prominent hotel manager, who conducted the "St. Charles," at New Orleans, La., and who, at the time of his decease, was the efficient chief clerk at the "Southern," St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs. Bradford are the parents of five children: Bessie, whe graduated in 1905 from the Chicago College of Music; Nellie, a student at Oberlin College, Ohio; George, Owen, Mildred and Guy Wilson, who remain at home. In his political affiliations Mr. Bradford is a Democrat.

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BROWN, William, lawyer, Jacksonville, 111., was born at Boonville, Mo., September 20, 1840. the son of Elisha Warfield Brown, born at Cynthiana, Ky., in 1817, and Mary (Brent) Brown, a native of Warrenton, Va., born in 1819. The occupation of the father was first that of a merchant, and later a banker at Jack- sonville. William Brown was educated in the Kempers School, Boonville, Mo .; Illinois Col- lege, Jacksonville, and Missouri University at Columbia, Mo., and was admitted to the bar in Jacksonville, Ill., in May, 1861, and since that time has been continuously employed in the practice of his profession.

The public positions held by Mr. Brown in- clude those of City Attorney of Jacksonville, 1862-64; State's Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit, 1864-72; State Senator (Twenty-eighth General Assembly), 1872-74; Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, from 1874 to 1876; Attorney for the Wabash Rail- road Company, for that portion of the line within the State of Illinois, in 1881, and Gen- eral Solicitor of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company, from 1890 to 1905. He is a Demo- crat in his political views, and an attendant upon the services of the Episcopal Church in Jacksonville.

Mr. Brown has been twice married: first on September 20, 1865, to Clara B. Robb, daugh- ter of David and Catherine B. Robb, of Jack- sonville, Ill., but who died November 6, 1876; and second, on October 28, 1878, to Eliza T. Martin, daughter of Nicholas and Eudora Mar- tin, of Easton, Md. Mrs. Eliza T. (Martin) Brown died May 1, 1905. Mr. Brown has had five children born to him, viz .: Kate M. Brown, who was married to E. F. Goltra, now of St. Louis, Mo .; Clara R., who married J. D. Dana, of Boston, Mass .; Lloyd W. Brown, Wil- liam Brown, Jr., Alden Brown and Margaret M. Brown.

Since retiring from his connection with the Chicago & Alton Railroad, Mr. Brown has con- tinued the practice of his profession at Jack- sonville. For some years he has been one of the active and influential Trustees of Illinois College.

BULL, Solomon, a prominent farmer residing on Section 27, Township 13 North, Range 9 West, Morgan County. Ill., was born March 15. 1832, in Roxboro. Person County, N. C., the son of

Moses and Elizabeth (Fuller) Bull, both na- tives of North Carolina. Paternally, the father was of English descent. The great-grand- father of Solomon Bull emigrated from England to North Carolina with his son Jacob, who was the father of Moses and the grandfather of Solomon. They were mill owners, farmers and large slave owners, Moses Bull being a life-long farmer and a well educated man. In the winter of 1835 he removed with his wife and family to Morgan County, Ill., and settled within one mile of where his son now lives. He owned 150 acres of land, and died September 7, 1844, leav- ing his farm to his widow for life. The latter died in 1891, at the age of eighty-six years.

Solomon Bull was reared to an agricultural life and educated in a subscription school near the family homestead. He remained at the paternal home until his twenty-fourth year, but had been engaged in farming on his own ac- count since attaining his majority. He then owned 160 acres of land, but now holds over one section, which constitutes one of the finest estates in this part of the county. The im- provements include a commodious residence. shade and orchard trees, and good out-buildings amid well cultivated fields-all the outcome of Mr. Bull's own enterprise and careful manage- ment. At one time he paid much attention to the breeding of thoroughbred Shorthorn cattle, pedigreed stock, and has always been a large feeder of good graded cattle and hogs. Since 1902, in consequence of impaired health, his son J. J. has managed his father's interests, but Mr. Bull and wife continue to reside on the farm. Following the custom of his ancestors, Mr. Bull votes the Democratic ticket, and for a time has served as School Director; in religious faith he is a Methodist, and for the past thirty- seven years has been a member of the Masonic order.

Mr. Bull was married November 3, 1859, to Elizabeth Seymour, daughter of William and Elizabeth Seymour, who came to Morgan County with the early settlers and have been prominently identified with agriculture. To Mr. and Mrs. Bull have been born six children: William L., who is farming; J. J., now man- aging his father's farm; Mary E., wife of Lewis Roberts; Martha Melissa, wife of C. C. Berry- man; Samuel E. and Abie M., both farmers and cattle breeders in Macoupin County. Great credit is due Mr. Bull for the energy and pluck

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he has manifested in his career, being, in the sense of his substantial prosperity, a self-made man.

BUNCE, Ira Mattison, of the firm of Bunce & Company, publishers of "The Farm," a valuable agricultural journal, published in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., was born in Springfield, Ill., July 1, 1855, the son of John James and Ann Maria (Sperry) Bunce, the former a na- tive of Accomac County, Va., where he was born in 1826. His grandfather Bunce was an Englishman and served in the British navy, into which he had been impressed. The man- of-war upon which he had been placed was afterward wrecked on the Maryland coast, near Chesapeake Bay. With others he was washed ashore and rescued, terminating his connection with the British navy. He finally located in Accomac County, Va., where he married and reared a family of five children: John J., Ed- ward P., Samuel and two daughters. John J. Bunce, father of I. M. Bunce, was born in the State of Virginia in 1826, and died at the age of sixty-one years in Virginia, Cass County, Ill. In 1840, at the age of fifteen, after the death of his father, in company with his mother, brothers and sisters, he came to Illi- nois, making the journey in a wagon, and took up his residence in Meredosia. He learned the printer's trade in Jacksonville, Ill., and was afterward employed on various papers and in various places, among them being Springfield, Virginia and Winchester, Ill. He founded the "Jeffersonian," a weekly newspaper in Vir- ginia, Ill., which he published four years. He then moved to Chandlerville, Ill., and there founded the "New Era," which he issued two years. There Ira M., who had been employed in the office at Virginia, entered into partner- ship with his father under the firm name of J. J. Bunce & Son. They subsequently returned to Virginia, Ira M. Bunce retiring from the firm. His place was taken by John S. Harper and the publication of the "Virginia Enquirer" commenced. Within a few months Harper had succeeded to undisputed ownership, giving his partner a note for his interest, upon which Mr. Bunce was never able to realize. Having lost everything and being out of employment, J. J. Bunce went to Hot Springs, Ark., to accept a position in a printing office. Ira M. Bunce re-

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Historical encyclopedia of Illinois and history of Morgan County, Part 153

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913. cn; Short, William F., 1829- 4n Publication date: 1906 Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1286

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913. cn; Short, William F., 1829- 4n
Publication date: 1906
Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1286