Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Part 198

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913; Gale, W. Shelden
Publication date: 1899
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CARTER, D. M .; Wagon and Carriage busi- ness; Salem Township; born November 8, 1838, in Gallia County, Ohio; educated in the common schools. His father. George Carter, was born in Gallia County, Ohio, and died in Ohio at the age of eighty-four. His mother, Phebe (Ripley) who also died in Ohio, was born in New York; her father, Joshua Ripley, a Bap- tist minister, was a native of New York State. George Carter's father, John, was born in She- nandoah Vale, Virginia, and lived to the age of ninety-seven. December 8, 1868, Mr. Carter married Miss L. J. Boggs in Abingdon, Illinois; she was the daughter of Elliott and Elinor (Mc- Coy) Boggs, who came to Abingdon in 1864.

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Mrs. Carter was born in Nicholas County, West Virginia, October 20, 1841. Both her parents are deceased; the father died at the age of sev- enty; the mother, at the age of eighty. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Carter: Etha B., born September 18, 1869; Myrta L., born July 10, 1873, died April 10, 1894; Earl M., born June 23, 1876. Etha B., graduated at the Chicago Musical College; she married Dr. H. J. Hens- ley; Earl M. is a graduate of the Illinois School of Dentistry at Chicago. Mr. Carter was a sol- dier in the late Civil War, a sergeant in Com- pany F, One Hundred and Forty-fourth Ohio In- fantry. He worked for the government in build- ing and repairing ambulances and wagons until Lee's surrender. He is a member of the G. A. R., Yates City; has been a member of the Board of Aldermen several terms; was manager of a co-operative store in Yates City, Illinois, for about ten years; U. S. storekeeper at Peoria under Julius S. Starr for five years; and now holds the office of Township Treasurer. In poli- tics, he is a republican.

CHAMBERLAIN, F. H .; Farmer and Furni- ture Dealer; Salem Township; born December 29, 1847, in Clinton County, Ohio; educated in Clinton County common schools. His father, John, was born in New Jersey; his mother, Mary Jane, who is now living in Viana, Clinton County, Ohio, was born in Virginia. John Chamberlain's parents, William (who was a sailor) and Elizabeth, were born in New Jersey. Mary Jane Chamberlain's parents, Hadon and Elizabeth (Smithson), were born in Virginia. December 18, 1879. Mr. Chamberlain married Charlotte M. West, in Galesburg; they have three children: Bertha M., Edith W., and Glen H. Mrs. Chamberlain is the daughter of Isaac N. and Charlotte M. West; she was born in Salem Township December 4, 1861; her father was a large landowner. Mr. Chamberlain came to Illinois, in 1872, and farmed for a number of years; then went into livery and harness busi- ness; later in the grocery business; and now has a furniture and undertaking establishment; he also carries a large stock of wall-paper. paints and oils. He is a member of the I. O. of O. F., Lodge No. 360, Yates City. He has been Constable for the town of Salem, and also School Director. In politics, he is a republican.

FAULDS, WILLIAM HILL; Merchant; Doug- las; Salem Township; born in Renfrew County, Scotland, December 7, 1856; educated in Glas- gow. His father, John Faulds, was born at Renfrew, Scotland, and died at Kankakee in 1895. His mother, Jennett (Hill) Faulds, was born in Scotland; died in 1862. Her father, William Hill, was horn in Scotland. March 15, 1892, Mr. W. H. Faulds married, at Galesburg, Sarah, daughter of Abraham and Magdaline Warfield; she was born December 17, 1860. There was one child, Arthur Albert, born May 24, 1893; died October 27, 1893. Mrs. Faulds died in Chicago December 21, 1894. Her mother resides at Maquon. John Faulds located in Vermillion County, Illinois, in 1862, where he bought a tract of land and engaged in mining, continuing in the business until 1870. Mr. W.

