History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois, Part 89

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

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farm southwest of there, that had a mill on it. There he put up a distillery, and continued to run it until the time of his death, which occurred in July, 1834, at the Hamburg Landing, while on his way to St. Louis. His body was found in the river, covered with wounds, indicating that he had been murdered. His wife died some five years afterward. She was the mother of seven children, of whom five reached the age of maturity. They are all dead except Henry B. Flaugh and our subject, who received a limited education in the old subscription schools, but who has since, through reading, acquired a fund of useful knowledge. In early life, he worked with his father on the farm, and after his father's death he ran the mill and dis- tillery. He is yet engaged in milling, but quit the distilling business in 1852, when he became a convert to the temperance cause, of which he is now a warm supporter. After he gave up the distillery, he ran a tannery, and also a shoe and harness shop till after the war. Our sub- jeet was married here, March 25, 1841, to Nancy A. McIntosh, born January 21, 1823, in Jones- boro. She was a daughter of an old pioneer named John McIntosh, Sr. The result of this union was seven children, of whom only two daughters, viz., Emily J. Lingle and Syndona M. Rushing, are now living. Mr. Flaugh is one of those men who, while the evening shad- ows gather around him, and the embers of life burn low, can look back upon a well-spent life, enjoying the esteem of those with whom he came in contact. He is a Democrat in politics. He has been a member and officer of the Bap- tist Church for thirty-seven years.

H. B. FLAUGH, farmer, P. O. Jonesboro. Our subject is a native of this county, and was born May 15, 1823. He is a son of Christian Flaugh, who was born in Germany, where he also married, and is the father of six children, of whom only our subject and his Brother Christian, Jr., are now living. Christian Flaugh, Sr., came to this country soon after his mar-

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riage and settled north of Jonesboro, where he remained about one year, and then removed to a farm south of that town. He was drowned in the Mississippi River about fifty years ago ; his wife also died in this county. Henry B. Flaugh, our subject, went to school in the old- fashioned subscription schools, paying his own tuition for a winter term, while working for $5 or $6 per month. At the age of eighteen, he learned the cooper trade with Paul Frick, of Jonesboro, but after following it for three years, he commenced farming, and now has a farm of 160 acres. He enlisted in the Second Illinois Regiment of Infantry, commanded by Col. Bissell, and served one year in the Mexi- can war. Our subject has been twice married ; first in 1848, to Miss Rebecca Sams. She was born February 23, 1830, in this county, and died here November 16, 1875. This lady was the mother of eight children now living, viz .: Alice, wife of Chester Atwood ; Serena, wife of Joseph Chester ; Augusta, wife of Andrew Brown ; Franklin, married to Harriet Gunn ; Francis, wife of Joseph Brown ; Ida, Eva and Idella. He married the second time, to Miss Sarah C. Neal, who lived only seven weeks after her marriage, departing this life December 24, 1876. Mr. Flaugh is a member of the Jonesboro Baptist Church, and is a Democrat in politics. He has served as School Director.

PAUL FRICK, machinist, Jonesboro, was born July 9, 1816, in Rowan County, N. C. His great-grandparents came from Switzerland about 1740, settling in Bucks County, Penn. Their son Rudy was born there, but afterward moved to Rowan County, N. C., in 1755. His son, Jacob Frick, was born in Pennsylvania. He was married, in Rowan County, N. C .. to Elizabeth Earnhart, who was the mother of twelve children, of whom Paul, our subject, was the youngest. Jacob Frick was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, serving mostly under Gen. Rutherford, and afterward drawing a pen- sion. Our subject came to this county with

