History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois, Part 113

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. ; O.L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 948

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therian Church. He has been a member of the school board, is a wide-awake, free minded man, and in politics is identified with the Democratic party.

ROMEO FRIGANZA, merchant, Mound City, was born October 17, 1815, on Minocar Island, one of the Balearic group, in the Medi- terranean Sea, subject to Spain. His life has been a checkered one, almost romantic. His father, Salvador Friganza, was a native of Mal- ta, in the Mediterranean. He died in Minocar, where he had been married to Juanna Pons, a descendant of one of the oldest and most re- nowned families on the island, members of which occupy positions of the highest trust. She died on the island after giving birth to thirteen children, of whom only two sons are now liv- ing-Joseph, who never left his native island. and is now living on the estate of his parents, and Romeo, our subject, who was partly educat- ed on his native island, but received most of his education on board the United States man- of-war, "Constitution," the commodore ship of the Mediterranean squadron, on which he had embarked without the knowledge of his parents, and on which he stayed two years, when he was transferred to the " North Carolinian," who re- lieved the old " Constitution." He stayed on her till 1827, when he was transferred with the Paymaster, N. H. Perry, to the United States sloop-of-war, "Lexington," on which he remained till his arrival in New York in 1830. He was then transferred by Commodore Isaac Chauncy, to the New York navy yard, for the purpose of learning the trade of ship joiner, there to re- main till the age of twenty-one. Through his industry and efficiency, he was, at the breaking- out of the Mexican war, made foreman of the joiners in the navy yard, continuing as such till 1856, when he was promoted to master joiner a position of high trust, which he held till the breaking out of the civil war, when he was or- dered to St. Louis, there to aid Admiral Foote in building and equipping gun-boats for the Mis-

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sissippi Squadron. He remained in the service till July 1, 1874, which was after the abandon- ment of the naval service at Mound City. After a continual service of forty-six years, he retired from the public service, and for the last two years has been keeping a book store. His rec- cord in the navy is one of the very best, and should deserve a better reward. During the years from 1861 to 1865, while acting as Naval Constructor, $3,000,000 passed though his hands, yet no questions were asked at Wash- ington. His was the only office of that kind that was not investigated after the war. Admiral Porter in a letter, says : " You ought to feel highly honored, as yours is the only office that does not need investigation." He is also hon- orably mentioned in naval histories. Our sub- ject has been married twice. His first wife was Delilah Boardman, who died in 1856, leaving eight children-Joseph, Henry, Romeo, John Margaret, Eliza, Sarah and Charles (deceased). Joseph was in ;the navy during the war, and Henry and Romeo were in the army. His sec- ond wife, Mrs. Anna Huckleberry, whose maiden name was Harrington, is the mother of six children-Allen, Ira, Ida and Charles Huckle- berry, from her first husband, and Archy and Willie Friganza, with our subject. Mr. Friganza is Democratic in politics. He has been Mayor of Mound City for the last ten years, also County Commissioner for two years. Is now President of the School Board, in which he served twelve years. He is also an active member of the A., F. & A. M.

S. H. GRAVES, County Coroner. Mound City, was born November 22, 1837, in Alexander County, Ill., son of Edward Graves, a native of Tennessee, who died July 6, 1851, of the Asiatic cholera. He was a farmer by occupation. The mother of our subject was Elizabeth (Mirron) Graves, a native of Pennsylvania. She died in Scott County, Mo. She was the mother of four children, of whom two, the oldest and youngest, are now living, viz. : Samuel H., our subject,