H. Faulds came from Scotland in 1866. In 1888 he started in the mercantile business with Mr. Hubbard; he is now sole owner of the business, and has a very large trade. In politics, he is a democrat, and has been deputy Postmaster at Douglas. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

GARRISON, ARWINE; Farmer and Livery- man; Yates City, Salem Township; born Janu- ary 10, 1868, in Clinton, Ohio; educated at Blanchester, Ohio. His parents, James and Susanna, were natives of Ohio, the former of Clinton County, where he now lives, the latter of Brown County. James' father, Arwine, was a native of New Jersey. Susanna Garrison's parents were Peter and Nancy Rude, the latter born in Cincinnati, the former near that city. July 8, 1889, Mr. Garrison married Rosabell Girton in Westborough, Ohio, where she was born June 11, 1870; she was a daughter of John and Edith Girton. Her father died in 1889; her mother is still living at Westborough. She is a member of the Methodist church. Mr. Garri- son was brought up on a farm, and started in the livery business February 27, 1894. In poli- tics, he is a democrat.

GOOLD, SYLVESTER S .; Farmer; Yates City, born June 6, 1855, in Salem Township. His father, William, and his grandfather Syl- vester F., were born in Rutland, Vermont. His mother, Mary E. (Corbin) was born in Ohio; her parents were William and Mary E. (McGin- nis), Corbin who were born in Virginia. Novem- ber 14, 1875, Mr. Goold was married, in Yates City, to Mary E. Knable, who was born in Salem Township May 6, 1852; she was the daughter of John E. and Mary N. (Clark) Kna- ble, both of whom are now dead. Nine chil- dren were born to them: C. C., born October 26, 1876; Evart, born December 23, 1878, died January 10, 1879; J. W. Rosco, born July 15, 1881; Lottie B. born March 14, 1883; Edison R., born June 28, 1885; Sydney S., born March 28, 1887; Mary L., born September 7, 1889; Carrie M., born August 23, 1890; and Susie M., born May 12, 1893. Mrs. Goold taught school for several terms in Salem Township. She died November 2, 1897. Mr. Goold owns about sixty-seven acres of land. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of Ameri- ca, Lodge No. 3102, Yates City. In politics, he is a republican.

HALL, CYRUS M .; Farmer and Merchant; Yates City, Salem Township; born April 6, 1833; educated in the common schools. His father, Chaney Hall, was born in Vermont; his mother, Sarah (Richards) Hall, was born in Ohio. His paternal grandparents, Samuel and Silence Hall, were born in Vermont. His maternal grand- father, Joshua Richards, was born in Pennsyl- vania; his maternal grandmother, Rachel (Clary) Richards, was born in Maryland. Mr. Hall's first wife Rhoda A. Sherman, was born July 3, 1834; died January 29, 1894. They had one child, Cyrus Elmer, born January 28, 1856. Florence E. Winslow, a grandchild, lives in Lincoln, Nebraska; she has one child, Sylvia Eileen, born May 26, 1899. November 8. 1894,

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he married, in Galesburg, Mrs. Lyda M. Buffum, who was born August 24, 1844, in New York; her parents were James and Sarah J. Jobes; her first husband was Matthew Buffum, a farmer, who was born in 1831, and died in 1891; her mother is living, aged eighty-nine. Mr. Hall has been Supervisor, Justice of the Peace, As- sessor, and Road Commissioner. He conducted a hotel at Galesburg, and at Lincoln, Nebraska. In early life he was in the Mercantile and Agri- cultural Implement business. In 1856 he origi- nated a cultivator, which is very extensively used at the present time. In politics, he is a republican.

