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"Look on this picture and then on that," and true history will reverse the pictures in our school-books and in men's minds. His- tory must be re-written. The shams and frauds will be exposed, and the really great and good, no matter how humble their lives, how obscure their names, or how little known their good work to those who supposed they were writing history-in the story of the past, they will take their proper places, and who will dare say, when the whole field is
looked over, that among those whose works produced the best results, there are any who may justly claim the places above the early pioneers.
Silly worshippers at the shrine of these false idols and shams of history-these exe- crable frauds who are mere buzzards roosting in the eagle's nest, may cry out against the iconoclast who tumbles over their beatified monsters, but the good work will go on, be- cause truth is eternal, and because the ulti - mate truths of history is the highest type of philosophy, teaching the grand lessons of life by examples.
Nothing will more aid the historian in sift- ing out the grand heroes of history-the best type of men and women who have appeared and gone in the tide of time, than the work of the photographer. This is a modern in- vention, but so is the correct idea of true history. Everything is grist to the hopper of history. Here the biography, the dress, the manners, the thoughts, looks, discussions, poems, books, songs, the work and the play- ing-in short, everything of and concerning a people are his materials, that are carefully collated, compared, digested and studied and understood, and then the results of these lives, whether in the field of thought or physi- cal walk, are followed out in their immediate and remote effects, and thus the great temple of imperishable fame will rise, stone upon stone, to be seen, honored and revered of all men.
We give the list of faces that are preserved in Immke's group, in their alphabetical or- der, with the dates of their coming to the county, and in several instances such other facts of each as we could procure. The list includes photographs extending down to the year 1844 :
Anthony, A., 1837. Living in southwest part of county.
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Anthony, Mrs. M. M., 1837.
Ament, John and Sarah, 1830. The Aments were from Kentucky. John died in 1856, and was buried near his cabin. His widow married again and had quite a large family. We believe all left the State some years ago. There were three brothers came together-Edward, Justus and Johu. They built a cabin east of Red Oak Grove, Section 1, owned by O. Dunham.
Ambrose, William, 1840. Living in the county.
Adams, William, 1840.
Anthony, Dr. William C., 1841. Born 1807, Vermont. First marriage, 1837; sec- ond, 1858; third, 1860, to Lydia Allen, born Ellsworth, Ohio, September, 1833. Came to Illinois in 1857. Mrs. B. Ripley, oldest sis- ter, Mrs. A., now in Princeton, another sis- ter, Mrs. Cook, here. Dr. Anthony came here an alopath, and for thirty years has been a homœopathic.
Bryant, Arthur, 1833. Bryant, Mrs. A. 1833. Full account of the B's elsewhere.
Bryant, John H., 1832.
Bryant, Cyrus, 1832.
Boyd, Alex, 1830. Son of Charles S. Boyd. Residence, Princeton.
Boyd, Mrs. Alex, 1834. Native New York; died in Princeton, 1882.
Brigham, Joseph, 1832. (See biography). Brigham, Mrs. J E., 1834.
Brigham, Sylvester, 1829. Sold farm and went West.
Brigham, Mrs. Polly, 1832.
Bacon, A. W., 1838. (See biography).
Bacon, Mrs. Julia, 1839.
Barney, Charles and Asa, 1836. From Providence, R. I .; Asa living in Princeton.
Brainard, Mr. and Mrs. D. E., 1841. From Medina County, Ohio. Alna Brainard, elder brother, married A. W. Bacon's sister. He died some years ago here, leaving five children.
Brokaw, I., 1840, southern Ohio. Mr. Brokaw died in Kansas. and his widow died in Princeton. Left a large family. A daugh- ter. Mrs. Chester Smith, living in Princeton. Ballangee, J., 1836.
Ballangee, Mrs. L., 1838. Lives near
Dover.
Buchan, F. G., 1839. Lives in Buda.
Bryant, E W., 1836.
Bushong, J. A., 1838. Bushong, Mrs. L. L., 1837.
Bennett, George. 1832. £ Died in West Bureau, leaving widow and children. The family moved in after years to Iowa.
Boyd, Charles S. and N., 1830. (See biog- raphy and general history).
Bruce, W. R. and Mrs. E., 1838. Lived near La Moille.