and his sister, Amanda M. Devouch. Samuel H. is mainly self-educated. In early life he followed farming. He enlisted August 22, 1861, in the Thirty-first Illinois Regiment Volunteers, Company F, and was promoted to Orderly Ser- geant. He served three years under the stars and stripes, and was then honorably discharged in East Point, Ga., having participated in the battles of Belmont, Mo., Fort Donelson, battle and siege of Vicksburg, and others. He was wounded at the battle of Fort Donelson by a minnie ball shattering his right hand. He draws a pension now. After the war, he re- turned to Pulaski County, where he was joined in matrimony, October 20, 1864, at old Amer- ica, to Miss Mary C. Littlejohn, born May 22, 1839, in Mason County, Ky., daughter of Daniel and Cynthia A. Thompson. Mrs. Graves is the mother of six children, now living, viz. : Minnie, born January 27, 1866 ; Edward F., born January 27, 1868 ; Lilie D., born Decem- ber 2, 1869 ; Nettie B., born October 9, 1871 ; Flora, born April 13, 1876 ; and William O., born October 13, 1878. After marriage Mr. Graves engaged in the lumber business for two years, when he turned his attention to farming. He has filled school offices, and in the fall of 1882, was elected Coroner of Pulaski County. He is a member of the A., F. & A. M. fraternity, Villa Ridge Lodge, No. 562. In politics, he is a Republican.

WILLIAM L. HAMBLETON, deceased. In writing the history of this County, and especially that of Mound City, the writers have endeavored to preserve the history of some deserving men-men who have done something for the people, perhaps done more for the people than for themselves ; self-made men, who practically commenced life with their own resources, with less than a limited educa- tion, with no long list of crowned ancestry, but who were endowed with pluck, persever- ance, a vitality and nerve which overcomes all obstacles, that break down the weak but that

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aid in strengthening the will and character of the self-made man. Many of our successful business men have accumulated fortunes, while others that toiled just as hard, bore the same or more hardships, have not been as successful, owing to their large heartedness, their readi- ness to aid those in trouble or distress, whose heart and purse were open to all, regardless of color, isms, or politics. To the latter class be- longs the subject of this sketch. whose portrait appears in this work. He was known only to be loved and respected. His name is spoken by the rough-and-ready river or railroad men, as one would speak of a friend that sticks closer than a brother. He has reared for him- self a monument in the hearts of his fellow-men, that rivals the one in the National Cemetery, in whose construction he was instrumental, being one of the Commissioners. His whole life has been more devoted to the interest and happiness of others than his own. In the simple, but expressive language of the people who knew him, he was called a "man" in every sense of the word. He was born November 15, 1825, in Maryland. His father, Thomas Hambleton, was a ship-carpenter by occupa- tion. He was of Scotch descent, the old family name being Hambledown. William L. Hamble- ton served his apprenticeship as ship-carpenter in Cincinnati, where he afterward, in company with his brother, Samuel T., started a ship- yard. In 1860, he permanently located in Mound City, where he and his brother operated a ship-yard, better known as the "marine ways." Here he was joined in matrimony. December 31, 1863, to Sarah E. Kain, born April 1, 1840, in Clermont County, Ohio. Her father, Daniel Kain, a farmer in Clermont County, was of German descent. Her mother, Jane Tate, a native of New Jersey. was a daughter of Thomas Tate, a native of Scotland, and a cooper by occupation. Jane Tate was the mother of nine children, of whom the last seven were children by her second husband,

Nelson Applegate. Mrs. Sarah E. Hambleton is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Her life is devoted to the interest of her interesting family, which consists of six children now living, of whom the three oldest are children from her late husband's first wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Tate, who died June 9, 1862. The children are Adaline F., the wife of G. T. Whitlock ; Thomas H., born October 7, 1858 ; Sarah E .. born November 11, 1860 ; Lilie, born August 13, 1868 ; Jessie H., born March 31, 1870, and Alfred S., born August 15, 1873. William L. Hambleton was a man whose place has not been filled since his demise, which occurred January 29, 1883, in Mound City, which place he had also served as City Treasurer, member of the City Council, and was also appointed one of the Commission- ers for the building of the State House of Springfield, Ill. His memory will be cherished by all with whom he came in contact.