HENSLEY, H. J .; Physician and Druggist; Yates City, Salem Township; born in Hurman, Fulton County, Illinois, June 21, 1863. His father, John Wesley Hensley, was born in Ken- tucky, October 9, 1835; settled in Fulton County, in 1854, removing to Yates City in 1864, and is now a practicing physician in Peoria, Illinois. His mother, Elizabeth, was born in Vermont. His grandparents, Evans and Anna Hensley, were born in Kentucky. In February, 1889, Dr. Hensley married Etha Carter in Yates City; they have two children: Lucile C., born Febru- ary 25, 1891; and Myrta E., born December 25, 1894. Mrs. Hensley was born in Yates City, September 8, 1878; she was a daughter of David M. and Lavinia Carter, who are both living in Yates City; she is a member of the Eastern Star. In religion, she is a Methodist. Dr. Hensley is a graduate of Rush Medical College; he is a member of the Masonic Order, Lodge Number 448, Yates City, Eureka Chapter, Num- ber 98. He has been President of the City Council, and was Postmaster from 1892 to 1896. In politics, he is a democrat. Besides his prac- tice as a physician, he has a flourishing busi- ness as druggist.

HOWELL, LORENZO, D .; Farmer; Salem Township; born iu North Carolina, October 15, 1847. His parents, David and Catlein (Everitt) Howell, were born in North Carolina and died there. Mrs. David Howell's father, Daniel, was born in Ireland; her mother, Mary, in Scotland. Mr. L. D. Howell was educated in the common schools. February 17, 1876, he was married, in Galesburg, to Mary M., daughter of Levi and Mary Ann Stair; she was born September 29, 1856, in Wayne County, Ohio. They have five children: Mary Alberta, born March 11, 1877; Lulu, born August 25, 1880; Nora, born August 16, 1887; Lorenzo Everitt, born June 3, 1893; and William J. Bryan, born August 11, 1896. Mr. Howell came to Peoria in 1865. He owns a farm of two hundred and five acres (Section 27), and has forty-three cattle and eleven horses. He is a member of A. F. & A. M., Lodge No. 194, Farmington; in politics, he is a democrat. He and his father were in the Confederate army, Company C, Third North Carolina Volunteers. His father was in the Mexican War; and his maternal grandfather was in the War of 1812.

HUNTER, JOSEPH; Farmer; Salem Town- ship; born October 11, 1838, in Madison County, Ohio. He came West with his father in 1846,

and was reared on the Hunter homestead, where he now resides. February 16, 1860, Mr. Hunter was married in Knox County to Rebecca Webb. They had eight children: Mrs. Flor- ence M. Cramhlet, deceased; Grace G., who died at the age of six; James M., who died at the age of eighteen; Joseph Edward, who married Mattie Johnson; Frank S., who married Millie Craig; Mrs. Mary E. Jobes, deceased; Mark L. and Hugh S., are teachers in Knox County public schools. Mrs. Hunter died May 4, 1883, at the age of forty-seven. Mr. Hunter is a dem- ocrat and has been School Director for twenty- four successive years and Assessor nine terms in a republican township. He is a member of the A. F. & A. M. fraternity, Yates City Lodge 448, also of Eureka Chapter, of Yates City, 93.

KENNEDY, LOREN; Farmer and General Grocer; Salem Township, where he was horn September 25, 1854; educated in the common schools. His father, Jacob Kennedy, went from Maryland to Ohio, and from there removed to Salem Township in 1846, where he followed farming until his death in 1891. His mother, Mabel (McDougall), was born in Ohio; died in 1873. October 30, 1877, Mr. Loren Kennedy married Laveny Howsher in Salem Township; there are five children: Grace Mabel, born March 14, 1880; William E., born January 12, 1882; Mertie N., born in May, 1884; Murial, born in June, 1887; Frankie, born in 1891. Mrs. Ken- nedy was born in Iowa in July, 1860. Her par- ents were William and Sarah (Merchant) Howsher. She is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Kennedy farmed until 1892, when he went into the general merchandise business. He is an Odd Fellow, and a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. In politics, he is a democrat.

