Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Part 180

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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The Indian chief Shabona once offered to show William Morris a silver mine in the north- eastern part of the township, but Mr. Morris was too distrustful to accompany him.

This same William Morris bought the north- western corner of Section 26, March 10, 1832, and he was probably the first settler in Persifer, and is said to have spent the winter of 1832-3 in a hollow sycamore tree in Spoon River bot- toms, just below the Elliott Mill. Nothing is known of him prior to his settlement here. His wife, Ruth Vaughn, came from Kentucky, as did Jesse and Willis Reynolds and Beverly Young. Charles Bradford was born in Maine. He came to Ohio when a young man, and to Illinois in 1834, settling in Persifer Township. He was a descendant of Governor Bradford, of Puritan fame, and lived to be over ninety. Several of his descendants reside near here, among whom are to be found the familiar names of R. C. Benson, E. J. Wyman, Jacob Lorance and John Spear. On coming here he bought Beverly Young's claim to the eastern half of the north- east quarter of Section 26, moving into the cabin that had been built by Mr. Young. The next year he acquired the northwestern quarter of Section 27, taking up his residence in a double log house that stood on the northeastern quar- ter of Section 26.

In 1837 several families came, among them being those of Edmund Russell, Isaac Sherman, G. W. Manley, T. D. Butt, Caleb Reece, John Caldwell and James Maxey. All of these have many descendants in the county.

Persifer also counts the Hon. George W. Prince among her sons; although not a pioneer. R. W. Miles was, before his decease, honored

by the people with many positions of trust; having held several township offices and being twice sent to the Legislature and three times elected a member of the State Board of Equaliza- tion. He never betrayed the trust reposed in him.

Mrs. Charles Bradford was buried January 5, 1835, and hers was the first death and burial. She was interred on her husband's clearing, on Section 26. The first public cemetery was on Section 9, the first burial therein being a son of John Henderson. The first Persifer couple to marry was Charles Bradford and Parmelia Ann Richardson. They were united at Peoria early in the Spring of 1838. The next marriage in the township, of which any record has been preserved, was that of Harvey Stetson Bradford and Hester Whitton. They were joined in matrimony October 24, 1836, at the home of Charles Bradford. Rev. Mr. Bartlett, a Baptist minister from Knoxville, performed the cere- mony. R. C. Benson and Sarah Bradford were the next couple to become man and wife, Janu- ary 5, 1837. They have been not infrequently mentioned as the first couple married. The first birth was to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Reynolds,-a daughter.

The State road through Trenton and Knox- ville was built in the Fall of 1838. T. D. Butt, Caleb Reece and John Coleman were Commis- sioners. The first stage road ran past the Manley and Miles farms and through Trenton, crossing neither hill nor bridge from Knoxville to Spoon River. The Victoria post road was also laid very early. The first iron bridge was built in 1875, where the present Appleton bridge now stands. That structure was replaced in 1892 by a larger one. There are now several good iron bridges, including a new one at Dahinda.

The first land plowed in the township was a six-acre tract in the southeast quarter of the northeastern portion of Section 26. The first crops were of wheat and oats, William Morris raising the wheat and threshing it by horse power.

Persifer boasts the first mill in Knox County. It was built by Robert Hendrix, in 1834, on Court Creek, just ahove where the Knoxville and Victoria road crosses, in Section 19. It did not contain a single piece of sawed timber. Only corn was ground at first, but subsequently wheat also was run through the stones. Later it was transformed into a saw mill, and was finally swept away by a flood In 1851. The next

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structure of this description built was the Elliott mill, at the mouth of Court Creek, on Spoon River. It was put up in 1840, by Mr. McKee. It was originally designed for sawing logs, but was afterwards made into a flouring mill, and was for more than twenty years one of the most important in the county. It was torn down in 1881. The third in the township was built by Charles Haptonstall, about 1848. It stood on Court Creek, about half a mile above the present Appleton bridge. Only corn and buckwheat were ground. The edifice was not sub- stantial, and remained standing but a few years.