DAVID D. HARRIS, carpenter and builder, Mound City, is a native of Versailles, Wood- ford Co., 'Ky , born September 8, 1831, to Da- vid H. and Margaret (Peters) Harris. He was born in Orange County, Va., in 1785, and died in Versailles, Ky., in 1847 ; he was a car- penter by occupation, a son of Linsey Harris, a native of Virginia and a soldier of the Rev- olutionary war. Subject's mother was born in Franklin County, Va., in 1789, and died in Lexington, Ky., in 1856 ; she was the mother of five children, of whom the following are now living : William P., Mrs. Frances Hartje, Mrs. Ann Foushee, and David D., the sub- ject of this sketch. He was reared and edu- cated in his native county, and, when quite young, apprenticed himself at the carpenter's trade, with his brother, William P. Harris, and worked at his trade there until 1857, when he removed to Jackson County, Mo., and there en- gaged in farming until 1863, when he came to Mound City, Ill., and has since been engaged at his trade. In Danville, Ky., October 13,

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1857, he married Mary E. Fletcher, a native of Lincoln County, Ky., born September S,' 1839. She is a daughter of John and Mary E. (Quin- ton) Fletcher and the mother of the following children : William B., born February 15, 1859 ; David D., born March 9, 1862, and Maggie P., born September 2, 1864. Mr. Har- ris is an active member of the I. O. O. F. ; is a Democrat in politics, and has served the city as Alderman.

EDWARD A. HAY, mechanic, Mound City, was born July 31, 1839, in Baltimore, Md., son of William H. Hay, born in 1800 in St. Mary's County, Md., a butcher by occupa- tion. He died in Baltimore in June, 1844. He married Jane Moran, born 1798 in Mary- land ; she died, 1862 in Athens, Menard Co., Ill. She was of French descent, and the mother of five boys and four girls, of whom four boys and three girls are now living. Our sub- ject was educated in Baltimore. In 1854, he came West, settling in Athens, Menard Co., Ill., where he learned his trade with his brother James C. In the fall of 1861, he enlisted in the Twenty-eighth Illinois Volunteers, Company F, serving till close of war. He was a drum- mer most of the time. He participated in the battles of Fort Henry, Shiloh Corinth, siege of Vicksburg, Hatchee River, Jackson, Miss., and Spanish Fort, Ala. In February, 1865, he crossed the Gulf of Mexico with his regi- ment. After the war, he came to Mound City, where he has followed his trade. He was mar- ried here to Caroline Wilson, born December 7 1 846, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a daughter of Jacob and America (Murphy) Wilson. Mrs. Caroline Hay is the mother of three children, viz. : Estella, deceased ; Willie, born June 14, 1870, and Pearl May, born May 28, 1877. Mr. Hay is a Republican, also a member of the I. O. O. F., and a Knight of Honor. He has been School Director, and also a member of the City Council for two terms.

WILLIAM T. HAYDEN,' farmer, P. O.

Mound City, was born November 1, 1839, in Montgomery County, Ind., son of Jonah T. Hayden, a native of Pennsylvania. He died in Champaign County. Ill .; he was a farmer. The mother of our subject was Mary (Peters) Hayden, a native of Pennsylvania. She was the mother of nine children, of whom five are now living, viz .: Rebecca, Sarah A., James, Samuel and William T., our subject, who went to school in Champaign County, Ill. He de- voted himself to farming. He was married, September 20, 1860, to Miss Maria James, born February, 1842, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Durham) James ; she is the mother of nine children, viz .: Douglas A., born No- vember 24, 1862 ; George W., born October 15, 1864 ; Mary E., born March 21, 1867 ; William T., born October 24, 1869; Maria C .. born October 27, 1871 ; John T., born November 2, 1873; Romantha A., born December 10. 1875 ; Ida M., born July 21, 1878, and Samuel J., born December 11, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Hay- den are religiously connected with the Southern M. E. Church. He has a farm of 110 acres. He has served the people in his neighborhood in the capacity of School Director. In politics, he is Democratic, but votes for the best man.