KIGHTLINGER, T. J .; Yates City; born in Elba Township, Knox County, Illinois, July 28, 1840; educated in the common schools. His parents, Jacob and Maria A. (Berfield) Kight- linger, were born in Crawford County, Penn- sylvania; Jacob was born November 16, 1800, died July 18, 1887; Maria A. was horn March 30, 1806, died July 16, 1886. His paternal grand- father was Isaac Kightlinger. Mr. T. J. Kight- linger's first wife, Margaret Peck, was born in Pennsylvania in 1850. There were four chil- dren: Harley C., born March 22, 1869; Ger- trude F., born June 3, 1871; Walter L., born January 8, 1874; Lura G., horn June 10, 1876. In 1885 he married Salina Shaffer in Galesburg; Major McKee performed the ceremony. Mrs. Kightlinger was born in Ohio, 1841; she is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has been a teacher in the public schools. Mr. Kightlinger left his farm in 1881 and moved to Yates City, where he has been City Marshal two terms; member of the City Board two terms; and Justice of the Peace and Police Magistrate twelve years. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Lodge No. 370, Yates City. He has always taken a prominent part in politics, and has been delegate to county and State con- ventions. He has practiced law in justice courts and acts as collection agent for the sale

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and rental of town and other properties. In religion, he is a Universalist. In politics, he is a republican.

KNOX, JOSEPH; Retired Farmer; Yates City, Salem Township; born September 29, 1824, in Marshall County, West Virginia; edu- cated in the common schools. His father, James Knox, was born in Fayette County, Penn- sylvania, in 1798, and died in 1842; his mother, Margaret (Robinson), was born in Marshall County, West Virginia; her father, William Robinson, was a native of Ireland. March 15, 1849, Mr. Knox was married in Marshall County, West Virginia, to Mary A., daughter of Brice and Sarah (Rush) Blair. Ten children were born to them: George M., born December 15, 1851; William L., born May 28, 1854; Brice Blair, born August 7, 1855; Frank, born October 2, 1857; Joseph P., born September 24, 1860; Sarah M., born May 27, 1862; Charles Lincoln, born November 4, 1864; John M., born February 16, 1868; Oscar B., born August 12, 1869; and Samuel E., born August 17, 1871. Mrs. Knox is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and of the society of the "White Ribbon." Mr. Knox came to Peoria County in the Fall of 1850. He owns a farm in lowa of two hundred and seventy-seven acres. He has been a member of the Grange. He is a member of the Method- ist Episcopal church. In politics, he is a popu- list.

LOWER, ROBERT A .; Merchant; Salem Township; born April 11, 1844; educated in the common schools. His father, Jacob Lower, was born in Pennsylvania in 1812; his mother, Mary (Cavins) Lower, was born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio; his grandfather, Johann Lower, was born in Germany. Mr. R. A. Lower enlisted in Abing- don October 22, 1861, Company K, Fifty-fifth Volunteers, and participated in the battles of Pittsburg Landing; Shelby Station; Chickasaw Bayou; Arkansas Post; Haines Bluff; Cham- pion Hills; Vicksburg; Missionary Ridge; Dal- ton, Georgia; Dallas, Georgia; Kenesaw Moun- tains; Atlanta; Ezra Church; Siege of Atlanta, and Jonesborough, Georgia. He received a medal for conspicuous gallantry at the siege of Vicksburg, and was discharged at Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 31, 1864. March 10, 1869, he was married at Elmwood to Rachel A. Smith; there are five children: Alfred B., born June 20, 1871; Albert E., born March 8, 1873; Mary E., born November 10, 1877; Ruth A., born April 23, 1879; and Harriet E., born April 5, 1882. Mrs. Lower was born in Eaton, Ohio, June 2, 1844. Her father, G. W. Smith, is now de- ceased; her mother, Mary (Austin) Smith, is living in Elmwood, Illinois. Mr. Lower came with his parents to Salem Township in 1844. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic; was elected Mayor of Yates City in 1888, 1893 and 1837; and was Supervisor of his township in 1895 and 1896. He engaged in the mercantile business in 1869 and has been very successful. In politics, he is a democrat.

