Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Part 195

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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BOOTH, JACOB; Maquon, Knox County, Illi- nois; was born in Penobscot County, Maine, June 1, 1821. He was the son of Isaac and Mary Booth. Isaac Booth was born July 7, 1792, and married Mary Grinnell December 6, 1812. Mary Grinnell was born April 30, 1795. He died April 30, 1852; and his wife, April 12, 1836. She was the daughter of Royl Grinnell, a Revolu- tionary soldier, under General Hull. Jacob Booth came to Sangamon County, Illinois, in 1839, and to Knox County, in 1844. He was married to Malinda Housh, daughter of George P. Housh, September 19, 1844. Malinda Booth was born March 17, 1821, and died June 9, 1869. Jacob Booth's second marriage was to Edith

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Martin, of Galesburg, Illinois, October 24, 1869. She was the daughter of Martin and Lucinda Martin. Mr. Martin died in St. Joseph, Mis- souri, in 1844. Mrs. Martin died in 1898, aged nearly ninety-five years. Mr. and Mrs. Booth have one adopted son, Frank Booth, of Abing- don, Illinois. Mr. Booth is a republican, and cast his first vote for Henry Clay in 1844. He and his wife are-Christian Scientists, and are members of the mother church in Boston; and also members of the branch church at Maquon, Illinois, and were students of Mrs. Janet T. Col- man, one of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy's loyal students. Mr. and Mrs. Booth are faithful workers in the cause of Christian Science.

CLARK, REV. NEWTON G .; Minister of the Gospel; Maquon; born July 18, 1840, in Warren County, Illinois. He is a son of Rev. William M. Clark, who came to Knox County in 1833, and in 1834 settled on the present site of Gil- son, where he cultivated one thousand acres of Iand. Three of his sons were Methodist Epis- copal preachers. His parents came from Ken- tucky. N. G. Clark was educated in the com- mon schools and at Hedding College, Abingdon, Knox County. He entered Hedding at sixteen years of age. August 2, 1862, he enlisted in Company F, Eighty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteers; he also served in Company I, Thir- ty-sixth Regiment, and was honorably dis- charged in June, 1865. He returned and worked on

his home farm till 1874, when he entered the Methodist Epis-

was ordained by copal ministry. He

Bishop Scott at Carthage, Illinois, and his "charges" were at French Creek, Knox County; Sunbeam, Mercer County; Wataga,

Knox County; Rock River Valley, Rock Island County; Hamilton, Hancock County; Lewis- town, Fulton County; Walnut Grove, Hancock County; Cameron, Warren County; Burnside, and Durham, Hancock County; Herman, Knox County: North Henderson, Mercer County; Maquon, Knox County; Victoria, Knox County; Williamsfield and Elba Center, Knox County; Douglas, Knox County, in 1894, after which he retired from active service. He moved to Ma- quon in April, 1892. In 1896 he bought a hard- ware store and added a department for gro- ceries. Mr. Clark was married March 11, 1860, to Anna West, daughter of Samuel and Mary A. West, who were early settlers in Knox County.

HARPER, ROBERT HENRY; Farmer and Stockman; Maquon Township; born in Canton, Fulton County, January 8, 1848. His parents were John and Ellen (Robinson) Harper, na- tives of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; his grandfather Harper was a native of Belfast, Ireland and of Scotch descent. His father came to Canton in 1846, and is now living in Farmington in the same county. At sixteen years of age, Robert H. Harper enlisted in the Eleventh Illinois Cavalry, Colonel Robert G. In- gersoll commanding; he served in this regi- ment one year and nine months and then, until the close of the war, was with Burnside in Mis- sissippi and Tennessee. In the Fall of 1868, Mr. Harper came to Maquon Township. He now

owns six hundred and thirty-six acres of land and is engaged in shipping stock to the Chicago market. September 15, 1869, he was married to Mary A. Hunter, daughter of Judge J. M. Hunter. There are five children: Robert K., Emma E., Mary, John, Harry. In religion, Mr. Harper is a Methodist. In politics he is a dem- ocrat. He was elected Supervisor of the Town- ship in the Spring of 1899.