his parents in 1823, arriving on Christmas Day. He attended the subscription schools, and paid his own way by making and selling split-bot- tom chairs, walking three miles night and morning. Mr. Frick was a farmer by occupa- tion in early life, and then learned and followed the cooper trade for fifteen years. In 1854, he opened a machine and farm implement shop, in which he has continued to the present day, although he has retired from active life. Mr. Frick has been married twice, the first time July 25, 1839, to Hannah McIntosh, born July 13, 1820, in Jonesboro ; she died May 14, 1863. She is a daughter of John and Mary (Miller) McIntosh. Mrs. Frick was the mother of seven children-Martha J. (deceased), Eliz- abetli A. (wife of Davis W. Miller, of Chicago), William Dennis, Laura Ann, Mary F., Helen A. and Cyrus W. (deceased). Mr. Frick was married a second time to Mrs. Nancy Walker, born June 24, 1819. She is a danghter of Robert and Catharine (Hunsaker) Hargrave. Mrs. Nancy Frick is the mother of four chil- dren-Laura (wife of James Dewitt), William W. (married Sarah I. Williford), Willis W. (married Nettie Scott), and Flora (wife of Wal- ter Grear). These children are by Mrs. Frick's first husband. Mrs. Frick is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Frick was elected County Commissioner in 1841. The office is now called County Judge. He was formerly a magistrate for thirteen years, and filling the office of Mayor for the same length of time. Our subject's life has been a prosperous one, yet his prosperity is the result of hard toil and perseverance. He has about 580 acres of well- improved land. In politics, Mr. Frick is the strongest kind of a Democrat, hoping to live and die within the fold of that grand old party.

M. M. GOODMAN, M. D., Jonesboro, is the oldest son of a family of three children. He was born June 12, 1831, in Rowan County, N. C. Ilis grandfather, George Goodman, was of German descent, but born in Cabarrus

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County, N. C. His son Moses was born in the same place. He was formerly a merchant in Anna, Ill., where he now resides. He was mar- ried to Elizabeth Josey, who was born in Rowan County, N. C., where she died. She was the mother of three children, viz .: Mumford M., Rosannah and Julius V., the two latter de- ceased. Our subject, Dr. M. M. Goodman, was a tiller of the soil in early life. After reaching the age of maturity, he shook the dust of South Carolina off his feet, and came to what was then and may yet be called " God's country," namely, Union County, Ill., where he taught school for one year, and then commenced the study of medicine, graduating at the Medical Department of the St. Louis University in March, 1855. He then returned to Jonesboro, where he followed his profession. The Doctor was joined in matrimony, May 18, 1862, in Jonesboro, Ill., to Miss Mary A. Willard, born June 23, 1841, in Jonesboro, Ill. She is the danghter of Willis and Frances C. (Webb) Willard, the pioneer family of Willards, of whom there appears in the general county history of Union County an extended account. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Goodman have three children- Frances J., born September 15, 1864; Willard, born January 29, 1867 ; and Charles M., born December 16, 1869. Mrs. Goodman is a member of the Episcopal Church. Has spent her life among the people and has many friends of Union County. She possesses a large proper- ty, which she inherited from the fortune left by Elijah Willard, which she has managed and cared for in such a way as to add to its value from year to year. In the bosom of her pleasant family she is a model mother, a warm friend, a valued acquaintance. She is a most worthy and exemplary member of the com- munity in which she lives.

HON. JOHN GREAR, Mayor of Jonesboro, whose portrait appears in this work, sprung from a good old Jackson Democratic family. His father, George Grear, was born June 28,

1791, in North Carolina, and entered the army at the age of fourteen years, where he served his country until twenty-three, most of the time with Gen. Jackson, being with him through the Creek and Seminole wars. He married Mary Meisenheimer, a native of North Carolina. They had seven children as follows: Elizabeth, John, Jacob, Mathias, Paulina, Malinda and Mary. Our subject, John Grear, was born March 2, 1824, in Jonesboro, Ill., whence his parents moved from North Carolina among the pioneers of Union County. His chances for an education were few, as were all children here in an early day. He learned the jewelry or watch- making business, a trade he still follows. Like his father before him, he is a Democrat in poli- tics, but is not an office seeker or a politician. At the last city election (spring of 1883), he was elected Mayor of Jonesboro, which about constitutes his career as an office holder. He was married April 13, 1847, to Miss Dona Meadows, who was born in North Carolina, and is a daughter of William and Mary (Smith) Meadows. The fruit of this marriage is four children, all boys and all living-Walter, Sid- ney, John W. and Harry. Mr. and Mrs. Grear have lived together as man and wife over thirty- six years ; have raised four children of their own, and raised or partly raised and educated nine others, and have never had a death in their family.

