History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois, Part 88

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

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JOHN F. WILLIAMS, farmer, P. O. Anna, was born in Union County, Ill., February 20, 1856. His father, Peter Williams, is a native of Virginia, and is now residing in Saratoga Precinct, Union County. His mother, Nancy (Verble) Williams, was born in Union County, and died in 1859. She was the mother of two children. John F., our subject, was raised on the farm and educated in the common schools of his native county. At nineteen years of age,

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he left his home and embarked on his career in life as a farmer. He is now the manager of 120 acres of land, and is the owner of forty acres. In 1875, he married Miss Mary A. Penninger,

a native of Union County. This union has been blest with the following children : William, Everet, Oscar and Ralph.

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B. H. ANDERSON, farmer, P. O. Jonesboro, was born January 5, 1838, in Union County. His father, Preston Anderson, may be classed among the pioneers who came here when the settlements were few, and the for- est was filled with wild beasts, and the prairies abounded with game. He was born in 1809, in Tennessee, and died November, 1875, in this county. When quite young, he was left an orphan. He was a farmer by occupation, and was married in Tennessee to Lucinda Williams, who was born in 1815 in Tennessee. She died in 1867 in this county. She was the mother of twelve children, of whom ten reached the age of maturity. Her son, Benjamin H., was the fifth child. He received a common school education in this county, where he also enlisted August 15, 1862, in Company D of the One Hundred and Ninth Regiment of Illinois Volunteers. He was afterward transferred to the Eleventh Regiment Illinois Volunteer In- fantry, Company I, and was mustered out Oc- tober 10, 1864, on the White River, Ark. While in the One Hundred and Ninth Regiment, he was promoted from Orderly Sergeant to First Lieutenant. He participated in the bat- tles of Yazoo City, Clinton, Miss., and Jackson, Miss. Our subject was joined in matrimony, November 7, 1864, in Jonesboro, to Miss Serena Armstrong, born September 18, 1844, in this county. She is a daughter of Calvin and Mary A. (McElhaney) Armstrong, who were born in Union County, Ill., where they also died when Mrs. Anderson was quite young. Mrs.

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Anderson is the mother of four children now living, viz .: Henry H., who was born October 6, 1865; Charles H., born June 9, 1868 ; Fannie, born February 28, 1871 ; William S., born January 15, 1881. Mr. Anderson has over 200 acres of land, of which over eighty acres are in the corporation of Jonesboro. He is a Knight of Honor, Jonesboro Lodge, No. 1,891. In 1883, he was elected Alderman of Jonesboro. In politics, he is connected with the Democratic party.

0. P. BAGGOTT, Sheriff, Jonesboro, was born in Montgomery County, near Dayton, Ohio, September 1, 1840. His father, James Baggott, was born in 1791, near Fredericks- burg, Va., and died in Osborn, Ohio, in 1863. He was a participant in the war of 1812. He married Mary Caylor, who bore him the fol- lowing children : Martin V., Oliver P., Jose- phine, James P. and Charles L. Oliver P. Baggott (our subject) was educated in Ohio, and in early life engaged in farming and teach- ing school. In 1861, the 21st of June, he re- sponded to the call of his country, and enlisted in the Eleventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served three years. He participated in many scenes and battles, some of which may be men- tioned, as second Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge and Resaca, Ga. In 1864, he returned to Ohio, and soon afterward went to the oil regions of Pennsylvania, where he remained two years. In 1866, he came to Illinois and located in Union County, where he engaged in

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farming and teaching until 1878, when he was appointed Deputy Sheriff under George Barrin- ger, and remained in said office until 1882, when he was elected Sheriff of the county. Mr. Baggott was married, April 8, 1869, in Union County, Ill., to Miss Ruth Delves, a native of England, near Market Drayton ; she was born November 11, 1845; she is a daugh- ter of William and Mary (Watkins) Delves, and is the mother of four children, viz .: Harry Lee, born February 28, 1870; Maud, born July 7, 1871; George M., July 17, 1877, and Lola, born January 23, 1879. Mr. Baggott is a member of the following fraternities and orders : A., F. & A. M., Anna Lodge, No. 520; I. O. O. F., Anna Lodge, 291 ; the K. of H., and the Knights and Ladies of Honor. In politics, his sympathies are with the Democratic party.