HOBKIRK, JAMES; Farmer; Maquon Town- ship; born February 9, 1827, in Conobie, Scot- land, where he was educated, and learned to be a baker. His father, Robert Hobkirk, spent four years in America and was horn near Haw- ick, Scotland; his mother, Mary (Armstrong) was born in Conohie. They died in Scotland. Robert Hobkirk's father, William, was lost in the wilds of Canada. Mary Armstrong Hob- kirk's parents, William Armstrong and Fan- nie (Moffat) were Scotch; the former was born in Conobie. In May, 1849, James Hob- kirk was married to Jane Beattie in Scotland, and in August reached Maquon and took up farming, although he had previously been a baker. He rented a farm until 1860, when he bought eighty-three acres in Haw Creek Town- ship, where he raised stock. In 1888, he moved to Maquon where he bought five acres of im- proved land. Between the years 1870 and 1880, he was twice elected Justice of the Peace, but having at that time no political aspirations, de- clined to serve; he is now, however, serving his second term in that office. He has taken a deep interest in educational matters and was School Director for seventeen years. In religion he is a Presbyterian. In politics, he is a democrat. His wife Jane (Beattie) died February 7, 1897, aged seventy-two years. They had two chil- dren, Mary and Martha. The former is now the homekeeper; the latter is a teacher in Haw Creek Township.

JONES, JOHN; Maquon; Farmer; born in Rochester, New York, August 12, 1828; educated in Allegheny County, New York. His father, Peter Jones, and his paternal grandparents, Phineas and Hannah (Harris) Jones, were na- tives of Vermont. His mother, Caroline (Fink) was a native of New York, and her father, John Fink, was born in the Mohawk Valley; John Fink's wife, Sarah (Crane) was a native of Eng- land. Peter Jones was twelve years old when

the family moved from Vermont to Rochester, New York. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jones' children are: Josiah E .; Horace; John; Sarah (de- ceased); Walter; Catherine; Mary A. (de- ceased); and Warren. John Jones came to Knox County with his parents in 1835, and set- tled in Maquon, which was then a wilderness. The nearest mill was fifty miles away, but one was later built at a distance of twenty miles. In August, 1862, Mr. Jones enlisted in the Eighty-third Illinois Volunteer, and was elected Second Lieutenant in Company G. He served three years and came home as First Lieutenant. He helped organize a colored regiment at Fort Donelson, and was offered the position of Lieu- tenant-Colonel but declined. At Fort Donel- son he acted as Adjutant General for four

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months and was then made Quartermaster of the Post. He was a strong abolitionist, and spoke his views fearlessly. After the war he farmed until 1876, when he located in Maquon, where he has been Postmaster for fifteen years. He spent four years in California as a miner and merchant. Mr. Jones is a Liberal in reli- gion. In politics, he is a republican. Novem- ber 2, 1854, Mr. Jones was married in Knoxville to Mary R. White, a daughter of John White of Knoxville, an early settler. Five of their chil- dren are now living: Mrs. Hulda C. Penman, Mrs. Mary W. Embick, Mrs. Kate M. Gifford, Emma H. and Robert C. Mrs. Jones died July 5, 1888. aged fifty-one years.

KINSER, ADAM; Farmer, Soldier, and Miner; born in Haw Creek Township, March 1, 1839, and educated in Maquon. His father, Jes- se Kinser, and his grandfather Elisha Kinser, were born at Lynchburg, Virginia. Mr. Jesse Kinser was a farmer who went to Indiana where he married Phoebe Housh, a native of Lawrence County, Indiana, and the daughter of Adam Housh. Mr. Jesse Kinser came to Knox County in 1837 and settled in the northeast corner of Chestnut Township. Mr. Adam Kin- ser was engaged in farming until his enlistment in Company A, Fourteenth Illinois Cavalry. After an honorable discharge at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, December 13, 1864, he returned home and has since been granted a pension for in- juries received during the war. In the Spring of 1866, he journeyed overland to Virginia City, Montana, his company having several skirmishes with the Indians en route. After six years of rough but enjoyable mining life he returned to Knox County, but went West again to Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas, where he successfully invested some money in a threshing machine and dealt in real estate for several years. November 27, 1872, he was mar- ried to Olive Straley at West Point, Missouri. She is the daughter of Elias and Elizabeth (Edge) Straley, of Virginia and Ohio, respect- ively. Elias Straley kept a hotel in Indepen- dence, Missouri, and then began farming in Miami County, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Kinser have six children: William C., Alva A., Maud May, Emma Myrtle, Robert L., and Cecil K. On the death of his father, he returned to Knox County and has resided in Maquon since 1880. After a short period of business life he retired and in 1897, was re-elected Police Justice, an office which he has filled with great tact and ability. In politics, he is a republican.