F. W. GREEN, farmer, P. O. Jonesboro, was born October 26, 1834, in Union County, Ill., where his father, William Green, also was born in 1807, although the name of Union County was unthought of. The grandfather of our subject went from South Carolina to Kentucky, and finally, in 1805, he came to this country, settling in the northwest corner of what is now called Jonesboro Township, where he and his neighbors erected a kind of Indian fort for mutual protection from the wild beasts and wilder men who roamed through the forest. His two brothers, Thomas and

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Parish Green, established a ferry across the Mississippi River, at what is now called Will- ard's Landing, but the ferry is yet known to a great many people as Green's old ferry. William Green was married in this county four times, viz .: Mary Witaker was his first wife, and is the mother of Florence W., who is our subject. His second wife was Cornelia C. Mounts, whose maiden name was Bennett ; she was the mother of Mary, wife of John C. Miller, and William P. Mrs. Josephine Min- ton, whose maiden name was Clark, was the third wife ; she was the mother of David M. His last wife was Permelia Peel. William Green died October 28, 1864. Our subject went to school in this county, where he was also joined in matrimony, January 17, 1865, to Miss Annetta Cover, who was born November 25, 1847, in Jonesboro. Her parents, Daniel D. and Mary (Craver) Cover, were farmers by occupation. The former came from Maryland, and the latter from North Carolina. Mrs. Green is the mother of seven children-Otis, born October 14, 1865 ; Daniel, April 19, 1867 ; Theron, January 22, 1869 ; John H., January 7, 1871 ; Florence E., October 15, 1873 ; James A., January 12, 1876 ; Lula A., February 25, 1878. Mr. Green is a member of Knights of Honor, Jonesboro Lodge, No. 1891. He has been Township Trustee, Treasurer and School Director. He has a good farm of 212 acres. In politics, he has been identified with the Democratic party.

G. W. HALL, fruit-grower, P. O. Jonesboro, was born November 29, 1812, in Maury County. Tenn. He is a son of Benjamin Hall, who was born in Maryland, and drowned in the Missis- sippi River. His wife, Rebecca Green, was born in North Carolina, and died in Mills County, Iowa. She was a distant relative of Gen. Green, of Revolutionary fame, and was the mother of twelve children. Our subject,. G. W. Hall, had but little opportunity to obtain an education ; but what he has was mainly

acquired through his own exertions. In early life, he learned the carpenter trade, and followed it for about forty-five years, and now he is re- tired from active life, and oversees his fruit farm near Jonesboro. He came to this county January 8, 1844. He was joined in matrimony in 1834, at Cape Girardeau County, Mo .. to Miss Minerva Ann Douglas, of Scotch descent, born in 1813 near Nashville, Tenn. She was the mother of eleven children. She died in this county some years ago, and Mr. Hall was married the second time to Mrs. Upchurch, whose maiden name was Rhoda Ann Powell, born in this county January 25, 1831, daughter of William Powell. He has a farm of about forty acres, and of this about two-thirds is de- voted to fruit culture, principally to that of strawberries. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are members of the M. E. Church. In politics, our subject is now and always has been connected with the Republican party, and although raised among people who favored slavery, he was al- ways strenuously opposed to it.