RAMP, SAMUEL; Farmer; Yates City, Salem Township; born November 11, 1850, in Knox-

ville; educated in Haw Creek Township. His parents, Benjamin and Sarah (Mapps) Ramp, were born in Hopewell, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the former, November 20, 1815, the latter, September 18, 1819; Benjamin died March 17, 1891; Sarah died March 25, 1891. March 30, 1873, Mr. Samuel Ramp married, in Knoxville, Illinois, Sarah A., daughter of J. T. and Cyntha Ferguson Jacobs; there were six children: Benjamin Franklin, born January 17, 1874, died January 18, 1878; Cyntha May, born June 3, 1877; Thomas L., born April 19, 1879; Lena Grace, born December 15, 1881; Laura Agnes, born March 10, 1885; and Fred Earnest, born January 10, 1891. The surviving children are all at home. Mrs. Jacobs, Mrs. Ramp's mother, died April 10, 1876; Mr. Jacobs lives in Ionia, Kansas. Mr. Ramp lived in Truro Town- ship twenty years, then came to Yates City, November 1, 1893. He owns four hundred and seventy acres of land in Truro Township (Sec- tions 32 and 33) and eighty acres east of Yates City, with very fine buildings. He also owns a fine brick dwelling and seven building lots in Yates City, and a modern residence and three lots in Elmwood. Mr. Ramp's parents came to Illinois in 1848. In politics, he is a republican.

RAMP, WILLIAM; Farmer; Yates City, Salem Township; born October 4, 1841, in Cum- berland County, Pennsylvania; educated in the common schools. His parents, Benjamin and Sarah (Mapps) Ramp were born in Cumber- land County, Pennsylvania; the former, Novem- ber 20, 1815; the latter, September 18, 1819. The father died March 17, 1891; the mother, March 25, 1891. Benjamin Ramp's parents, William and Elizabeth (Herbling) Ramp, were natives of Germany. Sarah Mapp's father, John, was born in New Jersey. William Ramp's first wife was Hannah Jane Richmond, born in 1842, died June 28, 1868. Her parents were Ed- ward and Clarissa (Cook) Richmond. She was a member of the M. E. church. Of this union, there were three children: Alice Jane, born March 30, 1861; David E., born July 26, 1865; and Hattie Ella, born February 6, 1868. His second wife was Susan Welty, daughter of Henry Welty of Knoxville. She died in 1879; she was a member of the Presbyterian church. Of this union there were three children: Cora and Clarence, born June 27, 1871; Luie, born January 10, 1875. He married his present wife, Octava L. Fravel, in Knoxville, April 6, 1881; four children were born to them: Herbert L., born April 3, 1882; Mary Agnes, born November 8, 1883; Willie D., born July 14, 1887; and Carrie Maud, born April 12, 1889. The present Mrs. Ramp, daughter of James and Mary (Hen- dricks) Fravel, was born in Louisiana, January 31, 1853. She is a member of the Presbyterian church. Both the parents are dead. Mr. Ramp came to Illinois, with his parents in the Fall of 1848. His father settled in Haw Creek Town- ship, where he accumulated a large property, about two thousand acres of land, valued at $100.000.00. Mr. William Ramp lived for a time in Persifer and Truro Townships; he spent two

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years in Kansas, and resided for a time in Loui- siana. He now lives on his eighty acres in Salem Township, and has one hundred and fourteen acres in Elba Township. He is a member of Masonic Lodge, No. 448, Yates City, and has been School Director a number of years. In religion, he is a Presbyterian. In politics, he is an independent.