MAPLE, AUGUSTAS MELVILLE; Farmer and Merchant; born at Cabin Creek, Louis County, Kentucky, April 9, 1819. His father, David Maple, and his grandfather, John Maple, were born in New Jersey, where the latter was married to Miss Thompson. Mr. David Maple was married to Mary Buchanan of Penn- sylvania, a first cousin of President James Bu- chanan. He engaged in farming in Ken- tucky until his death; his wife died at her son's home in Maquon in 1856. Mr. A. M. Maple's grandparents lived to be very old, Mr. John Maple reaching the age of eighty-six,

and Mr. Buchanan, who was a Pennsylvanian, that of eighty-five. Mr. Maple was educated in a log school house, and until twenty-eight years of age managed the old Maple farm and a large sugar camp in Kentucky. He sold out, went to Canton, Illinois, where he clerked for his brother A. T. Maple for a year, when he and John Morton bought out his brother's interest. After a partnership of three years, Mr. Maple purchased Mr. Morton's interest and moved to Maquon, where, until selling his store to his son, in 1896, he was successfully engaged in a general mercantile business. April 4, 1851, he married Mary Sheaff, of Canton; they had three children: Harriett Louise, now Mrs. Hayden, of Henry County; Charles . Fremont, of Maquon, and Abraham Lincoln, of Hulls, Illinois. Mrs. Maple's parents were Phillip and Harriett (Forc- man) Sheaff; her grandparents were William and Mary (Miller) Sheaff of Pennsylvania, and her great-grandparents, who as children came from Germany on the same ship, were Phillip and Mary Sheaff. Mr. Maple and his wife be- longed to the Christian church and for twenty years he was Superintendent of the Sunday school. They have been leaders in church and social work and he has energetically opposed the liquor element for fifty years. He is a re- publican in politics, and has held nearly all local offices.

MAPLE, CHARLES FREMONT; Merchant; Maquon, Illinois; born in Maquon, July, 1857, where he was educated. His father, A. M. Maple, was a native of Kentucky; his mother, Mary (Sheaff), of Pennsylvania. His paternal grandfather David Maple, and also the paternal great-grandfather, John Maple, were natives of New Jersey. His paternal grandmother, Mary (Buchanan) was born in Pennsylvania. His maternal grandparents, Phillip and Harriet Sheaff, were born in Pennsylvania and Del- aware. Mr. Maple's maternal great-grandpar- ents, William and Mary Sheaff, were natives of Pennsylvania. March, 1897, in Knoxville, Illi- nois, Mr. Maple was married to Eva J. Chapin. In religion, Mr. Maple is a Protestant; in poli- tics, a republican.

OUDERKIRK, HARVEY; Farmer; Maquon Township; born at Maquon, December 15, 1838; educated in Knox. County. His parents, Jacob and Nancy (Waffel) Ouderkirk, were born in New York, and came to Maquon in the Fall of 1835, accompanied by his father and their old- est daughter. After settling on a farm south of Maquon, they moved to Haw Creek Township, where he died in 1882, aged seventy years. His wife died in Missouri, in 1892, aged seventy-five. Their children were: Polly Ann, deceased;

Mary J., widow of George Thurman;