G. W. HESS, farmer, P. O. Anna, was born November 20, 1854, in this county, and is the grandson of Joseph Hess, who was born in North Carolina, where he married Mary Hart- line. They are still living in this county, where their children, five boys and three girls, are also living, and are prosperous. Silas Hess was the second oldest of these children, and was mar- ried in this county to Mary Hileman, daughter of Christian Hileman, and the mother of eight children, of whom our subject, George W. Hess, is the fourth oldest. He received a common school education, and then taught a number of years in the schools of this and adjoining pre- cincts. At present, he is following the occupa- tion of a farmer, and owns a farm of 157 acres, a part of which is devoted to fruit raising. Mr. Hess was joined in matrimony, September 7, 1879, to Josie Wilson, who was born Janu- ary 31, 1858, in this county, and is a daughter of John and Mary McCasland Wilson. Mr.

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and Mrs. Hess are both members of the Re- formed Church, and in politics Mr. Hess is identified with the Democratic party.

J. HENRY HILBOLDT, County Clerk, was born October 2, 1853, in Berne, Switzerland. His father, Samuel Hilboldt was born January 1, 1797, in Switzerland ; he died January 1, 1860, in Dongola, Ill. He was a soldier in the old country and a blacksmith by occupation. He was married there to Mary Weisenbach, born August 12, 1812 ; she died July 18, 1868, in Dongola, Ill. She was the mother of Ed- ward W., Jacob S., Mary C. and J. Henry. Mr. Hilboldt came to this county with his parents, in May, 1854. He was educated in this county, and in early life clerked in Jonesboro. In November, 1882, he was elected County Clerk by the Democratic party. Mr. Hilboldt was joined in matrimony April 20, 1875, in Jonesboro, to Miss Ellen V. Evans, who was born May 29, 1855, in Jonesboro. She is a daughter of John and Mary (Evans) Evans, and is the mother of two children, viz .: J. Henry, born August 31, 1878, and Eva W., born Jan- uary 5, 1881. Mrs. Hilboldt is a member of the Baptist Church, and Mr. Hilboldt is a mem- ber of the I. O. O. F., Southern Lodge, No. 241. He is also a Knight of Honor, Jonesboro, Lodge, No. 1891, and also a member of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, Flora Lodge, No. 596. In politics, our subject is identified with the Democratic party.

DANIEL HILEMAN, farmer, P. O. Jones- boro, is a descendant of one of our old and worthy pioneer families. His father, Henry Hileman, a native of North Carolina, came to this county in 1819. The mother of our sub- ject was Elizabeth Mull, also a native of North Carolina ; she died 1883 in this county. She was the mother of six children now living, viz .: Daniel, our subject ; Anna Rendleman, Malinda Hargrave, Elizabeth Rendleman, Harrison and Jefferson. The Hileman family is of German descent and is mentioned in our general his-

tory. Our subject, Daniel Hileman, was edu- cated in the schools of Union County, where he was also married afterward to Miss Sarah J. Hargrave, who was born in January, 1832, in this county. She was a daughter of Robert and . Catharine (Hunsaker) Hargrave, and was the mother of three children, viz .: Emily, born June 15, 1855, wife of T. W. C. Hall ; Ann Hannah, deceased, and Elizabeth C., born Au- gust 19, 1859. Mrs. Hileman is now dead. The Hileman family is one of the oldest and most respected families in Union County, and our subject has inherited many of his ancestors' sterling qualities. He is a quiet, unassuming man, who spends most of his time on his farm of 240 acres near Jonesboro. In politics, he is identified with the Democratic party, al- though in county offices he votes for the best man.