HON. DANIEL HOGAN, Mound City, was born in the county of Kilkenny, Ireland, July 4, 1849. His father was a respected and well-to- do farmer, whose ancestors had for generations been land-owners. His mother, a descendant of the O'Mahers, a family of title and distinc- tion, famous in the early and present history of Ireland. In 1852, when the subject of this sketch was but an infant, his father brought his family to America, and became one of the early settlers of Pulaski County, Ill. The early days of Daniel were spent on a farm, and in at- tending the public schools of the district, finally taking the high school course at Cairo, Ill., and studying the various branches of telegra- phy at night. This latter acquirement was of great benefit to him during the war. The first

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signal for the great civil conflict found him too young to enlist, but he was smuggled by an elder brother into the camp of the Thirty-first Illinois Volunteers, commanded by Col. John A. Logan. Some months later, he was regu- larly enrolled in the telegraph corps of the United States Army, and attached to the bri- gade serving under Gen. U. S. Grant, as confi- dential cipher clerk, with the rank of Lieuten- ant, and afterward of Captain. He was present at the capture of Fort Henry, and Clarksville and Nashville, Tenn., and was under fire at Fort Donelson, Corinth, and Iuka, Miss .; was with Gens. Hatch and Grierson, in their various caval- ry raids and fights in Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. He was frequently stationed at impor- tant and exposed posts in the enemy's country, and engaged in tapping his telegraph wires, many times narrowly escaping capture. He accompanied Gen. W. T. Sherman and staff to Chattanooga, Tenn., before starting on his " march to the sea, " as his confidential cipher clerk and telegrapher, but being urgently wanted in Memphis, Tenn, was sent there as chief of the military lines. At the close of the war, Capt. Hogan was honorably mustered out for "faithful and important military services." He then entered and graduated from Bryant & Stratton's Business College, and took service under the Western Union Telegraph Company, in the principal cities of the United States. He came to Mound City, Ill., in 1869, in order to be near his aged parents, who both died at an advanced age, the father at seventy-four, and the mother seventy-two, being affection- ately attended by their dutiful son. The ability and business integrity of Mr. Hogan soon at- tracted the attention of his neighbors, and al- though very young for the office, he was in 1873 elected County Clerk, and re-elected at every ensuing election until 1882, when he was elected to the State Senate from the Fifty-first Senatorial District, comprising the counties of Franklin, Williams, Johnson and Pulaski, ,de-

feating Mr. Youngblood, the Democratic candi- date, by nearly 1,000 votes. He at once took an active part in all important legislation, and was placed on many important committees, and proved himself a keen financier, and in the protracted legislative dead-lock of January, 1883, and that finally elected Gov. S. M. Cul- lom to the United States Senate, Mr. Hogan contributed no small part of the result, and showed himself one of the shrewdest young pol- iticians and caucus managers in the State, and his friends predict for him a brilliant future. In 1876, Mr. Hogan married the daughter of the late Judge G. W. Carter, one of the wealthy and original founders of Mound City, and for many years President of the Mound City Rail- road Company, and of the Emporium Real Es- tate and Manufacturing Company. The suc- cessful manner in which Mr. Hogan has man- aged his own and his wife's large interests proves him to be an able and safe man.