C. C. BALLANCE, farmer, P. O. Jones- boro, is a native of this county, and a son of Samuel. and Vina (Steiner) Ballance, who came to this county from Louisiana. He re- ceived a common school education and then settled down as a farmer, and now owns a farm of 130 acres, a part of which is devoted to a large orchard. Our subject was married, Octo- ber 3, 1867, to Mrs. Ritta Penrod, who was born in this county January 9, 1842, and is the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Smith) Lyerly. She is the mother of five children now living, viz .: William R. Penrod, now mar- ried to a Miss Maggie Miles ; Sarah I. Penrod, who married Hugh Grammer ; Ada S., Colum- bus C. and Minnie A. E. Mr. and Mrs. Bal- lance are both members of the Christian Church. Mr. Ballance has occupied the position of School Director and is identified with the Democratic party. ·

E. M. BARNWELL, Circuit Clerk and Re- corder, Jonesboro, was born June 13, 1837, in Hind County, Miss., and is a son of Edward M. and Maria Ann (Martin) Barnwell. He was a son of E. M. Barnwell, and was born in England and died in New Orleans, La .; she was born in

Ireland, and died near Natchez, Miss. They were the parents of three children, viz .: Ed- ward M. (our subject), John P., a farmer in Cass County, Mo., and Mark W. He died at the age of twenty-one at Pleasant Hill, Mercer Co., Ky., at the Shaker settlement, where he and his brothers had been placed after their mother's death, by her request. In 1861, our subject left the Shaker settlement, and came to this county. He worked for Mr. W. Davie in the harness and shoe shop for about a year ; after that he taught school six months and then commenced the study of telegraphy at Anna In 1865, he obtained a position as operator in Dongola, Ill., where he remained until the spring of 1881, when he was elected Clerk of the Circuit Court and Recorder of Union County, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of A. Polk Jones, who had been Clerk for many years. Mr. B. was married, September 19, 1871, in Dongola, to Miss Emma J. Bristol, a native of Palestine, Crawford Co., Ill. She died in Dongola in March, 1872. Mr. B. is a member of Dongola Lodge, No. 343, I. O. O. F., and Dongola Lodge, No. 2205, K. of H. He is politically a Democrat.

C. BARRINGER. merchant, Jonesboro, was born September 29. 1825, in this county, and is the oldest of seven children. His grand- father, Henry Barringer, came to this county in an early day, and his son Daniel, who came here with his father, was married to Elizabeth Treese, born in Rowan County, N. C. She died in this county. Mr. C. Barringer's chances for an education were limited, he only attending the old fashioned subscription schools in this county. In most respects in regard to his business career, it may be said that he is a self-made man. In early life he was a farmer, and in 1846 he enlisted in Company F, of the Second Illinois Volunteer Infantry (Col. Bissel), and with it participated in the Mexican war, serving one year. After the war, he followed farming for some years. On March 5, 1848, he

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was married to Miss Matilda Hileman, born November 9, 1826, in Union County, Ill. She is a daughter of Christian and Nancy (Davis) Hileman, who were old settlers. Three chil- dren were the result of this union-George, Nancy C. and Phena. In the summer of 1861, Mr. Barringer enlisted in Company F, of the One Hundred and Ninth Illinois Volunteer In- fantry (Col. A. J. Nimmo). In the spring of 1863, our subject opened a grocery store on a small scale, with a stock of $64. He has con- tinned in that business ever since, and has prospered. Mr. Barringer is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Jonesboro Lodge, No. 111. He has served the public in the capacity of Alderman, Mayor and City Treasurer, which latter office he fills now. In politics, he has been connected with the Democratic party.