The first church building was Bethel Chapel, built in 1863 on Section 30, and costing eighteen hundred dollars. There are now five churches. Those at Bethel and Maxey are Methodist; those at Mound and Persifer are of the United Breth- ren denomination and at Dahinda there is a Mormon Church, of which mention is made below. Rev. S. S. Miles preached the first sermon, in the house of Charles Bradford, in June, 1836, and organized the first Sunday school at the same place, in 1838. There are now six Sunday schools in the township, one at each of the churches and one at the Town Hall, at Appleton.

The first school of which any mention is made was taught by Mary Ann Long, in a cabin one- fourth of a mile south of Bethel Church, about 1839. It was supported by subscription. The first school-house was built of logs, about 1841, and stood on the Wilson and Caldwell farms, on Section 30. Who taught the first public school is an unsettled question. Some give John McIntosh the honor of being the pioneer teacher, while others confer it upon Curtis Edgerton. James and George McPherrin, Nep- tin, Lucina and Mary Russell, Charles Butt, Jacob Brunk and John Hearn were pupils.

The township was divided into school districts January 10, 1846, and there are now nine good frame school-houses, valued at about $6,500, in which two hundred and fourteen pupils are taught. None of the schools are graded.

The first postoffice was established about 1847, and was named by the people in honor of General Persifer Frazer Smith. Charles Brad- ford was the first postmaster, and the office was in his home, on Section 27. When the town- ship was organized, it took the name of the postoffice.

The first house is supposed to have been a log cabin on the Morris farm, which was burned soon after it was built. T. D. Butt erected the

first structure intended for a tavern as well as dwelling, in 1837. It stood on Section 29, and was for several years a stopping place for trav- elers. The first house weather-boarded and painted white was the Easley house on Section 30. The first frame house was either that of Captain Taylor, in Trenton, or of Edmund Rus- sell, on Section 31. The Taylor house was of native white pine, sawed at the Elliott mill, and is still standing. The Russell home was built from hewed hardwood, and was burned about 1886. Both were constructed about 1841. James M. Maxey built the first brick house in 1851, making his own brick. It is still stand- ing, on Section 4, but is not used as a dwelling.

George W. Manley was the first Justice of the Peace. The first town officers, elected April 5, 1853, were: G. W. Manley, Supervisor; Richard Daniel, Clerk; James McCord, Assessor; Wil- liam T. Butt, Collector; Wilson Pearce, Over- seer of the Poor; Francis Wilson, Caleb Reece and David Cobb, Highway Commissioners; R. W. Miles and Thomas Patton, Justices; L. A. Parkins and David Russell, Constables. G. W. Manley was moderator, and Richard Daniel clerk, of this election.

The present township officers are: J. R. Young, Supervisor; N. C. Dawson, Clerk; C. I. Butt, Assessor; John E. Gibson, Collector; J. C. Mont- gomery, Jacob Lorance and Ole Olson, Highway Commissioners; O. P. Gates and David Russell, Justices of the Peace; Jerry Wallack and J. J. Patton, Constables; J. J. Patton, G. W. Butt and Jacob Lorance, School Trustees; O. P. Gates, School Treasurer.

The township furnished one soldier to the Mexican War, Edward Thorp, and a large num- ber of men from Persifer volunteered during the War of the Rebellion. The following is a list of those who entered the army, some of whom, however, were credited to other places: Arthur Wyman, J. Haptenstall, James Warrens- ford, Washington Dilley, William S. Hender- son, Alexander Mitchell, Samuel F. Patton, James A. and Jefferson W. Donnelly, James Mc- Dowell, E. A. Pratt, J. H. Patton, Alfred Rus- sell, Theodore Perkins, Alfred Spidle, Benja- min F. Wills, Jacob Wallack, DeWitt C. Standi- ford, J. Lutkieweicz, Anthony Blair, William Flynn, J. D. Green, T. J. Gordon, William Hap- tenstall, William B. McElwain, Edwin Phillips, Warren Russell, James O. Wallack, H. Benson, H. K. Benson, Benjamin Flynn, Levan Parkins, N. Zimmerman, J. A. Irving, William Russell, S. J. Maxey, Hiram Elliott, Albert Bullard,