Bacon, H. V., 183S.
Belknap, Eli B., 1839. Lived north of Dover.
Biddleman, Mrs. M. J., 1834; was a Triplett; lives in Princeton.
Benson, A. 1839; living in Tiskilwa.
Bass, Edward, 1840. Lives near Malden. Barney, Hosea, 1839; living at Providence.
Ballon, Judge M., 1839. (See biography and chapter Bench and Bar).
Burson, L. A., 1831; lived three miles west of Princeton: died some years ago; one son living here near Adam T. Galer.
Brown, George, 1836; died violent death two years ago; a son living in North Prairie. Clapp, John. 1834.
Clapp, Mrs. Mariah L., 1835.
Mr. Clapp was for a long time a promi- nent citizen of the county. His sister was the wife of Caleb Cook. Mr. Clapp died 1882. His brother's widow living in Pince- ton, and his decendents live in La Moille. See elsewhere.
Chamberlain, Dr. W. O. and Mrs., 1832. A sister of Mrs. Chamberlain, Sarah Topliff,
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now living in Princeton. Dr. Chamberlain left two children. About the first physician in the county and a good and valuable man.
Cusic, D. A. Married Eliza Cox. He was frozen to death, leaving a widow and thir- teen children.
Coddington, Mr. and Mrs. James, 1835. Natives of Maryland. Children living in county (See biography).
Colton, C. D., 1834 (See Colton biogra- phy).
Colton, Mrs. E. S., 1835.
Cook, Caleb, 1834 (See sketch in general history).
Corss, C. C. and Mrs., 1833; came with the Hampshire Colony; living on West Bureau. Cattell, Mrs. A. D., 1836; living in town.
Corse, Mrs. M., widow of Martin C .; liv- ing in Princeton.
Campbell, Mrs. S., ("Aunt Susie"); liv- ing north of Princeton depot.
Corss, Henry, 1838; living on West Bureau, son of C. C. Corss.
Clapp, Seth C., 1836; elder brother of John, died about ten years ago. Widow lives in Princeton; no children living.
Clark. Andrew, 1841.
Combs, C. W., 1831; native of Kentucky, lived east of Princeton.
Colton, L. J., 1835; brother of Chancy Colton; residing now in Kansas. Married a daughter of Deacon Phelps. Was at one time partner proprietor in the Republican of Princeton (See Press chapter).
Cummings, Thornton, 1834; native of Vir- ginia; reared in Kentucky where he married Sylvia Williams, in 1816, and came to Gallatin County, Ill., and from there to Bureau. He settled in French Grove, then heavy timbered. He was the first settler in what is now Concord Township. He died in 1872, and his widow died in 1883 (See Will- iam Cummings' biography).
Cummings, F. and T., 1834.
Crittenden, John and Mrs. B. G., the lat- ter now living south of Princeton. One of her sisters married Col. Austin Bryant, and the other sister married Arthur Bryant (See Bryant biography).
Corss, C. G., 1831.
Corss, Mrs. Polly, 1832; now living in Princeton. Sister of Joe Brigham.
Cole, John, 1831; a minister in the M. E. Church.
Cole, Jane, 1831; widow, still living, very old.
Carey, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus, 1837; widow living in county.
Corsey, Lemuel P .; his widow, mother of H. Reasoner's wife.
Cusing, Caleb, Mrs. P. and G. B. This family are relatives of the celebrated Caleb Cushing of Massachusetts. G. B. resides near Princeton.
Drake, William G., November, 1335; set- tled in Dover from New Jersey. Had seven children. Cyrus Langworthy married the oldest daughter, Charlotte; Ann married Rob- ert N. Murphy, and lives in Princeton; Mrs. Catharine Gregg, is in Iowa; Rachael L. Stockton, in LaSalle; Mary J. Clark, de- ceased. The sons were: David, Morgan and William C., now living in Princeton (see his biography). Mr. Drake died April 29, 1852. aged eighty-one years. His widow died De- cember 24, 1849, aged seventy-five years. William T. Drake's widow, Mrs. Michael Watson, came to the county in 1834. Mich- ael Watson was the son of Amariah Watson, who came in 1833. Mr. Watson died in Cal- ifornia; Amariah died here.