J. F. BITTLE, farmer, P. O. Jonesboro, was born in this county December 18, 1835, and is a son of John Bittle, who was born in North Carolina, and married in Kentucky to Hannah Kitts, who was the mother of twelve children. Her father, Jackson Kitts, was a soldier nnder Gen. Jackson in the war of 1812. John Bittle was a farmer, and came to this county in an early day. Our subject, John F. Bittle, went to school in this county, and also married here to Lavina Sheral, who was the mother of five children, viz. : Maranda A., born April 29, 1863 ; Columbus M., born June 24, 1867 ; Sarah A., born March 7, 1871 ; Han- nah I., born October 21, 1874 ; Martha E., born December 1, 1878. This lady died Jannary 16, 1880, after which Mr. Bittle was married the second time, to Mrs. Julia J. Rhoades, nee Douglas, born December 5, 1841, in Cape Girar- dean County, Mo. She is the daughter of Robert and Maria Ann (Hall) Douglas, and the mother of five children, viz. : Alice J. Rhoades, born June 5, 1860, wife of Walter Rhinehart ; Robert A. Rhoades, born November 2, 1861 ; Mary L. Rhoades, born September 22, 1863. wife of Richard Williams ; Anna Rhoades, born

September 19, 1866 ; Ford Francis Bittle, born April 5, 1882. At present, Mr. Bittle resides upon a farm of 200 acres, and is connected with the Democratic party.

HENRY CASPER, farmer, P. O. Jones- boro, was born in Rowan County, N. C., Oc- tober 29, 1835, and is a son of Jacob Casper, who was also born in that State, and there married Eliza Maura, also a native of North Carolina. She is the mother of seven living children-Henry (our subject), Adam, George, David, Elizabeth, Anna and Amy. Subject attended school in this county, and here he was also married, January 14, 1868, to Miss Ma- linda Brown, born February 3, 1838, in this county. She is the daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Brown, who are old settlers in this county, and the mother of two children-Olive, born October 29, 1869 ; William, born April 20, 1875. Mr. Casper at present has a farm of about one hundred acres, and in politics he is connected with the Democratie party. Mrs. Casper is a member of the Baptist Church.

WILLIAM M. CHESTER, farmer, P. O. Jonesboro, was born July 14, 1831, in Bedford County, Tenn. He is a son of John Chester, who was a carpenter by occupation, learning and following his trade in Tennessee, and also in this county, to which he had come in 1847. He was married, in Tennessee, to Mary Lee, who was also a native of Tennessee, where she was born in 1797 ; she died in 1865, May 26, in this county. She was a daughter of John and Mary Lee, who were born in North Caro- lina, and she is the mother of ten children, of whom five are now living-Sarah Meisenheimer, Elizabeth Green, William M., Amanda R. Sams and John D. The father of our subject was born August 7, 1794, in North Carolina, and died December 21, 1872, in this county. Our subject, William M. Chester, received his education partly in this State and partly in Tennessee. He was joined in matrimony, October 14, 1860, in Union County, to Miss

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Francis J. Meisenheimer, who died March 22, 1873, leaving three children-William N., born July 17, 1867 ; Ann Mary, born April 9, 1869; and Amanda, born January 9, 1871. Mr. Chester was married a second time, September 14, 1877, in this county, to Mrs. Georgie A. Leyerle, who was born in Kentucky. She is the mother of four children now living-John B. Lyerle, born November 6, 1870 ; Levy L. Leyerle, born February 18, 1875 ; Henrietta Chester, born October 10, 1878, and Magdalene Chester, born March 23, 1882. Mr. Chester has a farm of eighty acres, which is the old home place of the Chester family. Our sub- ject, as well as his ancestors, have been con- nected with the Democratic party.