RUNYON, F. J .; Farmer; Salem Township; born June 22, 1858, in Milbrook Township, Peoria County; educated in the common schools. His father, J. C. Runyon, was born in Indiana, November 28, 1825, and lives with him; his mother, Nancy S., was born April 22, 1829, in Preble County, Ohio; died in 1884. Her par- ents, Joseph and Rachel (Hull) Smith, were born in Rockbridge, Virginia. J. C. Runyon's parents, Finus and Dorcas Runyon, were born in Kentucky. November 22, 1882, Mr. F. J. Runyon was married in Peoria to Ethel, daugh- ter of John and Merilla (Krisler) Bridson; she was born in Milbrook Township, Peoria County, January 22, 1863; her mother lives at Laura. Mrs. Runyon is a member of the Presbyterian church. There are three children: Pearl M. and Earl B., born May 3, 1884; Alwilda, born May 20, 1890, died December 27, 1893. Mr. Run- yon is a member of the I. O. of O. F., Lodge No. 102, at Elmwood; Knox Encampment, No. 163; A. F. & A. M., Lodge No. 448, Yates City; East- ern Star, Yates City; Modern Woodmen of America, and Alpine Camp, at Elmwood. He went to Kansas where he lived about four years, and was engaged in the Agricultural Implement business. November 25, 1887, he came to Salem Township and settled on Section 12, where he has a good farm of ninety-seven acres, between Elmwood and Yates City. He is a breeder of pure Chester white hogs, and has taken a num- ber of first premiums. In politics, he is a re- publican.

SLOAN, HUGH A .; Farmer; Yates City, Salem Township, where he was born May 19, 1858; educated in the district school. His par- ents, John and Mary Sloan, were born in Ire- land. March 22, 1883, he married, at Yates City, Ida E. Baird, who was born in Elba Town- ship, June 1, 1861; there are two children: Jessie May, born December 15, 1885; and John, born August 26, 1889. Mrs. Sloan's father was killed in the War of the Rebellion. She has been a teacher of music. Mr. Sloan is Super- visor for Salem Township; he was Road Com- missioner nine years, and School Director for several terms. He has about five hundred and fourteen acres of land. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, Lodge No. 3102, Yates City. In politics, he is a democrat.

SLOAN, SARAH; Yates City, Salem Town- ship; born in Antrim County, Ireland, Novem- ber 22, 1832; educated in the common schools. Mrs. Sloan's parents were Hugh and Sarah (Caulfield) Allen, who were also born in An- trim County, Ireland. Hugh Allen's parents, Hugh and Sarah, and Sarah (Caulfield) Allen's parents, William and Mary Caulfield, were born

in Ireland. Mrs. Sarah Sloan came to America in 1854; her husband John Sloan, in 1850. They were married in Davenport, Iowa, June 13, 1854; there were seven children: Mary, born July 30, 1856; Hugh Allen, born May 19, 1858; Sarah Ann, oorn December 18, 1861; Susan Jackson Kell, born October 7, 1865, died July 27, 1879; James, born January 9, 1870; John, born October 8, 1872, died July 27, 1879; and Jessie, born January 18, 1877, died August 1, 1879. Mary Sloan married Dr. Hensley, and lives in Peoria; Hugh married Elnora Baird, and is Supervisor of Salem Township; Sarah married E. H. Ware, and lives in Douglas; James resides at home with his mother, and manages the farm. Mrs. Sloan's husband was an engineer and surveyor for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail- road, from Burlington to Peoria, and, after the road was built, he bought a farm in Salem Township. He owned about eight hundred acres of land. He was Supervisor a number of years; was a member of the Legislature, and was a distinguished representative of his dis- trict. He was a Free Mason. He died in April, 1889. In religion, he was a Presbyterian.

