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Culp was of German origin, and was origin- ally spelled Kalb, then changed to Kolp, and afterward to Culp. Baron De Kalb, of Rev- olutionary notoriety, was of the same geneal- ogy. Baltza Culp, grandfather of subject, came to the United States from Germany about the close of the Revolutionary war.
MARTIN HARKEY, farmer, P. O. Noko- mis, who came with his parents from North Carolina and settled at Hillsboro, Montgom- ery Co., Ill., when there were only eight log cabins (1830); he was born in North Carolina in 1813, and is the son of Martin and Chris- tina (Mensinger) Harkey, who were natives of Pennsylvania, from where they emigrated to North Carolina in an early day; they both died in this county at a ripe old age, and were both respected citizens, and members of the Lutheran Church. Our subject's boyhood days were spent at Hillsboro, and working on a farm; he received a common school educa- tion, and began life for himself at the age of twenty-two, by farming, which occupation has ever been his vocation. In 1835, he mar- ried Mary, daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Bost) Cress; she was born in North Carolina in 1815, and came with her parents to this county in 1818; they settled close to Hills- boro, and followed farming; father was born in 1779, and died in this county in 1865; his wife was born in 1786, and died in 1859; they were both members of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Harkey, by hard work and economy, has secured a good farm of 300 acres, and a good property in Nokomis. To Mr. and Mrs. Har- key have been born nine children -- six sons and three daughters-Sophia C., dead; Rar- riet R., dead; Henry L., in California; Jane E., wife of E. Brightman, in California; George W., dead; Jacob M., Thomas P.,. James M., and one dying in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Harkey are members of the Presby terian Church, and strong advocates of the
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temperance cause, and, in fact, everything that pertains to good and the promotion of society.
THOMAS G. HOBSON, miller, Nokomis, born in Yorkshire, England, May 10, 1840, son of Robert and Elizabeth (Leaming) Hob- son. Robert Hobson, subject's father, a na- tive of England and miller by trade, came to America in IS43; followed his trade in differ- ent parts of the United States, and died in Litchfield, Ill., January 25, 1877, aged sev- enty-three years; his wife, also a native of England, is still living; they had ten chil- dren, of whom our subject is the eighth; he received a common school education; at the age of seventeen, learned the miller's trade, and, in 1873, formed a partnership with L. M. Hartsock, at Nokomis, where he has since resided. At Staunton, III., December 8, 1867, he married Elizabeth Cowell, born at or near Staunton, Ill., September 20, 1847, daughter of James R. and Lucinda (Camp) Cowell; she died May 18, 1870, leaving one child, Gracie May, born May 2, 1870. He was married the second time, at Lincoln, Lo- gan Co., III., January 23, 1879, to Matilda E. Snell, born in Staunton, Macoupin Co., III., December 4, 1851, daughter of Selby and Sarah Jane (Dees) Snell, he, born May 8, 1811, died February 17, 1872; she, born at Staunton, Macoupin Co., Ill., April 11, 1831, still living. Mr. Hobson is a Demo- crat, and a member of the Masonic fraternity. Messrs. Hobson & Hartsock have a mill, 60x40, engine room 30x16, and boiler room 30x16; the four run of stones are run by a sixty-horse-power engine; the mill was built by Rhoader in 1866; the shipments of flour annually average 15,000 barrels ; the ship- ments in 1881 were 20,000 barrels.