J. E. HILEMAN, Postmaster, Jonesboro, was born January 27, 1860, in Union County. Ill. His great-grandfather was Rinehart Hile- man, of German descent. His son Adam Hileman, was born in North Carolina ; he died in this county where he was a farmer by oc- cupation. His son Eli was born June 11, 1832. in this county, where he farmed until the breaking-out of our late war, when he obeyed the call of his county to protect the stars and stripes by enlisting in Company I, of the Eighty-first Regiment Illinois Volunteers, par- ticipating in several battles and also in the siege of Vicksburg, in which city he died Feb- ruary 14, 1864, of the small-pox. He was mar- ried, April 6, 1854, to Mary Ann Reitzel, born December 13, 1829, in North Carolina ; she died August 8, 1867, in this county. She was the daughter of Christian and Delilah (Ingold) Reitzel, of North Carolina. She was the mother of six children, four now living, viz .: Jerome D., a farmer in Johnson County ; Matilda E., Jairus E. and Philetus E. Our subject received a common school education in this county, and was formerly a student of Car-

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bondale, Ill. In early life he was a tiller of the soil, but in 1880 he clerked in the post office of Jonesboro and Anna, and in February, 1881, was appointed Postmaster at Jonesboro, and has held the office since. Mr. Hileman is a member of the Lutheran Church at Anna, Ill. In politics, he is identified with the Republican party.

MRS. NANNIE C. JONES was born in this county February 24, 1851, and is the daughter of Charles and Matilda (Hileman) Barringer. She received her education in the schools of Jonesboro, and was joined in matrimony May 9. 1869, to A. Polk Jones, who was born Au- gust 27, 1846, in Johnson County, Ill. He was a son of William and Eliza (Woreley) Jones. Mr. A. P. Jones received a common school education in Jonesboro, and afterward entered the office of Thomas Findley, who was then County Clerk, and from that, by his own exertions, he worked his way up. He filled several offices by appointment, and was finally elected to the office of Circuit Clerk in the fall of 1872, serving eight years in succession, and filling the office with ability, and enjoying the confidence of the people to such an extent that he was re-elected to a third term of four years, but he did not long fill the office, for the angel of death, in his journey over the earth, called the worker to his home above on the 27th day of November, 1880. He was a member of the I. O. O. F., and also a Knight of Honor. In politics, Mr. Jones was a Democrat. He was the father of five children-Lnella, born De- cember 24, 1869 ; Ada P., born December 20, 1870 ; Charles L., born January 10, 1874; Adolphus, born December 24, 1876, and died May 11, 1880, and Myrtle S., born September 2, 1880. Mrs. Jones at present makes her home at Jonesboro, where she devotes herself to the education of her children.

D. W. KARRAKER, lawyer, Jonesboro, was born in Union County, Ill., February 12, 1854. He is a grandson of Daniel Karraker,

who came to Union County from North Caro- lina, where he was married to Rachel Black- welder, who bore him nine children, who lived to the ages of maturity. Their names are Paul, Peggie, Jacob, Paulina, Nathan, Dennis, Bazil, Wilson and Sally. The father of our subject, Jacob Karraker, was born in this county in 1822, and is engaged in farming. He married Mary Peeler, who was born in Union County in 1824. She is a daughter of Christian Peeler, who emigrated to Union County in an early day. Parents of our sub- ject had ten children-Rachel, Anna (deceased), Malinda, William W., David W., Lucinda J. (deceased), Henry W., Julius (deceased), Jacob C. and Mary E. David W. received the bene- fits of the common schools of his native county, and was afterward a student at the A. M. Col- lege at Lexington, Ky. He began the study of law with Gov. John Dougherty in Jonesboro in the spring of 1876, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1878, at Mt. Vernon, Ill. He taught school in Union County for four terms. In December, 1876, he was elected Secretary of the Union County Fair Association ; in April, 1877, he was elected Attorney for the city of Jonesboro. In November, 1877, at the age of twenty-three, he was elected County Superin- tendent of Schools, which office he filled till November, 1880, when he was elected State's Attorney, which office he now fills. He was married, June 19, 1881, in Jackson County, Ill., to Miss Cora L. Harreld, only daughter of Cyrus and Amelia (Tuttle) Harreld. She was born April 26, 1859, in Jackson County, Ill. Mr. Karraker is a strong Prohibitionist, and in politics is a Democrat.

