Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Part 163

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913; Gale, W. Shelden
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1388

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WILLIAM J. MOSHER.

William J. Mosher, son of S. Emerson and Mary (Crane) Mosher, was born in Paris, Oneida County, New York, August 9, 1841. His paternal great-grandparents were John Mosher, born in New London, Connecticut, and Eliza- beth (Lawrence) Mosher, born in Groton, Massachusetts, and on his mother's side, Henry and Jerusha (Parmalee) Crane, born in Durham, Connecticut. His grandparents were Josiah Mosher, born in Pepperel, Massachu- setts, and Rebecca (Doolittle) Mosher, born in New London, Connecticut, and on the mother's side, Henry and Octavia (Hungerford) Crane, the former born in Durham, Connecticut, the latter in Litchfield, New York. His parents, S. Emerson and Mary (Crane) Mosher, were born in Oneida County, New York. They were married in Paris, Oneida County, where they resided till 1851. He was a carpenter, and was also interested in a saw mill and grist mill. He was a school teacher twenty years, a cap- tain in the militia, and was always known as

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"Captain S. E. Mosher." He was a man greatly respected for his integrity. His father, Josiah, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and served in his brother John Mosher's company. Captain S. E. Mosher removed to Illinois, the family arriving in Galesburg, May 6, 1851, where many of the pioneers were known to them. They soon settled in Ontario Township, locating on Section 32, and brought under cul- tivation the farm now owned by William J. Mosher. S. E. Mosher was Justice of the Peace many years, holding that office to the close of his life. He died in Galesburg, February 23, 1867, aged fifty-nine years. His wife died March 10, 1857, aged forty-two years.

Mr. William J. Mosher was educated at Knox College and at the Business College of Gales- burg, and of the latter institution he was the first graduate. He was married in Ontario Township, November 26, 1868, to Sarah E. Wet- more, daughter of Theodore P. Wetmore. Three children have been born to them: Grace Eve- line, Cornelia Alice and George Emerson. Grace E. graduated from Knox Conservatory in 1898.

Mr. Mosher is a republican, and has been School Trustee twenty-one years. He is owner and manager of the factory of the Ontario Cheese Company, located on his farm, which was established by Samuel Chapman, who sold out to the present company.

WILLIAM J. PITTARD.

William J. Pittard, son of Job and Mary (Thomas) Pittard, was born in Ontario Town- ship, March 14. 1850. His parents were born in Summerton, England, and came to the United States in 1847, arriving at Chicago, May 22. After having lived two years in Chi- cago they settled on a farm in Knox County, Illinois, where they became prosperous farm- ers. They made additions to the eighty acres of land first purchased, until they owned three hundred and twenty acres of farm land, and several town lots in Oneida. They moved to Oneida, and, after residing there about two years, went to the home of their son, William J., where they both died, aged seventy-two and seventy-one years, respectively. Politically, Mr. Job Pittard was a republican. He was a Congregationalist, and a deacon in the church of which he was a worthy member. He became paralyzed, and was for several years attended by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mary A. Pittard, who nursed him most faithfully through all his suffering. Her own parents also died at her home, and were ministered to by her with loving care.

Mr. William J. Pittard was educated in the common schools of Knox County. He was mar- ried in Knox County, March 29, 1879, to Mary A. Green, daughter of Daniel and Amy (Dewitt) Green. Mr. Green was a native of the State of New York. Mrs. Pittard was born in Henry County, Illinois, March 4, 1854. They had three children: Josie A. (who married Charles Brown), Frank C and Edith Leona.

Mr. Pittard was a man of unimpeachable

honor, and highly respected by all. In religion, he was a Presbyterian. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. In politics, he was a republican. He died January 2, 1893.

Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Pittard, with the assistance of her son, has managed the farm consisting of about one hundred and ten acres; she owns another farm of one hun- dred and sixty acres in Ontario Township.

ALVAH REYNOLDS.