L. M. HARTSOCK, miller, Nokomis. born near Johnsville, Frederick Co., Md., Novem- ber 9, 1841, son of Nicholas and Sarah Hart-
sock, he, a stone and brick mason, died when our subject was thirteen years old; she died when subject was bnt four years old; they had two children-L. M. and Maggie E. Subject was raised among strangers, and re- ceived a common-school education; at the age of eighteen, he began learning the mill- er's trade at Little Pipe Creek, near Middle- burg, Md., and has followed his trade ever since. At Waterloo, Ill., January 9. 1869, he married Frances A. Cooley, a native of In- diana, born September 6, 1844, her father, Lorin Cooley, dying when she was quite young; her mother, Mary Bowers, is now Mrs. J. D. Jones. Mr. Hartsock has a fam- ily of fonr- Maggie E., Arthur L., Robert L. and Ethel. In 1873, subject went in part- nership with Thomas G. Hobson in the mill- ing business, owning a half interest in the Nokomis large mill, a description of which is. given in Mr. Hobson's biography, published in this book. Subject is a Republican, a Freemason, and a member of the Knights of Honor. Mr. Hartsock is a fine example of American pluck; starting out in life without a cent, he has, by patience, perseverance and indomitable will, made a name for himself which the ravages of time cannot efface.
CHARLES L. HENKEL, druggist, Noko- mis, was born in Virginia, son of Rev. D. M. and Susan (Eger) Henkel, his father being a Lntheran clergyman, as his forefathers were for nine generations back; both parents were natives of Virginia, his mother being a sister of Havemeyer, the great sugar refiner of New York. Our subject received a good classical education; made chemistry a study, and, early in life, engaged in his present vocation as clerk in a drug store at Richmond, Va., and elsewhere; he began in the drug business in Nokomis in 1876, and is considered an excel- lent pharmacist, having spent the greater part of his early life in familiarizing himself with
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the details of his profession. He was mar- ried, in 1879, to Belle Leas, born in Jeffer- son County, Ohio, daughter of Leonard Leas, Esq .. a native of Adams County, Penn., where he was born March 20, 1811, being now a resident of Nokomis.
F. O. PADDOCK, lumber-dealer, Noko- mis, was born in Argyle, Wis., December 16, 1853, son of Oscar H. and Ann (Threadgold) Paddock, he, born in Woodstock, Vt., June 12, 1830, came to Illinois at an early day, and is now in the lumber business at Pana, Ill., and with his son (subject) at Nokomis: she, a native of Yorkshire, England, was born December 12, 1836. Subject received a good business education, and engaged in business at Pana, Ill., where he dealt in lumber and building material; thence he moved to Noko- mis, where he carries on the same business; he has the largest stock of any dealer in his line in Montgomery County, and does an ex- tensive trade. At St. Joseph, Mo., August 28, 1877, he married Ada Platt, born in Brooklyn, N. Y., April 8, 1855, daughter of Rudolphus T. and Mary (Nares) Platt, he, born in Clifton Park, N. Y., August 1, 1832, died in May, 1876; she, a native of Geneva, N. Y., born November 8, 1834; from this union, one child, Jessie F., now three years old. has been born. Mr. Paddock is of old Revolutionary stock; his great-grandfather and grand-uncles were Revolutionary soldiers, and he is an honor to the stock from whence he springs.
M. P. PUFELES, merchant, Nokomis, born in Austria in 1852, and came to America in 1868; he was the son of Sigmund and Rosa (Hirschstin) Pufeles. Our subject received a good common-school education. In 1879, he married Dora Weinstein, who was also born in Austria; they have three children-Sig- inund, Lena and Jessie. Mr. Pufeles com- menced business by clerking and traveling in
New York City; came to Nokomis in 1879. and joined in partnership with Lessel & Bro. for one year; after that, in 1880, went in business for himself, and now does a first- class business in dry goods and general mer- chandise; sells for cash, and pays eash for his goods, which enables him to sell cheap. Mr. Pufeles is a member of the Masonic frater. nity, and a credit to the business community at Nokomis.