Epperson, Harrison and Hezekiah, 1830.
Epperson, Mrs. Abbigail. Harrison lives in Iowa, the only one of the family left.
Emmerson, Judge Jesse, 1836. Living in Buda (See biography and Bench and Bar Chapter).
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Edwards, Samuel, 1842. From Massachu- setts; removed to Mendota.
Ellis, Abbott, 1833; living north of Prince- ton.
Fassett, E. W., 1835; married Pamela Morton; residing in La Moille.
Flowers, Sophie, May 1831 (?).
Forristol, James G., May, 1830 (See general history).
Forristol, Mrs. M. A., 1836.
Frankeberger, W., 1837; died 1882; aged ninety years; Barrack Mercer married daugh- ter.
Forster, F. and Mrs. R. B., were Miller- ites in faith; kept tavern where Buda now is, before the town existed.
Fritchey, M., September, 1838; lives in Tiskilwa (See Mr. Duun's sketch).
Fay, Sam L., 1834; from Massachusetts; living in West Bureau.
Garten, Robert, 1833; settled in Dover; was a prominent and influential man; one of his sons is a physician.
Gilbert, L. C., July, 1840.
Gunn, Aaron, 1831 (See general history). Goodspeed, M. L., 1840.
Gay, John M. and Mrs., 1830; Gay was from Kentucky; he was a thorough, brave pioneer. At the organization of Putnam County he was elected to office; he lived here a long time and removed to Wisconsin, where he died; he was married to a sister of Henry Thomas.
Greeley D. P. and D., 1839; from Rhode Island; he supposed he was related to Hor- ace Greeley until he went to New York to claim his kin; the two men looked at each other and agreed that they were probably re- lated through Adam, but no closer; he bur- ied his wife in the Dover Cemetery and moved away.
Gosse, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew, 1839; the first German to locate in Princeton; a pros- perous, good family (See biography).
Galer, Adam T. and Mrs., 1834 (See bi- ography).
Griswold, J. A. and Mrs. M., September, 1839.
Gheer, Hiram and Mrs. S. A., 1842 (See biography).
Fifield, Samuel, 1836. Settled near Buda. Hinsdale, G. C., 1831, married Elizabeth Baggs.
Hinsdale, Mrs. L., 1828.
George C. and S. D. Hinsdale were brothers, George C. is still living, S. D. died abont 1880. (See biography).
Hammer, Mrs. S., 1838. There is a family of Hammers now living in Ohio Township. They came, the Hammers, in 1834.
Horn, W. H. and Mrs. E. D., 1843.
Heaton. Isaac, Reece and Mrs. Sarah, 1836. The Heatons living at Heaton's Point. Har- rison Eppersan married one of the girls (see Heaton's biography).
Holbrook, J. T., July, 1834. Died in La Moille, in latter part of Seventies; Mrs. King, his sister, lives in Princeton. His sou lives in La Moille (see biography).
Hills, J. W., May, 1843.
Hill, J., 1838.
Hassler, Herman, July, 1834. Large fam. ily of Hasslers living at Hallowayville.
Hughes, Isaac and Mrs. Jane, 1837. Mrs. John Elliott, mother of Gen. I. H. Elliott was a daughter of Isaac Hughes. The Hughes came with Col. John Elliott to this State. They lived five miles north of Princeton. Another daughter of Mr. Hughes is Mrs. Moore, now of Princeton (see Gen. I. H. Elli- ott's biography).
Headly, John M. and Mrs. Ann, 1841. All moved out of the county. Now in Nebraska. Hentz, Fred, August, 1839.
Hentz, Mrs., 1836. Living at Halloway- ville.
Hinman, Robert and Mrs. M. A., 1838. Lived near Tiskilwa.
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Hetzler, Jobn, 1834. Settled near Hallo- wayville.
Hetzler, Mrs. H. P., 1839.
Hoblist, W. C. and Mary, 1843. Lived near Wyanet.
Hall, John and Mrs. E., 1830. Hall Town- ship, originally called Bloom, was named in honor of John Hall. He first settled in Selby. Hallowayville was once Halltown. Mr. Hall made very large farm improvements on his claim. Before land sales he sold thisto Hass- ler for $4,000; he then entered a great deal of land in the county. He was an illiterate but a large-minded and great business man. He finally sold out and went to Missouri and merchandised very extensively. Among the early pioneers he was one of the most valu- able citizens. John, William and Reason B. Hall were brothers.