JAMES CRAVER, farmer, P. O. Jones- boro, was born March 4, 1822, in Davidson County, N. C., and is the third oldest son of Michael Craver, also a native of that State, who married Susannah Sowers in the same State and then came to this county, where he resided until his death, which occurred in 1838. Here he first followed farming, but during the latter part of his life he shipped pork South to New Orleans, and was at one time the Cap- tain of a company of State militia. He was the father of ten children, of whom seven are living, viz., Christina Ury, Mary Cover, James, David, Malinda, Daniel and Anna Hile- man. David is now in Florida. Daniel is a miner of 1849 in California, and the rest are in this county. Our subject, James Craver, came to this county with his parents in 1827, and has lived here ever since. He attended the schools of this county in an early day, and has since made farming his occupation. He now has a farm of 116 acres inside of the corpora- tion of Jonesboro and 560 acres on the Cape Girardeau road, six miles southwest of Jonesboro. At present, his sister Malinda is keeping house for him. He is now identi- fied with the Democratic party, and will, he says, stick to 'that party as long as he lives.

JUDGE M. C. CRAWFORD, lawyer, Jones- boro, was born in Franklin County, Ill., May 26, 1835, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Randolph) Crawford. The elder Crawford was born in Maryland, to which province his father, also John Crawford, had emigrated from the North of Ireland prior to the Revolutionary war. He left his native country in disgust with the British rule and participated in our war for independence. He married Mary Wright in Virginia ; she was a native of England, and died in Maryland. John Crawford, the father of our subject, was a farmer by occupation. He served in the Indian wars under Gen. Jackson, participating in several battles with the sav- ages. His wife, Elizabeth Randolph, to whom he was married in 1830, in Franklin County, Ill., was born in 1812, in Rutherford County, Tenn., and died in 1842. She was the mother of five children, viz .: Ellen, wife of Jefferson Whittington ; Monroe C. (our subject) ; Huldah, former wife of Isaac Whittington, deceased ; Napoleon B., a physician in Woodford County, Ill., and Thomas, a teacher in Franklin County. Judge Crawford is mainly self-educated, re- ceiving his early learning in the common schools of Southern Illinois, which in the days of his boyhood were common indeed. In 1853, he commenced the study of law with Judge William K. Parrish, and was licensed to prac- tice in 1854. After attending a course of lect- ures at Louisville, Ky., and receiving the degree of Bachelor of Law, he began the prac- tice of his profession at Benton, the county seat at Franklin, in 1855. In November, 1856, he was elected State's Attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit, composed at that time of ten counties ; he was re-elected in 1860. He en- tered the army during the late war, and in 1862 was made Lieutenant Colonel of the One Hundred and Tenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, participating in many stirring scenes and bat- tles, among which were Champion Hill and Stone River. After the war, Judge Crawford

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returned to Southern Illinois and resumed the practice of law at Duquoin. He was elected Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit in 1867, and was re-elected in 1873. He came to Jones- boro in October, 1867. After serving out his last term, he resumed the practice of his pro- fession. Judge Crawford was married, Novem- ber 1, 1858, in Benton, Ill., to Miss Sarah I. Willbanks, who was born December 31, 1842, in Jefferson County, Ill. She is a daughter of Col. Robert A. D. and Madaline S. (Arrington) Willbanks. They have six children living, viz .: Robert N., Stanley A., John C., Charles C., George W. and Mary. Judge and Mrs. Crawford are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; he is a member of the Masonic fraternity of Jonesboro Lodge, No. 111, of which he is Master ; he is also an I. O. O. F., and P. G. of his lodge ; is a member of the Knights of Honor, Jonesboro Lodge, No. 1891. He has been twice elected by the Grand Lodge of Illinois, K. of H. to represent it in the Supreme Lodge of the United States. In politics. Judge Crawford is identified with the Democratic party.