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Peter F. Dillon, Winslow H. Bradford, E. Bul- lard, James Daniel, William Daniel, Warren and James Elliott, T. B. Farquer, Alfred Gard- ner, George Miranda, Theophilus Farquer, J. F. Mire, Samuel Kite, D. W. Butt, Isaac Wilhelm, W. G. Sargeant, G. W. Butt, Daniel Flood, Mil- ton Dipper, Charles Haptenstall, John Suther- land, Thomas Wesley and S. M. Butt, Richard F. Mire, Green White, Samuel Strine, Drury Dalton, Samuel Gullett, William Bolden and S. C. Arie.

The veterans now living in Persifer are: Frank Beamer, G. W. Butts, Silas Berkshire, William Dalton, George England, T. B. Farquer, Alfred Gardner, Jacob La Folplette, David Ramp, Jerry Syler, William G. Sargeant, Simeon Temple, James Warrensford and Jerry Wallack.

Charles Clark was the only volunteer during the Spanish-American War of 1898.

Trenton was laid out on the northwest quar- ter of the southeast quarter of Section 25, on July 30, 1839, by Hiram Bowman. It once con- tained a grocery, a small pottery and brick yard and a tavern. There are now two dwellings on the site.

APPLETON.

The village was laid out by the Hon. J. H. Lewis, in the Spring of 1888, on the southeast quarter of Section 16. Mills Voris was the sur- veyor. It contains a freight and express office, two stores, a grain elevator, a blacksmith shop, a carpenter shop, a lumber yard and nine dwell- ings. E. J. Steffin is postmaster. Persifer Town Hall, which cost over six hundred dollars, is here. Some grain and a large quantity of stock are shipped from here annually. During the last year W. H. McElwain shipped more than fifty cars of hogs.

DAHINDA.

This place was laid out in the Summer of 1888, by the Santa Fe Town and Land Com- pany. It is held in the name of the president of that company and contains 47.74 acres. It stands on the northwest quarter of Section 24. It contains a freight and express office, two stores, a blacksmith shop, a grain elevator, and twenty-five dwellings, one of which is a board- ing house. The railroad has a pump house and tank, and a fine bridge over Spoon River. R. J. Bedford is the village doctor and William G. Sargeant is postmaster and notary. There is a good school house, and a Mormon church, dedi- cated in 1896 under the name of "The Reorgan- ized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day

Saints." D. C. Smith is the minister and lead- ing man of this organization.

FRANK S. BEAMER.

Mr. Frank S. Beamer is a careful and thrifty farmer, and one of the successful men in Per- sifer Township. He was born March 10, 1844, in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, and received his education in the same county. The family is of German descent. His paternal grandfather died in Maryland. Jacob Beamer, father of Frank S., was born in Carroll County, Maryland, and died in Gettysburg, Pennsyl- vania. His mother, Ann Polly, was a daughter of John Wentz; she died in Gettysburg.

Mr. Beamer was reared on a farm in Adams County, Pennsylvania. In October, 1862, at the age of eighteen, he enlisted for nine months in Company G., One Hundred and Fifteenth Regi- ment of Pennsylvania troops, taking the place of a poor cousin who was the head of a large family; the consideration he received from his cousin, for this service, was a horse. He served in the Department of Fortress Monroe until July, 1863, when he was honorably dis- charged. In August, 1864, he re-enlisted, in an independent company of U. S. cavalry, for one hundred days. February 15, 1865, he enlisted in Company G. of the Seventy-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was honorably discharged Sep- tember, 1865. After the war, Mr. Beamer re- mained in Pennsylvania until the Spring of 1867. It was on the 18th of March of that year that he arrived in Knoxville, Illinois, where he bought a team with money he had saved while he was in the army, and went to farming two miles north of Gilson. He lived nine years on a farm in Knox Township, and bought one hun- dred and sixty acres of land in Persifer Town- ship, the southwest quarter of Section 8, where he removed in the Spring of 1877 and began to improve the farm. He has given especial atten- tion to stock-raising, and it is in this that he has had the greatest success. He not only feeds his cattle all the grain from his farm, but buys a large amount for the same purpose. He now owns three hundred and ninety-five acres of land.