Hinsdale, S. D., 1838. Died ten years ago. Has a son, Burrett, in New York.
Hoskins, William, December, 1830. Judge Hoskins was one of the remarkable early men of the county. Strong, heavy, big-boned muscular man, massive features and very large, broad teeth, a large unkempt and bushy hair, dressed in his home-made clothes. He never dressed up to come to town, and his heavy gait and movement, and his whole con- tour presented a figure well calculated to arrest the strangers' attention. He had not much more polish of mind than he had of person, but both were on a scale that made him a big man in any crowd. He would attract the strangers' curiosity, and then when he heard him talk, his interest. A man of very little of the advantages of school edu- cation. He was illiterate, but strong in intel- lect.
Hoskins, J. H., 1832, son of William; family moved West; one of the daughters, Mrs. Hozier, lives near Trenton.
How, Rev. D. J., September. 1834; was of
the Church of the Disciples; had a mill, McManus'; died many years ago; large family of children.
Hazard, Oran and Mary, 1839; lived near Wyanet.
Isaac, Elias, 1834 (See biography of W. L.).
Jenkins, George and Mrs .. 1840-41. Mr. Jenkins lived south of Princeton. They are both dead; died in 1868-69.
Judd, Eli P., June, 1835. Lived east of Princeton; a son living there now.
Judd, Mrs. Sarah, November, 1837; liv- ing now in Iowa.
Jones, A. H., September, 1836. From New Hampshire; son in Princeton.
Jones, William and Mrs., 1840.
Kitterman, M., 1830. One of the oldest living settlers in Bureau County. He was first here in 1828; returned in 1830, and brought wife and two children in 1831. Had eleven children after coming here -- thirteen in all, ten of whom, six sons and four daughters, are still living. Certainly no two old patriarchs ever lived who better deserved the respect and love of the large family and the host of friends, and the fortune in this world's goods that they possess, than Mr. and Mrs. Kitterman (See biography and sketch in general history).
Kitterman, Robert, 1831 (see Kitterman biography).
Kendall, A. R., 1840 (See biography).
Keeries, R. M., 1839.
Knox, Aaron, March, 1840.
Knox, William and Mary, 1834.
Kimball, James M., 1842.
Langworthy, Cyrus, 1834; Mrs., 1834; Dr. A., 1836. Mrs. William Drake, of Princeton, was the widow of Dr. A. Lang- worthy. (See Drake's biography and sketch of Langworthy, in general history.)
Larrison, Mrs. L., 1828; now Mrs. John
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Stechell, living in Peoria. She was Henry Thomas' second daughter. This is another of the three first born babies in the county, Mrs. Sells being another one, and one of M. Ketterman's daughters still another. We account for their all being girls by the fact that the Black Hawk war was near at hand, and the boys all thought to wait until the fighting was over.
Landers, Thomas, 1842.
Long, John and Rebecca, 1836. There were several of the Longs lived near Senach- wine. Jehu lived in Princeton, was consta- ble for many years. Noah and his son Noah lived in the south part of the county.
Limerick, Robert, Mrs. L., George, S., 1839.
Town of Limerick, north of Princeton, named after Robert Limerick. This family all died near where they settled in the county.
Lomax, Mrs. E. J., November, 1833. There were three brothers Lomax. One married Roland Moseley's daughter, another married a Radcliffe.
Lumry, Enoch, 1836. Living near Lim- erick.
Lumry, Mrs. A., June, 1834.
Lumry, Rufus, 1834. Went west and in crossing a stream was drowned some years ago. Rufus was a Wesleyan preacher. Left a large family of children.
Leeper, H. B., 1834 (See biography and sketch of Judge John B. Leeper).
Long, Noah, 1838; Mrs. R. A., 1840; Levi and James, 1836.
Lonnon, John, 1837.
Mason, John W., 1841; Mrs. A. M., 1840.
Mercer, Dr. W., living in Princeton; one of the oldest physicians in the county. He is of the Mercers, from Ohio.