Alvah Reynolds was born in Bedford, New York, May 22, 1830. His father, Enoch Reynolds, was born in Lewisboro, New York, in 1794, and removed to Somers in 1811. He was married in 1819 and in 1827 removed to Bedford, where ne died at the age of eighty- four years. His paternal grandfather, James Reynolds, was a soldier in the Revolution, and drew a pension. After the war he was a farmer in New York State, and died at Crossriver (now known as Lewisboro), New York. Maria Reynolds, the mother of Alvah, was born near the east line of Westchester County, New York, and died in Bedford, New York, aged forty-five years. Her father, Nathaniel Reynolds, was a soldier in the Revolution, and drew a pen- sion. He was a prisoner on Long Island. He died at Crossriver (now Lewisboro), New York.

Mr. Alvah Reynolds was brought up on a farm, but was apprenticed to a carpenter at the age of sixteen, and followed the trade thirteen years. He was married in Henry County, Illi- nois, May 10, 1859, to Susannah Hayden, daugh- ter of Jonathan and Hulda (Reeves) Hayden, pioneers of Henry County, where they settled in 1853. Mr. Hayden now lives at Blairstown, Iowa, and is ninety-one years of age. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds are: Mrs. Orlena F. Tracy, Mrs. Ida A. Crandall, Arthur A., Charley C., Anna A and Jennie May.

In politics, Mr. Reynolds is a republican, and in religion a Christian. He has been a school director thirty-six years. He bought one hun- dred and sixty acres of land in Ontario Town- ship, Knox County, which is now in a high state of cultivation. He has been very suc- cessful and added to his farm from time to time until he owned seven hundred and twenty acres of land in Ontario Township, and in 1893 gave each of his six children an eighty-acre farm, and has a good farm left for himself. His farm was excellent for stock raising, and Mr. Reynolds is considered one of the most suc- cessful stock raisers in the county; his success may doubtless be attributed to industry and strict economy. He is progressive, and has a wide influence in the church and in the com- munity.

ALLEN, WILFORD L .; Farmer; Ontario Township; born October 31, 1857; educated in Oneida, Knox County. He was married to Ger- trude L. Finley, in Ontario Township, February 20, 1890. Mrs. Wilford Allen is a daughter of J. Alexander Finley, a representative citizen of Ontario Township. Mr. Allen has been a farmer all his life. In religion, he is a Congre- gationalist. He is a republican.

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ANDERSON, ANDREW BORLAND; Banker; Ontario Township; born September 10, 1832, in Scotland, where he was educated. His parents were James and Mary (Borland) Anderson, of Ayrshire, Scotland. His grandparents were James Anderson, born near Glasgow, Scotland, and Andrew Borland, of Ayrshire, Scotland. He was married to Mary A. McQuie at Oneida, Illinois, December 21, 1860. They have three children: William H .; John H .; and Mary E., who is the wife of Dr. A. F. Stewart. At the age of eighteen, Mr. Anderson came to America and located at Paris, Ontario, where he worked at his trade of blacksmithing. In 1852, he came to Victoria, Knox County, Illinois, and in 1857, to Oneida, where he opened a shop. In 1864, he bought a half interest in a hardware store which he managed for five years. In 1874, he hegan private banking, and in 1877, formed a partnership, and operated under the firm name of Anderson and Murdoch, of the Oneida Ex- change Bank. Mr. Anderson hecame a mem- ber of the Masonic fraternity in Oneida in 1861, and is a member of the I. O. O. F. Oneida Lodge. He has held many offices in these orders. In politics, Mr. Anderson is inde- pendent.