A. HUTTON, farmer and mechanic, P. O. Mound City, was born December 28. 1833, in Bannockburn, Scotland, son of David Hutton, born 1798 in Bannockburn, Scotland. where he was a merchant, but the latter part of his life he was a Jacquard machine-maker. He died there. The mother of our subject was Anna Garow, born in Oswego, N. Y. She died in Scot- land. Our subject was the only child. He re- ceived a common school education in Scotland, where he also learned the boiler maker's trade, which he followed for three years in Egypt. In 1856, he came to the United States, having pre- viously been one year in Quebec, Canada. He worked at his trade in many of the principal cities of that day, including St. Louis, Cincin- nati and New Orleans. In 1858, he came to Mound City, where he worked at his trade for James Goodlow, in the foundry for two years. He finally settled on a farm in 1860, still work- ing at his trade until 1875. Since then, he has farmed exclusively. Our subject was married in Mound City, June 10, 1859, to Miss Martha

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Boothby, born January 10, 1841, in Philadel- phia, Penn., daughter of William and Mary (Gibson) Boothby, natives of England. Mrs. Hutton is the mother of Anna, born September 7, 1861, wife of William Parker. She is the mother of Pearl Parker, born February 5, 1881. Our subjeet has been identified with the Demo- eratic party.

W. H. JACKSON, farmer, P. O. Mound City, was born February 22, 1829, in Henderson County, Tenn., son of Jesse Jackson, a native of North Carolina, where he learned the ear- penter's trade ; followed it and farming through life. He lived one year where our subject was born, and then removed to Graves County, Ky., where he followed earpentering till his death, which occurred in 1834, being taken sick while building a house in Columbus, Ky. He was a quiet man, who never sought notoriety or office. The mother of our subjeet was Elizabeth (Ri- ley) Jackson, a native of North Carolina, and yet living. She was the mother of six children, of whom four are now living-Clark, Rebecca Atwood, Julia Duffel and William H., our sub- ject, who was educated in Graves County, Ky., where he taught school for three years, and then turned his attention to farming, which has been his oceupation through life. He left Ken- tucky in the spring of 1867, settling in Pulaski County, where he bought thirty-one and one- third aeres of Lots No. 1 and 2, of the old town of America, which once had about 1,600 in- habitants, but which is now only a field. Our subject was joined in matrimony twice. His first wife was Lucy E. Keeling, a native of Ken- tucky. She died in November, 1866. She left two children-Thomas F., born November 23, 1857 ; (he is now at the Pagosa Springs, Colo.), and Nancy E., wife of B. W. Jackson, born June 2, 1860, in White County, Ill., son of Isaac and Rhoda (Storm) Jackson, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter a native of Illinois. Our subject was married a second time to Mrs. Missouri Adams, daughter of

George Mason, a native of Pennsylvania, a blacksmith doing the first iron work on the first jail house in Cineinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Jackson is a member of the Presbyterian Church. In 1868, our subject was elected Justice of the Peace, serving four years. He served the peo- ple with ability, and was elected for another term in the fall of 1881. He is now Deputy Assessor. In polities, he has been identified with the Democratie party.

WALTER JACKSON, farmer, P. O. Mound City, was born on June 6, 1857, in London, England, son of Henry Jackson, a native of London, England, where he yet resides. He is a compositor by occupation. The mother of our subject was Maria Keeble, a native of England, deceased. She was the mother of eleven children, of whom three are now living -William, a machinist in San Francisco : Henry, a printer in San Francisco ; and Walter, our subject, who was edueated in England. He eame to the United States in June, 1874, settling in Pulaski County, where he has been farming since. He has a farm of 330 aeres. He was married here to Miss Fannie J. Peeler, born November 9, 1856, in Cairo. She is a daughter of Lindsey and Emilie (Cook) Peeler. The former is a native of the United States, the latter of England. Mrs. Fannie Jackson is the mother of two children now living-Horace, born July 6, 1880, and Walter S., born Septem- ber 6, 1882. Mr. Jackson is a member of the Knights of Honor, Mound City Lodge, No. 1847. In politics, he is identified with the Democratie party.