H. F. ROOD, banker, Nokomis, President of the Nokomis National Bank, and one of the first settlers of Nokomis, was born in Massachusetts in 1818; he is the third son of Ashael and Asenath (Fnller) Rood, who were also of Massachusetts; father born in 1772, and by occupation was a farmer in his native State, where he died in 1852; his wife was born in 1789, and died in 1828. Our subjeet spent his boyhood days on a farm, and received a common-school education. In 1843, lie married Nancy Louden, a lady of rare attain- ments, and daughter of Joshua and Naney Hines Londen. Mrs. Rood has been to her husband ever an efficient co-worker, sharing with him all his trials and sustaining him by earnest co-operation in all his plans; she is an active member of the M. E. Church. Mr. Rood began life by engaging in the hotel business in his native State, and then fol- lowed the same business both in Connecticut and New York. In 1850, he removed to Crawford County, Penn., and in 1857, by the solicitation of friends, he removed to Mont- gomery County, where he embarked in the mercantile business, occupying for his store the first plastered honse in Nokomis; by a close attention to business and honest deal- ings with his customers, he soon gained the confidence of the community; in connection with his merchandising, he was Postmaster, express agent and railroad agent. In 1877, he became President of the National Bank
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of Nokomis, which position he still retains. To Mr. and Mrs. Rood were born four chil- dren-Florence A., dying in infancy; Clar- ence E., express agent at St. Louis; Horace E., with his brother: and Maude, a promis- ing young lady, and beloved by all who knew her, died in the nineteenth year of her age.
J. W. RUSSELL, merchant, Nokomis, was born in Montgomery County, Ill., in 1839; he is the oldest of a family of eight children that were born to William H. and Catharine (Todd) Russell. William Russell was born in Kentucky in 1818, and came to Montgom- ery County, Ill., with his father, John Rus- sell, a native of North Carolina, in or about 1823, settling on land entered by them; they followed agricultural pursuits till their death, which occurred in the year 1880. William Russell, the father of our subject, married in this county, about the year 1838: his wife, daughter of Benjamin and Mary Todd, was born in about 1816; is still a resident of Montgomery County. Our subject spent his early days on his father's farm, and received such _a common-school education as the ad- vantages permitted in those days. In 1860, he began life for himself by engaging at farming, and in 1871 he embarked in the general mercantile business at Nokomis, and, by honest dealing and a close attention to business, he has not only been successful financially, but has gained the confidence of his many customers. He is a member of the Lutheran Church, Masonic fraternity and Knights of Honor. In 1863, he married Miss Mattie D. Strader, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Avis) Strader; she was born in Jefferson County, Va., in 1842, and died in 1880, leaving one child, Charlie D. In 1881, Mr. Russell married again-Annie Strader.
H. S. STRAIN, physician, Nokomis, born in Highland County, Ohio, June 13, 1837,
son of Andrew Miller and Rebecca A. (Pat- ton) Strain; he, a farmer, born near Abing- don, S. C., March 23, 1800, died July 3. 1859; she, born near Lexington, Bourbon Co., Ky., March 29, 1SOS, died July 31, 1872; their family consisted of seven sons and three daughters. Dr. Strain received a rudiment- ary education in the common schools of Highland County, Ohio, but afterward at- tended and graduated at the Worcester Uni- versity, Cleveland, Ohio. In September, 1861, he enlisted in Company C, Eighty-first Regiment Ohio Infantry, and was detailed as Assistant Surgeon of the regiment, filling that position until 1862. On September 13, 1866, near Greenfield, Highland Co., Ohio, the Doc- tor was married to Miss Mary A. Walker, by the Rev. McKnight Williamson; she was born March 22, 1840, near Hillsboro, High- land Co., Ohio, and is a daughter of John H. and Margaret B. (Elliott) Walker. he, born in Rockbridge County, Va., in 1806, died November 3, 1875; she, born in Rockbridge County, Va., in January, 1809, is still living in Hillsboro, Ohio. The Doctor has five children living-Maggie H., born February 23, 1869; Annie Kate, born June 22, 1872; John W., born March 13, 1875; Stanley M., born March 24, 1877; and Andrew N. ("Scottie"), born July 22, 1867, died June 26, 1872. In 1865, the Doctor was appointed Surgeon of the One Hundred and Ninety-fifth Regiment of Ohio Infantry, and served until the end of the war. Dr. and Mrs. Strain are Presbyterians; in politics, he is a Repub- lican, and known in his district as an able physician. Samuel Strain, the Doctor's grandfather, was an Irishman; came to Amer- ica before the Revolutionary war; was a sol- dier for seven years, and fouglit under Gen. Green; in one battle, another soldier and himself were the only two who escaped; he had been married four times, raised twenty-
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two children, and died at the age of eighty- five.