ANDERSON, REUBEN BALLOU; Oneida, Ontario Township; Harnessmaker; born April 20, 1838, near Dayton, Ohio. He is of Scotch- Irish descent on his father's side, his great- grandfather and great-grandmother being Scotch and Irish respectively. His grandfather was born in South Carolina and was married to Mary Penny, a native of the same State. His father, John P. Anderson, was born in Glasgo, Kentucky, and was married to Anna Markham, who was born in Tennessee, and was a daughter of Beverly Markham, who was born in England, and of Elizabeth (Ward) Markham, of Hanover County, Virginia. Eliza- beth Markham was a first cousin of Henry Clay and was his first teacher. Mr. John P. Anderson came to Galesburg, Illinois, October 30, 1848, with his family. After a residence here of ten years he moved to Lowell, Des Moines County, lowa, where he died in Febru- ary, 1861, at the age of fifty-six. His wife died in Galesburg in August, 1852. Mr. Reuben B. Anderson was educated in Knox County and married Marrietta Grosscup, August 17, 1862. Jonathan Blanchard, formerly President of Knox College, and now President of Wheaton College, performing the ceremony. Eight children were born to them: Frank F .; Alice F .; Charles L .; Ira R .; Anna R .; Kate C., deceased; Car]; and Mary E. Ira R. Anderson is now on the United States cruiser Prairie. Until the age of twenty, Mr. Anderson was engaged in farming. He then learned the harnessmaker's trade at Oquawka. and practiced it for a short time at Quincy and Burlington as a government employe. Return- ing to Galesburg, he engaged in business until August 11, 1862, when he joined Company D, One Hundred and Second Volunteer Infantry. He served until the end of the war, participat- ing in the battles of Resaca, New Hope

Church, Peach Tree Creek, and was in the siege and battle of Atlanta, at Aversboro and at Bentonville. He marched with Sherman to the sea and through the Carolinas, and took part in the grand review at Washington. After two years of business life in Galesburg, he went to Oneida, where he engaged in his trade until May 16, 1898, when he went to Rock Island to work in the harness department of the United States arsenal, where he is now em- ployed. He is a member of the Congregational Church. In politics, he is independent.

BROWN, CHARLES M. C .; Farmer; Ontario Township; born September 3, 1874, in Oneida, Illinois; educated in Knox County. His par- ents were Benjamin F. Brown, of Albany, New York, and Jennie (McCornack) Brown, of Scot- land. Mr. Brown was married to Josie Pittard, in Knox County, December 25, 1895. They have two children, Eva and Benjamin.

BURT, J. CALVIN; Oneida, Ontario Town- ship; Farmer; born February 7, 1827, in Me- dina County, Ohio, where he was educated. Mr. Burt's parents were John and Lucinda (Hammond) Burt, the former born in Taunton, Massachusetts, the latter in Vermont. Mr. Burt was Township Treasurer and Commis- sioner for twenty years. In religion, he is a Congregationalist. He is a prohibitionist.

CLEARWATER, ABRAHAM S .; Farmer; Ontario Township; born May 3, 1818, in Mont- gomery County, New York; educated in New York State. His father, Jacob Clearwater, born in New York, was of German descent, while his mother, Esther (Shealy), also born in New York, was of Scotch descent. April 13, 1856, Abraham S. Clearwater was married to Mar- garet Jane McGregor in Ontario Township. Two children were born to them, Clark A .; and Carrie L., wife of Charles Moore. Mar- garet Jane McGregor was born in Matilda, Canada; she was the daughter of John and Jane (Wood) McGregor, who were natives of Canada; they were of Scotch descent. Abra- ham S. Clearwater came to Knox County in the Fall of 1843, and bought eighty acres of land in Section 30, which he converted into one of the best farms in the township. Later he added one hundred and three acres in Sec- tion 29, hesides timber land in Rio. A farmer all his life, h's only official work was in some local offices. His word was as good as his note. He was a man of sterling traits of char- acter, a good husband and father, of quiet dis- position, and ever willing to aid a neighbor. He united with the Baptist Church in 1837. In politics, he was a republican. He died April 29, 1898.

COX, LEVI J .; Farmer; Ontario Township, where he was born on Section 21, January 1, 1849; educated in Knox, County. His parents, James R. and Emma (Pittard) Cox, were born in Somerton, Somersetshire, England, where they were married. They came to the United States in 1848, with his grandfather, Joseph Cox, who was also born at Somerton, but died in Kansas at the age of ninety-eight. The lat- ter's wife, Sarah Davis, as well as Emma Pit-