CHRISTIAN KELLER, barber, Mound City, was born near Worms, in Osthofen, Hes- se-Darmstadt, Germany, April 1, 1843. His father, Peter Keller, is a native of Germany. and a cooper by occupation. His wife, mother of our subject, was Kate (Ratmacher) Keller, who died .in Germany, her native State. Of the children born to her, five are now living. Christian Keller received a limited education

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in Germany, but by observation and business experience in America has become master of the English language. When he was fourteen years of age, he bade home and friends fare- well and sailed for America, landing at New Orleans, and located at St. Louis, where he ap- prenticed himself at the barber's trade. At the breaking-out of the late civil war, he en- listed in Company B of the Forty-third Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was wounded at the battle of Pittsburg Landing, which made the amputation of a limb necessary to save his life. He was honorably discharged in Jackson, Tenn., in the spring of 1863. He then went to his home in St. Clair County, Ill., from where he had enlisted and where his relatives resid- ed. In the fall of the same year, he went to Cincinnati and again resumed working at his trade. In the fall of 1865, he came to Mound City. Ill., where he has since remained. In 1867, on the 27th of October, he married Miss Elizabeth Revington, a native of Pulaski Coun- ty. Ill., born September 2, 1849, and a daugh- ter of Peter and Sarah (Thomson) Revington, the former a native of Ireland and the latter of Pulaski County, Ill. This nion has been blessed with the following children : George William, born March 23, 1869; Edward J., born November 12, 1871; Lucy A. F., born March 26. 1876. Mr. Keller is a member of the Lutheran Church, and a Republican in politics.

E. R. LEWIS, farmer, P. O. Mound City, was born August 2, 1847, in Warren, Trumbull Co .. Ohio, son of Benjamin Lewis, born in Warren, Ohio. The father was a hotel keeper in early life. In 1857, he went to Arkansas, where he farmed till his death, which occurred in 1864. The mother of our subject was Bet- sey (Rappert) Lewis, born in Erie, Penn. She died in Pulaski County, Ill., in 1864. She was the mother of six children, of whom four are now living, viz .: Mary F. Vessey, Emelia Jones, Matilda and Elisha R., who was educated partly in Ohio and partly in Illinois. In early

life, he took to farming, which he has kept up ever since. He was joined in matrimony, April 29, 1870, in this county, to Miss Alice Beaver, born February 19, 1853, on the farm where she now resides. She was a daughter of Abraham and Malinda (Rhoden) Beaver, who are old settlers, and is the mother of five chil- dren, viz .: Pearl, born October 22, 1871 ; George, born March 29, 1873; Leona, born July 3, 1875 ; Mary A., born January 27, 1878; Minnie, born August 24, 1882. Mr. Lewis has a farm of 106 acres. He is a mem- ber of the Knights of Honor fraternity ; he came to this county in 1863; has been a School Director for about seven years. In politics, he has been identified with the Demo- cratic party.

J. M. LEWIS, station agent and operator, Mound City, was born January 2, 1850, in Law- rence County, Ill. ; son of W. M. and Martha (Craven) Lewis, the former a native of Kentucky. He and wife died in Lawrence County, Ill. He, the father of our subject, was a millwright by occupation, but followed farming mostly ; he was the father of eight children, of whom six are now living, the youngest being our subject, who was educated in Lawrence County. In 1871, he learned telegraphy at Lawrenceville, where he took the office of agent and operator the latter part of the same year. After six months, he took the office at Bridgeport, where he stayed four years and three months. In August, 1876, he went on a farm near Bridge- port. He was a tiller of the soil for two years, when he once more turned to his profession; re- maining six months on the Hannibal & St. Joe Railroad. In the spring of 1879, he moved back to Lawrenceville, III. In the fall of the same year, he went to Vincennes, Ind., where he worked one year for the C. & V. and I. & V. Railroad Companies, after which he was sta- tioned one year in Grand Chain and then, in September, 1881. he came to Mound City, where he holds the position of station agent,

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History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois, Part 113

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892? Publication date: 1883 Publisher: Chicago, Ill. ; O.L. Baskin & Co. Number of Pages: 948

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. ; O.L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 948