WILLIAM STEINRAUF, M. D., Noko- mis, born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, September 18, 1850, son of John and Cath- arine (Stengel) Steinrauf, he, a native of Hesse-Darmstadt, born in 1827, died at St. Louis, Mo., in September, 1872; was a stone mason, and served two years in the United States Army; she, still living in St. Louis, was born in Kurkessen, Germany, November 8, 1822. Subject received a good classical education at St. Louis and Washington, Mo., and graduated, in 1876, from the St. Louis College, Missouri. He was married, at Bel- videre, Ill., in March, 1878, to Miss Carolina Kuppler, born at Rock Island, Ill., June 19, 1860, and a daughter of John and Anna Maria (Lepla) Kuppler; he, born in Wurtem- berg, Germany, died in 1877; and she, born in Bavaria, Germany. The result of this union is one son, Albert, now four years old. Subject practiced medicine in Jefferson City, Mo., and moved to Nokomis in 1880, where he soon gained a host of friends and an enviable reputation. He is a strict mem- ber of the Lutheran Church, and is always on hand when duty calls.
GEORGE M. STEVENS, attorney, Noko- mis, born in Canada in 1846, son of John M. and Sibyl (Goddard) Stevens, he. a farmer, born in St. John, New Brunswick, now of Shel- by County, Ill. ; she, also a native of Canada, is still living. Subject received a rudimentary education at the public schools in Canada; afterward attended the high school at Spring- field, Ill., graduated at the law school of Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1872, and began the prac- tice of law in Nokomis in 1873. Mr. Stevens was married, at Nokomis, in 1875, to Jennie Blue, a daughter of William M. Blue (a bi- ographical sketch of this family will be found in this work). The subject is a Royal Arch
Mason, and a Democrat; has been Attorney for Nokomis for six years and is temperate in all things.
THOMAS TWOHEY, railroad, Nokomis, was born in Ireland in 1832, is the son of Thomas and Ann Twohey. Mr. Twohey came to America in 1848, with the inten- tion of making for himself a home; he lo- cated in Massachusetts, where he followed farming for four years; then in Putnam County, Ind., and at St. Mary's, Vigo County; then he attended the water tank at Tower Hill for the railroad company for six years, and, after spending one year in Missouri in the employ of a railroad company there, he came to Nokomis and took charge of a section for the Indianapolis & St. Louis Railroad, and has held that position for eighteen years. He married, in 1852, Sarah Bolton, a native of Ireland; five children have been born to them -Mary, wife of N. Singer; John M., Train Dispatcher at Mattoon, Ill .; Patrick, also an operator; Thomas and Michael. Mr. Two- hey and family are members of the Catholic Church.
THOMAS J. WHITTEN, M. D., Nokomis, was born in Montgomery County, Ill., Feb- ruary 21, 1844, son of Austin and Keziah (Casey) Whitten, he, born in Newberry Dis- triet, S. C., November 29, 1802, came to Illi- nois at an early day, where he followed farm- ing until his death, which occurred May 12, 1869; she, also a native of South Carolina, born March 15, 1799, died in Montgomery County, Ill., October 1, 1856. Subjeet be- gan the study of medicine in 1856, and grad- uated at the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, Penn., in 1867; he began the practice of his profession at Hillsboro in 1867, remaining there till 1880, when he came to Nokomis; he now ranks as one of the lead- ing physicians of Montgomery County. He served as Hospital Steward at Fort Prickren
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from 1862 till the close of the war. At Hills- boro, Ill., January 2, 1868, he married Sophia C. Harkey, born in Montgomery County Feb- ruary 3, 1843, daughter of George and Mar- tha S. (Masters) Harkey, natives of North Carolina, he, born April 5, 1804, died Octo- ber 29, 1856; she, born June 7, 1803, died August 13, 1852. From this marriage four children have been born, viz. : Harry Hood, George Ernest, Lelia Grace and Lester Cook. The Doctor is a member of the Lutheran Church, a member of the Masonic fraternity, and an Odd Fellow; is Secretary of the County Medical Society, and has officiated as President of the Central Illinois District So- ciety.