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tard and her father, were natives of Somerset. James R. Cox was born in 1815, and died May 13, 1897, at the home of Levi J. Levi J. Cox was reared on a farm, and at twenty-five years of age he had only three hundred dollars. He bought forty acres of land on Section 16 for two thousand dollars, upon which he made a small payment. By industry and economy he soon

paid for

his farm, and now owns four hundred and fifty-nine acres of land, one hundred and twenty acres of which

he inherited from

his father. Septem-

ber 1873,

he was married to Eliza- beth West, in Galesburg. They have two chil- dren, Arthur B. and Stewart J. Mrs. Cox's father was Samuel West, a farmer of Green County, Pennsylvania. He moved to Morgan County, Ohio, and died there when seventy- eight years old. His wife, Catherine Ander- son, was of Scotch descent. She died in Ohio, and her daughter came to Illinois with her brother, Isaac P. West, and lived in Woodhull, Henry County, until her marriage. Samuel West's father, John, was kidnapped in Glas- gow, Scotland, before the Revolution, and brought to the colonies, where he was sold to a Quaker near New York. He enlisted in the Colonial Army, hoping to come across the sea captain who had sold him. He settled in Green County, Pennsylvania, where he died. Levi J. Cox is an A. F. and A. M., Oneida Lodge, No. 337. In politics, he is independent.

EDWARDS, MRS. A. E .; Farmer; Ontario Township; born December 10, 1852, in Stark County, Illinois; educated in Knox County. Her parents were George W. and Philena (Green) Rome. Mrs. Edwards was married to Samuel Edwards in Cambridge, Henry County, Illinois, December 9, 1868. They have ten children: John Franklin, George Nelson, Minnie M., Arthur H., Myrtle A., Ernest C., Bertha P., Samuel O., Amy M., Archie T. Mrs. Edwards is a republican.

FAY, OSCAR LOCKE; Farmer; Ontario Township; where he was born October 25, 1855; educated in Oneida, Illinois. His parents were Norman Fay, of Vermont, and Susan (Chap- man) Fay, of New York. He was married to Nellie B. Main in Ontario Township, March 18, 1891. He was brought up on the Fay home- stead, and became a practical farmer and stock- man and now has a well improved farm of

one hundred and sixty acres. His father, Norman Fay, was horn September 22, 1821, at Saxton's River, Vermont; his parents were John Fay, of Massachusetts, and Phoebe (Locke) Fay, of Rockingham, Vermont; his grandfather was Ebenezer Locke, of New Hampshire. Mr. Norman Fay was married to Susan Chapman, in Knox County, December 25, 1853. Two children were born to them, Oscar Locke, and Sarah J. Norman Fay came to Knox County in 1850, and in 1854, bought and sold a farm, and in 1855, hought one hundred and sixty acres of land in Ontario Township where Oscar L. now lives; in April, 1891, he moved to Oneida. His wife was a daughter of Ezra and Sarah (Lanphere) Chapman, of

Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York. When eight years old she came with her parents to Knox County. Mr. O. L. Fay is a republican, and in April, 1899, was elected to the office of Supervisor; he is a member of A. F. and A. M. Oneida Lodge, and is a charter member at Oneida.

FINLEY, JOSEPH ALEXANDER; Farmer; Ontario Township; born in Delaware County, Ohio, March 26, 1839. His father, Joseph Fin- ley, was born in Highland County, Ohio, in 1807, and after the death of his wife, came with his family, in 1843, to Illinois,

where

settled on Section 21, Ontario

Township,

where he farmed until his

death in 1865, at the age of fifty-eight. His mother, Jane, died in Delaware County, Ohio, in 1841. His paternal grandfather, Joseph Finley, was of Scotch descent, and was born in Pennsylvania, and his maternal grandfather,. John Ferris, was born in West Virginia. Mr. Finley was educated in Illinois. April 23, 1861, he enlisted in Company D, First Illinois Cav- alry, furnishing his own horse and equipments. At the battle of Lexington, Missouri, after a gallant fight, he and his regiment were cap- tured and paroled, September 20, 1861. When the regiment reorganized in December, he joined it and served until his honorable dis- charge in July, 1862. After his return to Knox County he resumed grain and stock farming, and is to-day one of the foremost farmers of Ontario Township. He was married to Mary E. Cox in Knox County, November 5, 1868. They had five children: Gertrude Louisa, wife of W. L. Allen; Georgia Elizabeth; Joseph Orton; Clyde Alexander and Lucy Beatrice, who are students in Knox College, the former being a well known athlete. The parents of Mrs. Finley, Joseph Levi and Elizabeth (Cog- gin) Cox, were an old and honored English family who came to America in 1853, bringing with them their daughter, Mary, who was born in Sommersetshire, February 18, 1846. They settled in Ontario Township, Knox County, where the mother died, leaving three daugh- ters, Mrs. Finley, Lucy A., and Sarah G. Cox. Mr. Finley is a member of the Congregational Church. In politics, he is a republican.