Harvey; Charles S .: Salinda, deceased; Welman J .; Emily E., wife of Dwight Joiner; Mrs. Harriet Barbero, deceased; Martha, de- ceased. Jacob Ouderkirk's parents, Frederick, a farmer in New York, and Elizabeth (Bond) were natives of New York. Nancy Waffel's parents were Henry and Elizabeth Waffel. Harvey Ouderkirk was raised on a farm and had few advantages, but by improving his op-

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portunities has acquired a fair education. He was married to Sarah E. Cook, December 13, 1862, in Haw Creek Township. They have four children: Henry J .; Clara E., wife of Frank Briggs; Oscar B .; and Elnora E. The last two are at home. After his marriage he settled in a log cabin in Maquon Township, and though his farm was a rented one and corn selling at eight cents a bushel delivered, he succeeded in buying land in Chestnut Township. He now owns four farms, aggregating four hundred and seventeen acres. November 2, 1880, he moved to a fine farm one and a half miles west of Ma- quon. He has dealt successfully in stock. Mrs. Ouderkirk is a daughter of John and Hattie (Holloway) Cook, who came to Knox County in 1848. They were members of the Methodist Epis- copal church, but he afterwards joined the United Brethren. He died in Kansas. Mr. Ouder- kirk, though poor, contributed corn to the Kan- sas sufferers in 1860. In politics, he is a repub- lican and has held minor offices.

PICKREL, JESSE; Farmer; Maquon Town- ship; born in Jackson County, Ohio, Decem- ber 23, 1811; educated in the common schools. His parents were Solomon and Anna (Griffith) Pickrel of Virginia. They had seven sons and seven daughters. Jesse Pickrel was married November 2, 1834, in Athens County, Ohio, to Miss Rosa Johnson, who was born August 30, 1816. Their children are: Mrs. Sarah Ward (deceased); Mrs. Caroline Davis; Jesse, of Knoxville; Mrs. Ann Austin; Mrs. Melissa Baird; Milton, of Knoxville, and Douglas, who lives on the homestead, in Haw Creek Town- ship. Mr. Pickrel was reared on a farm in Ohio, and came to Haw Creek Township in 1847, where he bought one hundred and sixty acres of land. At the time of his death he had four hundred and sixty acres. He left the man- agement of the farm largely to his wife, who was a woman of rare gifts, good judgment, and kind heart. She brought up a family of sons who are exceptionally good business men, and she takes a deep interest in the welfare of those with whom she comes in contact. She is a member of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Pickrel is a democrat.

SELBY, ELISHA BARRETT; Farmer; Ma- quon Township; porn November 3, 1839, at the old mill-site in Haw Creek Township; educated in Knox County. January 12, 1860, he married Sarah E. Barbaro in Chestnut Township. They have had eight children: Philemon B .; Mrs. Rhoda A. Dennis; Mrs. Delia Boyington (de- ceased) ; Nelson E .; Lyman; Mrs. Floy Law- rence; Edith; and Raymond. The last two are at home. Mrs. Selby is a daughter of Freder- ick and Malinda (Bartlett) Barbaro, who came to Knox County in 1850. Mr. Barbaro was born July 4, 1808, and is still living at the age of ninety-one. Mr. Selby lives in Maquon Town- ship, Section 2, where he has three hundred and twenty acres of land. He has also forty- two acres on French Creek. He has been a farmer all his life. In politics, Mr. Selby is a democrat.

SELBY, WILLIAM HENRY; Maquon; Farmer and Stockman; born January 30, 1851, on the old Selby homestead in Maquon; edu- cated in Maquon and in the Galesburg Business College. March 11, 1885, he was married to Florence Isabel Allen, daughter of William and America A. (Maxey) Allen, old settlers of Knox County. Mr. and Mrs. Selby have one son, William Floyd Selby. He settled on the home farm and later built a house on the north- west corner of Section 2. He has been successful as a farmer and stock man, and now owns four hundred acres of land. He has always been in- terested in fine stock, and has registered stand- ard horses, hogs, and cattle, and has taken premiums at various local and State fairs. His running horses have been famous in Illinois and the adjoining States, his horse "Izell," having taken more premiums than any other horse in the county. Out of seventeen starts on the Ohio circuit he got first money fourteen times. On his farm, known as "Living Spring," he has about forty head of fine horses. Mr. Selby has done much for the advancement of fine stock in Knox County. In politics, he is a democrat.