D. H. ZEPP, attorney, Nokomis, born in Carroll County, Md., in 1845, the son of Sam- nel and Caroline C. (Zimmerman) Zepp; he, a farmer, born in Maryland in 1822, was married in 1843, and is still living there; she, born in Maryland, is still living; they had nine children- five sons and four daughters
-of whom our subject is the oldest; he re- ceived a good common-school education, and, by working on a farm for $6 per month, he was enabled to continue his studies; at the age of eighteen, he began teaching school, and, after having taught school in the coun- ty for one year, he became Principal of the Westminster, in Maryland. He was married. in 1874. to Ella Beaver, daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Hammett) Beaver. Mr. Zepp was elected to the Thirtieth General Assembly, and received the second largest majority of any member in the House. He began reading law with Judge John E. Smith, of Maryland, in 1866; admitted to the bar in 1868, and came West in 1869; he was Principal of the Public School at Hillsboro one year, and at Nokomis two years. Mr. Zepp is a Repub- lican, a Knight Templar, and a self-made man; not only has he been successful as an educator, but also as a financier, now owning 400 acres of land near Tower Hill, as well as property in Nokomis.
AUDUBON TOWNSHIP.
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CAPT. M. OHLMAN, farmer, P. O. Ohl- man, was born near Strasbourg, Germany; his father, Michael Ohlman, was born in France ; emigrated to America in 1832; worked on the White House, Washington, where he earnedI sufficient money to carry him to St. Louis, Mo., where he removed in 1833; his wife, Gertrude Zahn, was born in France, and died in St. Louis in 1853, leaving six children, of whom our subject was the eldest. Our subject first worked on a Mississippi River flat-boat; at the age of seventeen, was promoted to the post of pilot, which position he held for ten years, when he became Cap- tain and owner of the Star of the West, for- merly known as the Polar Star; he was also Master of the D. A. January. In 1861, he gave up steamboating, and became a farmer, and has now a fine farm of 660 acres, togeth-
er with other land and property, all of which he has accumulated by his own thrift and in- dustry; he lias realized as high as $12,000 on his stock at a single sale. In 1851, he mar- ried Miss Burbank, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, daughter of Benedick and Elizabeth (Straub) Burbank; there have been born to them an interesting family of six children, all of whom have been given a good education. Capt. Ohlman is a member of the Roman Catholic Church; in politics, he recognizes no party, but polls his vote for the man whom he thinks will best advance the interests of his coun- try; in him all measures for the advancement of education, and all public enterprises, find a liberal supporter. His father, who was a wagon maker by trade, died in California in 1851.
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GREENVILLE-Bond County.
MAJOR P. E. HOLCOMB, retired army officer. A sketch of the eventful life of this war veteran of Bond County furnishes in- teresting and instructive reading. The fol- lowing brief outline of the life of Maj. Holcomb, the only retired army officer of Bond County, and one of the most gallant soldiers of our late war, speaks for itself:
He was born January 13, 1824, at Cincin- nati, Ohio. His father, P. J. Holcomb, was a native of Vergennes, Vt., a merchant and a mill owner, and came West at an early date, and was one of the earliest and most active pioneers of the Buckeye State. He was of English descent, and married Miss Ruth A. Francisco, of Corsican lineage.