FLEMING, MRS. EMILY A .; Oneida, On- tario Township; born in Licking County, Ohio, October 18, 1815; educated in Ohio. She was married to James M. Fleming in Muskingum County, Ohio, March 10, 1836. Their three chil- dren are: Susan Mary, born December 30, 1847, who afterwards married T. J. Barnes; Emily A., born January 18, 1850, married to Fulton N. Scott, and died September 1, 1876; and Clay, who died September 15, 1853. Ira J., son of Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Scott, is in Denver, Colorado. Mrs. Fleming's parents, William Wells and Susan (Bigelow), were from Connecticut, and were married March 23, 1814. Mr. Wells died May 8, 1823, aged thirty- six years. His wife died in Ohio when over eighty years old. Mrs. Fleming went to live with Rev. Solomon S. Miles and his wife, Ann Eliza (Gilmore), who was a minister of the

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Presbyterian but changed to the Congrega- tional Church. They came to Knox County and settled on a farm near Gilson, where they died, and their son Rufus inherited the farm. Mrs. Fleming was about twelve years old when she went to live with them in Newark, Ohio. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Fleming settled upon her father's farm of six hundred and eighty acres, which they afterwards sold. They then moved to Knox County, Illinois, where they bought one hundred and sixty acres of land in Ontario Township. They moved to Oneida in 1856. Mr. Fleming died in 1867. Mr. Fleming was a republican; he was a great temperance man, and a well informed, intelli- gent citizen. Mrs. Fleming is charitable and kind-hearted and enjoys the good-will and re- spect of all who know her.

HANNAM, WILLIAM; 'Farmer; Ontario Township; born in England, April 18, 1854; educated in Sparta Township, Knox County. His parents, Charles and Elizabeth (Thorn) Hannam; his paternal grandparents, John and Rhoda (Vile) Hannam; and his maternal grandparents, William and Ann (Brown) Thorn, were natives of England. Mr. Hannam was married to Lillie Fooks, in Sparta Fown- ship, February 25, 1886. Their children are: George Walter, Alta Vera, and Mark Paul. In politics, he is a republican.

HOLM, JOHN; Farmer; Ontario Township; born July 18, 1850, in Smoland, Sweden; edu- cated in the district schools. His parents were Nils P., and Anna L. (Larson) Holm, of Sweden; the father lives with his son John, the mother died in Sweden; his grandfathers were Magnuson Nelson and Lars Johnson. His first wife was Aleda Olson. Their children were: Selan K. M., wife of Frank Seastrand; J. Otto; Ellen O .; Frank Edwin; Frederick L .; Minnie V .; and Leda. His second marriage was in Galesburg, February 7, 1893, to Helen Eric- son. They have one child, Lester G. Mr. Holm landed at Quebec, and came to Galesburg in 1868. He worked for farmers for five years, and then rented land until 1884. He bought the Wheeler farm of eighty acres, which he sold in 1887, and bought one hundred and sixty acres in Section 22, where he now lives. He owns another farm of eighty-three acres on Section 16. Mr. Holm is a republican. He

has been a School Director.

HOLT, MARTIN S .; Farmer; Ontario Town- ship; born September 7, 1836, at Lykens, Craw- ford County, Ohio, where he was educated. His parents were Sidney Holt, of Madison, Oneida County, New York, and Ruth (Andrews) Holt, of Pennsylvania. He was married to Martha Pittard in Ontario Township, Illinois, Decem- ber 28, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Holt have five chil- dren: Albert Allen, Mary E., George H., Sid- ney V., and Frank W. Mr. Holt belongs to the Congregational Church. In politics, he is a re- publican.

MACKINTOSH, GEORGE DONALD; Farmer; Ontario Township; born February 27, 1831, in Edinburgh, Scotland; educated in Edinburgh.