D. M. KIMMEL, farmer, P. O. Jonesboro, was born September 9, 1845, in the Mississippi bottom, in Union County, and is a son of George W. and Eliza Jane (Smith) Kimmel. He was a farmer, and came here when quite young, and died April 3, 1877. His wife was born in Missouri. She was the mother of seven

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children, of whom our subject is the oldest now living. He received his education here in the common schools, and follows the occupation of farming ; has an excellent farm of 132 acres. He was married, April 28, 1867, to Miss Mar- garet E. Oterich, born December 13, 1849, in this county. She is a daughter of George W. and Mary (Renninger) Oterich, who were also early settlers. Mr. and Mrs. Kimmel have but one child-a daughter named Mary Olive, born February 9, 1868. They and their daughter are members of the Baptist Church. He is School Director in his district. The grand- father of our subject, Daniel Kimmel, came from North Carolina and settled in this county, near Jonesboro. His son, George W., after- ward moved to the bottom, where he became a large farmer, and where subject was born.

WALTER G. KIMMEL, farmer, P. O. Jones- boro, a native of Union County, was born July 20, 1861, on the old homestead of his father, George W. Kimmel, also a native of this county. He was born August 29, 1820, and died April 4, 1876. The genealogy of the Kimmels is as follows : Michael, born in Germany in Octo- ber, 1626 ; married in November, 1689, at the age of sixty-three years. He had three sons and one daughter-Philip, Valentine, Jacob and Elizabeth. Philip was born in 1695, and died at the age of eighty-four. He married Elizabeth Tolston in 1719, by whom he had six sons - Philip, Nicholas, Jacob, Michael, George and Anthony. George was born De- cember 21, 1743, and was married August 17, 1768, to Juliana Kelly, in York County, Penn., by whom he had two sons-Philip and George, and five daughters. Daniel was a son of Philip, and the father of six children, viz., Mary, Louisa, George W., Philip and Anna, who is the only surviving member of the family. George W. was married, August 18, 1842, to Eliza J. Smith, by whom he had eleven children, six of whom are now living-Daniel, Mary and Mar- tha (twins), Josiah, William and Walter G., our

subject. He was educated in this county, and lives on his father's home place with his mother. It contains 158 acres, is well improved, and considered one of the best farms in the neigh- borhood. Mr. and Mrs. K. are members of the Baptist Church. He is a true-blue Democrat, as were his ancestors.

CHARLES KLUTTS, retired, P. O. Jones- boro, was born June 6, 1827, in Cabarrus County, N. C. His grandfather, Leonard Klutts. was born in Pennsylvania, and died in North Carolina. He was a potter by trade. His son George, the father of our subject, was born in Cabarrus County, N. C., and died there. He married Polly Holshauser, who was born in Rowan County, N. C .; she died in Cabarrus County. She was the mother of eight children, of whom our subject was the third oldest. He got a common school education in Cabarrus County, where he also learned the tanner and saddler's trade. He was joined in matrimony, August 26, 1854, to Sarah Dry, who was born August 30, 1831, in Cabarrus County, N. C. She is a daughter of Daniel and Rachel (Lipe) Dry. Her parents were farmers by occupation. After Mr. Klutts was married, he came to Jonesboro, where he first settled in 1851. In Jonesboro he engaged in the harness and sad- dle business, which he followed with good suc- cess till 1877, when he retired from active life. The past life of our subject has been a success- ful one, especially in a financial view. In the fall of 1862, he enlisted in Company F of the One Hundred and Ninth Regiment Ilfinois Volunteers, commanded by Col. Nimmo.

W. C. LENCE, physician, Jonesboro. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch, rep- resents one of our old settler families, who came here when the settlements were few, when the whistle of the steam monster on railroad or river was unknown, but in its stead the child of the forest plied his birch canoe on the Father of Waters. W. C. Lence was born September 30, 1844, in Union County, Ill. He

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History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois, Part 89

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