STECK, R. R .; Farmer; Salem Township; born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, November 12, 1851; educated in the common schools. His parents, S. F. and Isabella (Jack) Steck, were born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, the father, November 22, 1822, the mother, September 27, 1818; Mr. Steck is still living in Elmwood; Mrs. Steck died in Peoria County in 1885. Mr. R. R. Steck's pater- nal grandfather was Simon Steck; his maternal grandparents were Samuel and Nancy (Porter) Jack, who were born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1876, Mr. Steck was married in Salem Township to Elizabeth, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Cunning- ham) McKeegan. Mrs. Steck's parents came from Ireland, and first settled in Fulton County, where Mrs. Steck was born February 14, 1854; in 1855, they removed to Salem Township. Mr. and Mrs. Steck have five children: Isabell E., born August 29, 1878; Edith R., born September 12, 1879; Elizabeth, born March 3, 1882; Mar- garetta R., born March 25, 1886; and Robert B., born July 5, 1892. Edith R. and Elizabeth are graduates of the Farmington High School. Mr. Steck came to Farmington February 13, 1865; settled on Section 34 in Salem Township in 1878; he has acquired a farm of two hundred and twenty-five acres, and has a large amount of stock. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church in Farmington. In politics, he is a re- publican.

STETSON, CHARLES A .; Dry Goods Mer- chant; Yates City, Salem Township; born May 4, 1840, in Otsego County, New York; educated in the common schools of New York, and in Farmington, Illinois. His father, John S., was born in Otsego County, New York, in January, 1805, and died in Farmington, Illinois, in 1892. His mother, Eliza (Robinson), was also born in Otsego County, New York. Mr. Stetson's first wife, Amanda M. (Caldwell), died December 19,

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1887; they had two children: Helen E., born February 27, 1870, now the wife of F. E. Gates, of Omaha, Nebraska; L. R., born February 15, 1879, now with the Merchants National Bank of Peoria. His second wife was Lucindia (Miller), who died December 25, 1891. His third mar- liage was with Mrs. Minnie (Holcomb) Gates, in Galesburg, Illinois, July 18, 1895. They have had two children: Mrs. Stetson was born in Connecticut, in 1840. Mr. Stetson came from New York to Farmington, Illinois, in 1856, when he was sixteen years of age, and in 1862, he en- gaged in the dry goods business. In 1869 he removed to Yates City and built the first brick store in that locality. He has been School Trus- tee a number of years, and a member of the City Board. He is held in high esteem in the community. In politics, he is a republican. Mrs. Stetson is a member of the Presbyterian church.

THURMAN, ALLEN; Farmer; Salem Town- ship; born in 1823 in Highland County, Ohio. He was educated in the common schools. His parents, John and Elsa (Bales) Thurman, were born in Virginia. His paternal grandfather was Allen Thurman. Mr. Allen Thurman's first wife, Elizabeth, who was born in Maryland about 1823, was the daughter of Littleton Truitt; she died in 1878; her parents died in Ohio. Seven children were born to them: John Allen, born October 25, 1849; Mary Ann, born March 7, 1843, died in infancy; Permlia, born May 15, 1850; Rachel, born February 22, 1853; Isaac, born September 21, 1855; and William, born March 19, 1858. In 1884 Mr. Thurman was married to Barbara Branble in Peoria, Illinois; she was born in Maryland. Mr. Thurman came to Illinois in 1833, and settled on the township line between Elba and Salem Township. Soon after his first marriage he settled on a farm in the southern part of Elba Township. His two sons, Isaac and William, are in Montana; John Allen lives in Elba Township. Mr. Thurman has been School Director of his township. In religious belief, he is a Christian. Politically, he is a democrat.

THURMAN, W. H .; Farmer; Salem Town- ship; born in Highland County, Ohio, March 27, 1822; educated in the common schools. His parents, Philip and Jane (Powell) were born on the James River, Virginia. Philip Thur- man was a Methodist preacher in Ohio for sixty years. He brought nine slaves with him from Virginia, but, when he reached Ohio, he set them free. He died at the age of eighty-two. Philip Thurman's parents, Nathan and Fanny, were natives of England. Nathan Thurman was for many years a Methodist preacher. Jane (Powell) Thurman's father was William Powell. January 3, 1815, Mr. W. H. Thurman was mar- ried to Pheba Jane Thurman in Bennington, Illinois. She was born in Highland County, Ohio, December 31, 1826, being the daughter of Mark and Fanny (Marchant). Of this union there were eight children: Dr. Newton Thur- man, born March 3. 1845; Mary Jane, born October 15, 184Y; Adeline, born February 4, 1850; Henry, born November 7, 1852; Fanny