SIMPKINS, GEORGE W .; Farmer; Maquon Township; born in Pennsylvania, December 17, 1832. His parents, Horatio and Mary (Rice) Simpkins, and his grandparents, Ananias and Rachel Simpkins, came from Pennsylvania. He was married in Haw Creek Township to Mary, the daughter of David McCoy, an old settler in Haw Creek Township. Their children are: Andrew; Anne, wife of David Barbaro; Nathan; and Henry. His second marriage, July 31, 1886, was with Mrs. Elizabeth (Moore) Pumyea, the daughter of Andrew and Margaret (Steinbrook) Moore. Mrs. Simpkins has two children by her former marriage, William Allen and Edith Pumyea. Mr. Simpkins was born on a farm, and has always been a farmer. After his marriage he rented a farm for two years, one-half mile east of Maquon; he then rented a farm of his father two miles farther east; he then lived for five years three miles north- west of Maquon, after which he moved to Decatur County, Iowa, where he remained one year and returned in 1859. He afterwards farmed five years in Elba Township, and four- teen years four miles west of Maquon. He then removed to Section 21, where he has one hun- dred and fifty-seven acres of finely improved land; he also has one hundred and sixty acres on Section 15, and four town lots. Mr. Simp- kins is a democrat. He has been a member of the Grange for five years.

SMITH, HARRY A .; Farmer; Maquon, Illi- nois: born January 15, 1868, in Fulton County, Illinois: educated in the district schools. His father. William A. Smith, was a native of Penn- sylvania; his mother, Sarah E. Smith, was born in Illinois. His paternal grandparents, Elijah and Susan Smith, were natives of Pennsyl- vania. His maternal grandfather, Andrew Pinegar, was born in Kentucky. His maternal grandmother's Christian name was Matilda.

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The paternal great-grandmother's family name was Brown; that of the maternal great-grand- father, Marchant. November 24, 1892, at Ra- patee, Mr. Smith was married to Lillie M. Norval; they have had three children: Ethel, Halsey and Nellie. In politics, Mr. Smith is a democrat.

SWIGART, WILLIAM; Farmer and stock- man; Maquon; born in Pickaway County, Ohio, August 15, 1822. He is of German descent. His father, Daniel Swigart, was a native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; his mother, Elizabeth (Conrad) Swigart, was born in Greenbrier County, Virginia. Mr. Swigart came from Marion County, Ohio, to Knox County, in November, 1852. For a time he sent occa- sional shipments of grain to Chicago, but in 1862, he engaged permanently in the grain trade. For many years he conducted a lumber yard, which he now rents to other parties. In 1878, he opened a general grocery store in part- nership with J. B. Boynton, which business he still conducts. In 1881, he opened the bank which bears his name. Mr. Swigart is a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F. in Maquon, and is also a Mason, holding membership in the Maquon lodge, in Eureka chapter, No. 98, of Yates City, in Knoxville Council, No. 1, and also in the Peoria Consistory of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rites. He owns three farms in Haw Creek Township and fourteen others scattered in various townships and counties. In all he possesses two thousand six hundred acres of improved land. October 21, 1847, Mr. Swigart was married to Eliza J. McHenry, in Wyan- dotte County, Ohio; she died in 1861, leaving four children: John; Jane, now the wife of O. D. Cooke, of Hinsdale, Illinois; Daniel, now living in Chicago; and Alonzo, deceased. His second wife was Susan Stewart, who was born in Indiana, and died in 1875. She was the mother of six children, of whom the survivors are: Elizabeth, wife of Charles Hartsook, of Haw Creek; Sarah, wife of F. C. Bearmore, Maquon; and Lincoln, of Knoxville. Mr. Swigart was married May 16, 1876, to his pres- ent wife, Elizabeth Bull, who is a native of Fairfield County, Ohio. Mr. Swigart has held numerous local offices and has been Township Treasurer since 1863. He supports the worship of the Methodist Episcopal and the United Brethren denominations. In politics, he is a republican.