February 25, 1869, Mr. Beamer was married in Knoxville to Mary E., daughter of James England, deceased, formerly of Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Beamer have had two children: Harry E .; and Maggie A., wife of Charles Myers.

Mr. Beamer is a member of the G. A. R. at Knoxville. In politics, he is a republican; he has been Road Commissioner, and has held school offices.

GEORGE STEVENS.

The early life of George Stevens was one of roving and adventure. He was born In Phila- delphia, and was but a small lad when he ran away from home and went by sailing vessel to New Orleans, where he was taken sick and went to the hospital. An old gentleman conceived a friendly interest for the young adventurer, and

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took him to his home, but the roving spirit was too strong, and young Stevens left his kind-hearted friends and went into Mexico, where he herded sheep. He went from Mexico to California in 1849, and then to Denver, Colo- rado, where he worked in a saw and flour mill for D. C. Oakes. He afterwards went to Lead- ville with Isaac N. Rafferty and engaged in gold mining. They remained there only about two months, during which time they secured about $24,000 in gold, which they took to the mint in Philadelphia and had made into coin.

Mr. Stevens made and lost several fortunes; and returning to Denver, he engaged in the real estate and brokerage business. He returned East to Madison County, Ohio, where his former partner, Mr. Rafferty, resided, and when Mr. Rafferty came to Illinois to be married, Mr. Stevens came with him, and in 1860, bought the old Robinson White farm in Persifer Township, Section 28. The farm comprised four hundred and seventy acres and Mr. Stevens leased it for five years. He then went to Nevada where he became a successful mine operator, at one time employing six hundred men. He made three trips to California on horseback, riding a fa- mous Indian pony, "Mitchell," purchased from the Indians. The pony reached the age of thirty- seven.

Mr. Stevens was an excellent business man, and bought and sold much stock and real estate; at the time of his death he owned twelve hun- dred and fifty-seven acres of land. On account of his physical and mental endowments he was a leader among men, and his sterling, manly qualities were quickly recognized by western people. He was a famous athlete, and among the Indians and frontiersmen, many stories were told of his feats in jumping and running. He was a personal friend of the famous Kit Carson, and later was one of the dashing and daring riders of the "pony express." His character was active, honest, straightforward and open- hearted.

Mr. Stevens was married to Hannah P. Raf- ferty, in Galesburg, Illinois. Six of their chil- dren are now living: Lucinda B., wife of Jacob DeBolt; George W .; Mary V., wife of George K. Sherman, of Knoxville; Eleanor E., wife of Geortz West, of Galesburg; John B., and Milo A. Mrs. Stevens was a daughter of William B. and Susanna (Denny) Rafferty, of Abingdon, who came to Illinois when Mrs. Stevens was fourteen years of age. Since she was thirteen years of age she has been a member of the Christian Church.

In politics, Mr. Stevens was a democrat, and he was ever interested and well posted in na- tional affairs. He died March 26, 1897.

JOHN WYMAN.

John Wyman, son of Arthur and Anna (Salts) Wyman, was born in Vinton County, Ohio, July 25, 1830. He received a common school educa- tion. His father was a native of New York State. His maternal grandfather was Edward Salts.