G. W. CROWELL, farmer, P. O. Jonesboro, is a native of this county, and was born in June, 1829. He is a son of John Crowell, whose father, John Crowell, Sr., was a South Carolina Indian. The mother of our subject was Miss Mary Dougherty, of Irish descent and the mother of a large family. John Crowell came to this county in a very early day, when the forests were inhabited by wild beasts and wilder men. Here he married, and the twain endured the hardships of pioneer life, depend- ing part of the time on the hunt for subsistence. Our subject, when young, went for a few months to the old-fashioned subscription schools, and in early manhood turned his attention to the occupation of a farmer, and now has a farm of 120 acres. He was married in this county to Miss Mary Jane O'Neal, who was born in Ten- nessee, but came to this county when young,

with her father, Austin O'Neal. She is the mother of nine children, viz .: John, Marinda, Allen, Charles, Mary, Mize, Sarah, Alonzo and William. The oldest son is now married to a Miss Alice Nash, and the result of this union is one child, Frank. Mrs. G. W. Crowell is a member of the Baptist Church, and our subject is an Independent regarding political parties, voting always for the best man.

ALBERT CROWELL, farmer, P. O. Jones- boro. This gentleman was born in Union County, Ill., July 4, 1858, and is a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Bennett) Crowell. He was a native of Illinois, and during his life was principally engaged in mercantile pursuits ; he died in Jonesboro, Ill., in 1878, where he had resided for some years previous. His wife, and mother of our subject, was a native of Illinois ; she died in Anna, Ill., in 1881. She was the mother of nine children, of whom six are now living, viz .: Belle, wife of S. R. Green, a mer- chant of Cobden, Ill .; Charley, a carpenter who married Miss Mollie Bissel ; Dora, wife of G. W. Smith, a merchant in Makanda, Ill .; Ester, wife of Newt Meisenheimer, agent of the Illi- nois Central Railroad at Anna ; Ollie D., and Albert, our subject. He was educated in the schools of Union County, and embarked on his career in life as a clerk in his father's store ; he afterward engaged in business for himself, in a general merchandising store at Cobden, Ill., in partnership with his brother Charley, he re- maining about two years, when he sold his business and removed to Cairo and engaged in the dry goods business for about eight months, and in the spring of 1882 returned to Jones- boro, and in August of the same year returned to the old home farm where he has since re- mained actively engaged in farming. In March 1880, he married Miss Addie Williams, a native of St. Louis, born in 1859. She is a daughter of Nicholas Williams, a resident of Cairo. Mr. and Mrs. Crowell have been blessed with one child, Maud S., born April 4, 1882. He is a

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wide awake business man, and a Republican in politics.

W. S. DAY, attorney at law, Jonesboro, was born March 14, 1848, in Smith County, Tenn. He is of Scotch-English descent. His grandfather, John D. Day, was born in North Carolina and died in Tennessee. He was mar- ried to Margaret Cauley, born in Scotland, who died in Tennessee. She was the mother of seven children. Her son, Henry D., was born December 14, 1822, in Smith County, Tenn .; he died in December, 1881; his death was caused by a runaway team. He was a farmer by occupation, and was married to Martha W. Kerley, born in 1821 in Smith County, Tenn. She is the mother of ten children, viz .: Aman- da Davis, William S., Jonathan W., Mary and James (deceased), George, Alice, Henry, Dar- thula Hess and Louisa Bean. Our subject was educated in the common schools principally. He came to this county with his parents in the spring of 1861. In the spring of 1872, he commenced the study of law in Jonesboro with Judge M. C. Crawford, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1874, at Mount Vernon, Ill. Since then he has followed his profession in this county. In the fall of 1876, he was elected State's Attorney, filling the office four years. Mr. Day was joined in matrimony, August 20, 1876, in Jonesboro, Ill., to Miss Helen A. Frick, born April 26, 1856, in Jonesboro, Ill. She is a daughter of Paul and Hannah (Mc- Intosh) Frick. She is the mother of William C., born April 13, 1880. Mrs. Day is a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Day is a member of the I. O. O. F., South- ern Lodge, No. 241 ; is also a Knight of Honor, Jonesboro Lodge, No. 1891. In politics, he is identified with the Democratic party.