M., born July 24, 1855; Charles M., born Decem- ber 31, 1859; William M., born December 3, 1862; and Ida Irena, born April 15, 1867. Mrs. Thurman's father, Mark Thurman, came to Illi- nois in 1829, when there were only three log- cabins at Peoria, and the place was known as Fort Clark. He was born October 26, 1802, and his wife, October 3, 1806. He died October 26, 1845, and his wife, January 31, 1870. He was the first Justice of the Peace of Maquon Town- ship and the first School Director. Mr. W. H. Thurman came to Bennington, overland, in 1841. He has been Road Commissioner and School Director. In 1844, he became a Camp- bellite. He is a republican.

WILLIAMS, JOHN; Farmer and Carpenter; Salem Township; born February 15, 1832, in Canton, Illinois; educated in the common schools. His parents were W. S. Williams, born in New York, and Elizabeth (Sweegal) born in New Jersey. Elizabeth Sweegal's par- ents were natives of Germany. Mr. John Wil- liams married Miss A. J. Weir, at Knoxville, October 26, 1866; they had one child, Anna, born October 31, 1870. Mrs. Williams was born in Indiana in 1849, and died October 12, 1883. Anna married Horace Franklin Record; they have three children: Roy, born April 7, 1893; Marie, born November 17, 1895; and Ray, born January 15, 1897. In 1852, Mr. Williams went overland with an ox team to Oregon, and for about twelve years followed gold mining. In 1865, he traveled seven months in Germany. After his return home he mined coal for about fourteen years, and then farmed until the sum- mer of 1898, when he started for the Klondike, via Vancouver, B. C., Schwatka, and Lake Ben- nett to Dawson City, where he prospected about twenty days on Eldorado Creek, then returned home via St. Michael and Seattle. In politics, he is a republican.

WILSON, FRANK E .; Cashier Farmers' Bank, Yates City, Salem Township; born in Truro Township, January 12, 1868. His father, John Wilson, was born in West Virginia, Sep- tember 14, 1816, in Moorefield, Hardy County. He removed to Green County, Ohio, and from there to Truro Township, Knox County, Illinois, in 1838, where he started in the mercantile bus- iness and farming. From there he went to Knox Township, and settled on a farm, where he died September 6, 1893. His wife, Mary, was born in Ohio, and is now living in Knoxville. Frank E. Wilson married Kate M., daughter of Edward M. and Hannah Collins, in Persifer Township, October 31, 1894; they have one child, Miriam E., born March 5, 1898. Mr. Wil- son was educated at Knoxville, and is a gradu- ate of the Gem City Business College, Quincy, Illinois. He is a member of the A. F. & A. M., No. 448, Yates City, and Eureka Chapter, 98, and is Secretary of both lodges. He has been City Treasurer a number of years, and is now President of the City Board. In politics, he is a democrat.

ZOOK, HARRY; Farmer; Salem Township; born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, No-

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vember 25, 1835. His parents, Joseph and Mary Zook, were born in Franklin County, Pennsyl- vania, and the former died in 1862. March 17, 1862, in Lewiston, Fulton County, Mr. Harry Zook married Anna Maria Bond, who was born September 25, 1842, near Farmington; she was the daughter of Selden and Maria (Cady) Bond. Mrs. Zook's mother died near Farmington, and

her father died in Salem Township. In 1845 Mr. Zook came to Canton, Illinois, with his par- ents, who afterwards located southeast of Farm- ington. With his wife, he came to Salem Town- ship in 1869, and settled on Section 20, where he has a farm of eighty acres, with very fine buildings, and where he raises all kinds of fruit. In politics, he is a democrat.

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Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Part 198

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