Our subject was the third child of a fami- ly of six children. When about seven years of age, his father removed from Ohio to Bond County, located upon a tract of land and began farming. Our subject received his primary education in the public schools of his native town and afterward attended school at Greenville, and at a comparatively early age entered the law office of Judge Rust, of Edwardsville, Ill. Under his tuition he read law, and was admitted to practice in the courts of the State. Maj. Holcomb never practiced his profession, however, but proceeded almost directly to Cincinnati and enlisted in the United States Army for general service in the Mexican war, and
joined Company E', Third Artillery, Bragg's Battery.
The gallant services of this battery at Monterey and Buena Vista have made it famous in history. At the first-named battle, Maj. Holcomb received a musket ball wound in his right arm. He figured in the Mexican war until August, 1848, when his regiment disbanded.
At the opening of the rebellion, in 1861, Maj. Holcomb was the first in his county to come to the rescue, and immediately set about recruiting a company of soldiers, to defend again the Stars and Stripes. This he accomplished with his usual success, his being the first drilled company to enter the conflict from Bond County. He remained with the company until the latter part of June, 1861, when he received orders to report to Fort Preble at Portland, Me., reaching there in July, and from Fort Preble he was detailed on recruiting expeditions. March 22, 1862, he was ordered to take command of the Second Battery Vermont Light Artillery. HIe acted as Captain of this battery until they were mustered out of the service in August, 1863. August 20, 1863, he was commissioned Major of the First Texas Union Cavalry. He served with his regiment in that State and Louisiana, a portion of the time as Brigade Commander of the Nineteenth Corps. Octo- ber 5, 1864, he was ordered, and accordingly
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reported, to his regiment at Fort Preble, and was soon after detailed to Fort La Fayette, New York Harbor, where he was placed in charge of prisoners, under Col. Burke. In the winter of 1866, Maj, Holcomb was ordered to Texas. He served in regulating the hostiles in that State until January 30, 1867, when, on account of disability and for gallant and meritorious service, he was ro- tired from the service, with a salary sufficient : to support him in independence during his declining years.
Maj. Holcomb, it will be scen, served his country continuously for over twenty years. During that time he took active part in over 100 engagements, and many times in the very heat of the most important ones. Eight- een different times shots have pierced through his uniform, but in most instances his person has escaped harm.
April 3, 1856, he was married to Miss Bell Blanchard, daughter of Seth Blanchard, one of Bond County's earliest and most active pioneers, and a native of Stoughton, Mass. They have one son, James E., born Septem- ber 26, 1874.
PROF. S. M. INGLIS was born in Mar- ietta, Penn., August 15, 1838, son of Rev. George S. and Keziah R. (Martin) Inglis, he is a native of Baltimore, Md., a minister who labored largely in the cause of African Col- onization; she a native of Lancaster County, Penn. They were the parents of six children, two boys and four girls. Our subject was compelled, through force of circumstances, to educate himself, but by hard struggling completed a course of study in Mendota Col- legiate Institute, located in Mendota, La Salle County, being valedictorian in a class of nine at his graduation. He adopted the profession of a publie instructor, and has given nearly all his time to that calling. He enlisted in the One Hundred and Fourth
Illinois Volunteer Infantry, but after three months of camp duty was discharged in con sequence of disability. He has been a ment- ber of the Presbyterian Church since he was fifteen years of age, and filled the position of Elder in the same; also takes great interest in Sunday school work, being Superintend- ent; Trustee of Southern Illinois Normal University through appointment of Gov. Cullom; also First Lieutenant and Captain of Illinois State Militia. Prof. Inglis has been for fourteen years connected with the public schools of Greenville, and may be said to be the father of the school system of that city, which is the pride of the county, and would reflect credit upon any section of the country. In habit, the Professor is indus- trious and persevering, and benevolent to a fault, always assisting with his means every worthy enterprise and person, being espe cially the friend of struggling students. He is, and has been since the formation of the party in 1856, a Republican, and holds mem- bership with the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
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