Mr. Wyman came to Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, when twenty-four years of age. He was a single man, and began life on a small scale. When he arrived in Illinois, he had as capital $210 in cash, with which he bought stock and grazed and fed them. Prospering in this undertaking, he soon after purchased eighty acres of land. He was in debt, but was pos- sessed with energy which insures success. He was soon able to discharge all his indebtedness, and to engage in larger business enterprises. He bought more stock, and purchased more land so that at one time he owned not less than twelve hundred acres. If Mr. Wyman now pos- sesses less land than formerly, it is because he has adopted the plan of giving a farm to each of his sons. Mr. Wyman is a wealthy man, a generous and kind-hearted father. These qual- ities of mind and of heart are as clearly exhib- ited in the wider relations of life as in those of the family. He is a good counsellor, a trusted friend, a kind neighbor, and is always ready to extend a helping hand to the unfortunate and the distressed. Honest in his dealings with his fellowmen, he has made it clear to those who know him that wealth may be accumulated with no taint of dishonor; that a strong pur- pose aided by integrity, economy, and perse- verance, is still the most potent factor in secur- ing the double harvest of life-material pros- perity and a noble manhood.

Mr. Wyman was married to Hannah, daughter of Daniel Taylor, December 22, 1854. She died April 8, 1864; there were three children: Henry, who married Lovina Montgomery; Charles, who married Effie Wilson; and Eunice Ann, the wife of Edward Russel.

October 17, 1867, he married, at Knoxville, Illi- nois, Katharine, daughter of Frederick and Eliza (Hammond) Mundwiler. Three children were horn to them: Eliza, wife of Guy Manley; Arthur, who married Fannie Farquer; and Ida J., wife of Harvey England. Mrs. Wyman's father was born in York County, Pennsylvania; her mother was a native of Franklin County, in the same State; they came to Knox County, Illi- nois, when Mrs. Wyman was twenty years of age.

Mr. Wyman is a republican. He has not sought office; but for many years served his township in the capacity of Road Commis- sioner, and his influence in town affairs has been extensive and valuable.

ADAMS, AUSTIN; Farmer; Persifer Town- ship; born October 3, 1868, in Elba Township, Knox County, Illinois. His father, Ziba Adams, and his mother, Delia Gullet, were natives of Ohio. He received his education in Elba Town- ship and in Galesburg. Mr. Adams was mar- ried to Susie Rafferty, March 15, 1899, at Peoria, Illinois. Mr. Adam's father came from Ohio to Knox County about 1846, and settled in Persifer Township, and later removed to Elha Township. In early life he worked on a farm, and in 1892, began farming for himself in Persifer Township. Mr. Adams has those habits of industry and economy which are at once the prerequisites and the harbingers of success. In religious be-

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lief, Mr. Adams is a Methodist. He is a demo- crat.

ANDERSON, PETER; Farmer; Persifer Township; born in Sweden in 1844, where he was educated. His parents were Andrew and Mary (Olson) Anderson, of Sweden. He was married December, 1889, in Marshall County, Illinois, to Elizabeth Carr, daughter of Edwin and Catherine (Foster) Carr, of Ohio. Their children are: Christine Mabel and Paul E. Mr. Anderson came from Sweden in 1869 and began as a farm hand near Knoxville, Illinois. With his earnings he bought a farm in 1888, and hy energy and economy established himself near Dahinda and became a prosperous farmer. Mr. Anderson was a member of the Lutheran Church. In politics, he was a republican. He died July 24, 1899.

DAWSON, CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: Farmer; Persifer Township; born August 25, 1846, in Ohio. Educated in Knox County. His parents were James and Margaret (Claypole) Dawson, of Ohio. Mr. Dawson was married to Filetta Corbin in 1869, in Persifer Township. Their children are: Leon Lewis; Joseph Rollie; James Albert; Charles Wilbert; Nellie Alvilda; Etta May; Jasper Winfield; and Harley, an infant, deceased. Mr. Dawson's parents came to Knox County when he was eight years of age, and settled on a farm, where they lived until the death of his mother. His father then sold out and went to Kansas, where he died. Mr. Dawson remained in Knox County and still lives on his farm near Dahinda. His family are at home with the exception of one son, Lewis, who married and is farming elsewhere. Mr. Dawson is a democrat and has been a School Director.