HENRY DILLOW, farmer, P. O. Spring- ville, was born in Union County, Ill., November 4, 1829. His father, Peter Dillow, was born in Rowan County, N. C., in 1797, and came to Union County when a young man. During his

life. followed the occupation of a farmer. He died in 1880. His wife, Polly (Lence) Dillow, was born in North Carolina and is now living. She is the mother of fifteen children, of whom eight are now living. Henry, our subject, was raised on the home farm and educated in the old-fashion subscription schools common in his day, and to say the least his education was very limited. He has, however, by observation and study, since acquired a fair knowledge of the English language. When he became o age, he embarked on his career in life, at which he is still actively engaged, being the owner of 170 acres of land. He has been twice married. His first wife was Sophia Lingle, daughter of Peter and Betsey (Cruse) Lingle. She died in 1862, leaving three children as the results of their union, viz .: Alfred, Mary J. and Levi C. His second wife was Amy Light, daughter of John Light. She died March 13, 1878, leav- ing five children, viz .: Alice L., Lilly S., Cora A., John A. and Henry D. Mr. Dillow is a member of the Lutheran Church, and a Demo- crat.

JOSEPH DUSCHEL, farmer, P. O. Jones- boro, was born March 26, 1852, in Schwanen- stadt, Upper Austria. His father, Joseph Dus- schel, Sr., was born in Bavaria. He was the proprietor of the Emperor's iron-workers at Kanfing, in Austria. He had gained that po- sition through his industry, fidelity and skill as a mechanic. He finally sold out ; and, in 1854, came to the United States, settling in Union County, Ill., where he bought a farm, and tilled it till his death, which occurred in 1872. He was married twice ; the first time to Magdalena Grahamer, who died while crossing the ocean ; the second time to Theresa Fuerth- bauer. Five children of his first wife are yet living ; their names are Magdalena, Anna, Mary, Louisa and Joseph. The oldest child, Magda- lena, was married in this country to F. L. Ter- penitz, who was a nobleman's son, of Russian descent. He was a Government employe dur-

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ing the late war, and died in the South of fever. His two surviving daughters, Amalia M., born March 21, 1865, and Josephina L., born June 11, 1867, were educated in the St. Joseph's Convent, at Baton Rouge, La., and are now living with their mother at Joseph Duschel's, in Union County, Ill. Our subject, Joseph Duschel, went to school in the German settle- ment in Union County, Ill. He has been a farmer all his life. He was joined in matri- mony September 10, 1876, in Alexander County, Ill .; to Miss Malinda Cole, who was born in June, 1858, in Alexander County, Ill., and died November 16, 1882, in this county. She was the mother of one little girl, named Ida, who was born December 24, 1879. Mr. Duschel is a quiet, industrious man, who enjoys the respect of his neighbors. He has a farm of 120 acres of land, on a part of which he raises fruit. In politics, he is a Republican.

CHRISTIAN G. FLAUGH, miller, Jones- boro, was born March 26, 1821, half a mile northwest of Jonesboro, son of Christian G. Flaugh, Sr., who was born in Germany, where he learned the cooper and brewer trades. When a young man, he came to this country, being thirteen weeks crossing the ocean, settling in Reading, Penn., where he married a lady who was born in Germany, and on her arrival here was hired out to pay for her passage across the ocean, as was often done in those days. Shortly after they were married, they started for the West with other emigrants, in a keel-boat, starting from Pittsburgh, Penn., and landing near Murphysboro, Ill. They then came across to Jonesboro. The journey from Cairo to the mouth of the Big Muddy River, on the Mis- sissippi, was hard and tedious work, as the boat had to be propelled with oars and pike poles, and at times had to be drawn along with a cable by men walking along the shore. It took almost as long as it does now to travel across the continent. The family stopped one year near Jonesboro, and then bought a small

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History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois, Part 88

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