WALTER, THOMAS ULYSSES; Farmer; Maquon Township, where he was born March 30, 1869; educated in the common schools of Maquon Township. He was married, near Gil- son, July 15, 1891, to Bessie Leona Baird, daugh- ter of Anthony W. and Melissa (Pickrel) Baird, of Haw Creek Township. They have one child, Harold Baird, born January 8, 1894. Mr. Walter was reared on the home farm, and received his training under the instruction of one of the best farmers in Knox County. He settled on a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, to which he later added eighty acres.

He is successful and highly respected. Mr. Walter is a republican.

YOUNG, WILLIAM; Farmer; Maquon; son of Jobn and Margaret (Boyce) Young, who were natives of Derry County, Ireland. He comes of a Protestant family of probable Scotch extrac- tion, who can trace their descent through many centuries. By trade, the father was a weaver, and for seven years William colored the cloth which his father wove. The parents died at an advanced age in Philadelphia. Will- iam Young was married in Philadelphia, October 12, 1847, to Elizabeth (Gilmore), daugh- ter of Douglas and Mary (Hunter) Gilmore, who were natives of Derry County, Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Young had eight children: Mary, deceased; John; Margaret; Mrs. Martha Pay- ton; James; Mrs. Elizabeth Swan; Mrs. Anna Clark; and William, who died in infancy. Mr. Young came west to Wheeling, Virginia, and worked for three years in a foundry. In 1854, he came to Fulton County and then to Peoria County, Illinois. In 1856, he came to Knox County and farmed ten years in Salem Town- ship. After the war he bought land in Maquon Township and is now the owner of five hun- dred and forty acres of good land.

SALEM TOWNSHIP. By L. A. Lawrence.

Salem lies in the southeast corner of Knox County, and is bounded on the east by Peoria County and on the south by Fulton County. The Galesburg and Peoria division of the Chi- cago, Burlington, and Quincy Railway crosses it from east to west, entering in Section 12 and leaving it from Section 6; while the Buda and Rushville branch of the same road crosses it on a line running almost due south from Yates City, leaving the township from Section 35. These two branches afford Salem, perhaps, more miles of railroad than any other township in the county with the exception of Galesburg.

There are only a few townships that have as fine physical features or as marked beauty of outline as this. Commencing at a point known as Kent's Mound, on Section 12, which rises forty or fifty feet above the common level, a somewhat irregular ridge, sometimes called "divide," runs through the entire township, from east to west, taking the name of Pease Hill in its center and terminating at Union- town, on Section 19, at its extreme western edge.

Fine views of the surrounding country may be obtained from almost any point in this ridge. It creates an almost continuous water- shed across the township, providing the best possible natural drainage; and, as if to com- plete the system, French Creek and Swab Run,

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united, flow along almost the entire northern border from east to west; while Littler s aud Kickapoo creeks course through its southern sections, the former to the west, and the latter to the east, and both having their source at about the township's center. Along these streams were, in early times, belts of good timber, but the requirements of civilization long ago necessitated the felling and consump- tion of most of it. What now remains is but the refuse trees and a second growth, that is fast falling before the farmer's axe. All the first settlements were made along the borders of those streams and belts of timber.

Salem was organized under the general law relating to townships on April 5, 1853, by an election held in a log school house near Michael Egan's home, on Section 29. S. S. Buf- fum was chosen Supervisor; William Gray, Clerk; J. E. Knable, Assessor; D. Waldo, Col- lector; T. A. Croy, G. W. Euke and J. Jordan, Justices; M. B. Mason, A. Kent and J. E. Duel, Highway Commissioners; J. Taylor and D. Waldo, Constables, and G. Christman, Overseer of the Poor.

John Sloan has been the supervisor most fre- quently re-elected, having served eight terms of one year each, at different periods, and others of from one to three years.

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Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Part 195

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