GARDNER, ALFRED; Farmer; Persifer Township; born July 18, 1839, in Ohio; edu- cated in Knox County, Illinois. His father, Alfred Gardner, was born in New York State; his mother, Jane (Collins) Gardner, was a na- tive Ohio; his grandfather, Caleb Gardner, was born in the State of New York; his grandmother's name was Lydia Thurston; his maternal grandfather, John Collins, was a native of Virginia, and his maternal grandmother, Beca (Ennas), was also a native of Virginia. The Gardner family came from Ohio to Knox County when Alfred was three months old, and settled on a farm in Persifer Township. In 1862, Mr. Gardner en- listed in Company H, One Hundred and Second Illinois Volunteer Infantry, serving till the close of the war. He was with Sherman's army, and took part in all the battles in which the regiment was engaged. He endured many hardships, and his health was so impaired that he has never fully recovered; he draws a pen- sion. Mr. Gardner was married to Sarah E. Lorance, November 3, 1855, in Iowa. Thirteen children have been born to them: Alfred, Isaac H., Eliza Jane, and Jacob H., deceased; Sherman; Martha H .; Charlie; Albert; Mary; Benjamin; Leonard; Verner; and Lorance. Mr. Gardner is a Protestant. In politics, he is a republican.

GULLETT, JOSHUA; Farmer and black- smith; Persifer Township; born June 12, 1823, in Putnam County, Indiana; educated in In- diana and North Carolina. His parents were Joshua Gullett, from Delaware, and Barbara (Housh) Gullett from Germany; his paternal grandparents were Joshua Gullett, of Ireland, and Elizabeth (Barnes) Gullett, of Nantucket, Massachusetts; his maternal grandparents were Adam and Becka Housh, of Germany. Mr. Gullett was married to Deliah Upton, in North Carolina in 1849. Their children are: William, deceased; Barbarian; and Mary Marlish, de- ceased. The grandfather of Mr. Gullett fought in the Revolution. His parents were married in Indiana and came to Illinois in 1839; the father died in 1880. Mr. Gullett retained part of the homestead, and has increased its area by purchase. He is a blacksmith by trade, and has a shop on his farm. He is one of the old- est and most respected citizens of Persifer Township. Mr. Gullett is a democrat.

HINTHORN, JOHN F .; Station Agent at Dahinda, Persifer Township, Knox County; was born in McLean County, Illinois, June 3, 1858. His parents, Silas James and Rachel (Lindsey) Hinthorn, were married in Fulton County, Illi- nois, and began their married life in McLean County, on a farm where his father had lived from childhood. To them were born two sons, the younger dying in infancy. When about three years of age his mother was taken sick with quick consumption, and the family re- moved to Fulton County, to her father's, where she died after an illness of about six months. His father returned to McLean County, leaving John F. with his grandparents, Reuben Lindsey and wife. Soon after the breaking out of the Civil War, his father enlisted in one of the volunteer companies then being organized in Bloomington, Illinois, and served about three years, nearly all of which time he was in active service, without having received a wound. He lived in McLean, Woodford, and Tazewell coun- ties until his death near Peoria in April, 1899. at the age of sixty-six years. John F. Hinthorn remained with his grandparents, near Vermont, Illinois, until eighteen years of age, when he went to Bushill, Illinois, and learned the trade of harnessmaking, at which he worked until 1882. He then studied telegraphy and station agency on the Wahash, St. Louis and Peoria Railroad, at Waverly, Illinois, where he worked for five years, finally leaving the serv- ice of that company at Grafton, Illinois. He immediately went to Kansas and accepted a like position with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, working at various places until February, 1888, when he accepted a similar position at the company's station at Dahinda. Illinois, where he is still employed. Mr. Hinthorn was married to Asenath Booth at Knoxville, Illinois, November 1, 1885. They have two children: James E. and Clinton B. Mrs. Asenath Hinthorn was born and reared in Knoxville, Illinois. Her father, Edwin Booth. was born in Connecticut, February 26, 1810, and died November 25, 1885. Her mother, Nancy

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Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Part 180

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