His father, James Mackintosh, and his grand- parents, Donald and Elspeth (Forbes) Mackin- tosh, came from Scotland. In religious faith, Mr. Mackintosh was a Swedenborgian. He was a republican.

MELTON, MISS ELVIRA LEE; Oneida, On- tario Township ;. daughter of George W. Mel- ton; educated in the common schools. She was reared on the homestead in Knox County and moved to Oneida in 1892. Since January, 1894, she has taken the place of mother to a nephew and three nieces named Melton: Albert R., Bessie A., Catharine N., and Grace A. George W. Melton was horn September 5, 1811, and was a son of David and Catherine (Phrimmer) Mel- ton, who settled in Henderson Township in May, 1834. He was married March 26, 1836, to Mary Ann Riley, the daughter of William and Ellen (Jewel) Riley. In 1837, he settled on Section 31, Ontario Township, where he died in 1891, aged eighty years. His wife died in Oneida at the age of seventy-nine. Ten of their eleven children reached maturity: Eliza- beth; Henry; William; Lucinda; Elvira; Catherine, deceased; Medora; Ella; Loraine; Lillian; and George. Mr. Melton is remem- bered as a generous and kind man. He was a prosperous farmer, and reputed to be worth $100,000. In politics he was a staunch repub- lican. Mr. and Mrs. Melton were members of the Congregational Church. They celebrated their golden wedding in 1886. Mrs. Melton was an excellent manager, and to her Mr. Mel- ton attributed much of his success in life.

METCALF, ALBERT. DWIGHT; Banker and hardware merchant; born in Orange Township, Illinois, October 20, 1852. His parents were Samuel and Elizabeth (Bruce) Metcalf, of Ver- mont and New York respectively. The an- cestry of the family is English, the first Metcalf settlers coming to America before the Revolu- tionary War. His grandfather Samuel was born in New York and was a soldier in the War of 1812. He settled in Orange Township. and died at the age of seventy, his wife living to be eighty-one years old. He was a Congre- gationalist, and a deacon in the church for many years. Albert D. Metcalf was educated in the common schools, and at Knox College, from which he graduated in 1875. At that time he owned an interest in the lumber and grain business at Oneida, which was operated under the firm name of Jones and Metcalf. He after- wards sold out and engaged in the lumber business with his brother until 1890. They then went into the hardware business with A. W. Jones, whose interest they afterwards pur- chased. The firm of Metcalf Brothers have greatly enlarged their stock, and carry farm implements, harness and buggies. In 1891, Mr. Metcalf became President of the Oneida State Bank. He was married May 4, 1876, to Eva J. Muzzy, who was born in Pennsylvania, and was a daughter of John and Saloma (Chit- tenden) Muzzy, of Massachusetts. Mr. Muzzy died during the Civil War. In politics, Mr. Metcalf is a prohibitionist. He is a Deacon

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in the Congregationalist Church, and has been Superintendent of the Sunday school for twen- ty-three years.

MITCHELL, SAMUEL P .; Farmer and Real Estate Dealer; Ontario Township; born March 30, 1855, in Cassville, Ohio; educated in the common schools and Monmouth Academy. His father was born May 26, 1820, and was married March 19, 1844; he died November 2, 1898. His mother, Nancy Ann (Nash) Mitchell, was born August 9, 1820. She is now living in Oneida. Mr. Mitchell was married September 2, 1880. to Mary E. Allen. Their children are: Newton Wright; William Arthur, deceased; Frederick, deceased; Lula Mabel; and Irma Ann. Mr. Mitchell came to Sparta Township when ten years of age. He became a practical and suc- cessful farmer. In 1884, he went to Columbus, Kansas, where for three years he was an exten- sive dealer in farm lands. He also spent a win- ter at Pasadena, California, and for a year en- gaged in the milling business at Columbus, Kan- sas. He returned to Oneida, Knox County, and located on a farm of eighty acres. He is now managing his father's estate. Mr. Mitchell is an Elder in the Presbyterian Church, and is also Sunday School Superintendent. In politics, he is a republican. He has served as School Di- rector of his township.

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Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Part 163

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913; Gale, W. Shelden Publication date: 1899 Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1388

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913; Gale, W. Shelden
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1388