Martin, P. H., 1843.
McPherson, Mrs. M., 1838.
Mowry, Geo. A. and Mrs. Nancy, 1841.
Matson, Enos and Elizabeth, 1836 (See sketch of the Matsons elsewhere).
Mathis, Eli R., 1841; Mrs. E. R., 1834; living at Princeton.
Merritt, Mrs. E., 1834.
Mosley, Roland, 1831; W. Noble, 1831. Roland Mosely had four sons, all dead. His son Roland married a Radcliffe, now living with Henry Paddock.
Martin. W. and Mrs. Jane, 1836; from New Hampshire. Mrs. Martin and Benj. Newell's wife were sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Martin died here.
Mason, Dr. S. R., 1841.
Mason, Mrs. M. A., 1841.
Munson, A., 1840.
Munson, Mrs. J., 1835.
Moore, Mrs. W. J., 1837.
Mercer, Ed., 1837; Mrs. J., 1837; B., 1834; Moses, 1834; Dr. Joseph, 1834. Joseph was born January 11, 1828; died May, 1878. Mrs. M. A. Mercer, living in county (See her biography).
Myers, Mrs. Morrella, 1838.
Miller, H. J., July, 1832.
Miller, Mrs. M. A., 1831.
Matson, Nehemiah, 1836; Mrs. E. C., 1841. Mr. Matson loved to investigate and write about the early settlers of the county and the Indians. He was not a literary man and yet on this subject he wrote a great deal, and deserves great credit for gathering many im- portant items.
Musgrove, Mrs. Sarah, May, 1831; widow of John Musgrove, came from New Jersey; died 1882; children are dead.
Mohler, Samuel and Mrs. Caroline, 1836; living in Dover; Mrs. Mohler was a Zearing; died two years ago.
Miller, H. F., 1833; C. F., 1838; D. F., 1835; Mrs. Sarah, 1835; E. H. 1832; Mrs. M. E., 1840.
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McArthur, M., 1839.
Mason, Mrs. A. E., 1834; living in Prince- ton. Children dead except one daughter.
Miller, A. W., 1837; Mrs. E., 1837; S., 1832.
Masters, Robert E., 1833; son of Richard Masters. Moved to New York. Was Justice of the Peace some years in Princeton.
McCasky, Robert, 1836.
Matson, Enos C., 1836.
McDonald, Mrs. M. J., September, 1829.
Mowry, Jesse, 1841.
Murphy, Mrs. Ann, 1836.
Mason, John, 1841; Mrs. Abigail, 1841; Cyrus P., 1841; W. H., 1841.
Norton, George, 1841.
Newell, Benjamin and Harriet, September, 1835. (See biography of P. J. Newell). Norton, D. E., 1842.
Phelps, Ebenezer S., 1838; Mrs. H. M., 1835; E. S., Jr., 1838; Mrs. E. S., Jr., 1838; E. H., 1831; J. R., 1838; Charles, 1836.
Phelps, George R., 1836; C. C., 1839; B., 1839. These families trace their lineage back over 300 years. (See history of Hampshire Colony and general history).
Piper, P. H., 1836; Mrs. Harriett, 1833. Phillipps, John, 1833; Mrs. Betsey, 1833.
Perkins, Manson and Mrs., 1834; Stephen, 1834.
Porter, A. G., 1840; Mrs. C. P., 1840.
Prutsman, A. and Mrs. G., 1840. (See biog- raphy).
Pierce, Caleb, 1837; Mrs. Martha, 1840.
Parish, H. R., 1842. Perkins, John, 1842.
Piper, Ezekiel, 1836.
Porter, B., 1842. Reed, Charles T., 1845.
Roberts, Mrs. E., 1836. Reed, J. G., 1834. Robinson, David and Mrs., 1835.
Reeve, L., 1832; Lazarus, 1834; Mrs. Sarah
L., 1835. Mr. Reeve is now better and more generally known as " Deacon " Reeve (See Lucy Reeve's biography).
Rackley, Nathan and Mrs., 1836; George, 1836.
Ross, Mrs. Selina, October, 1830.
Robinson, S. F., 1835; widow eighty-nine years old, living with her son, Solomon, in Princeton.
Rowell, B. G and Mrs. A. A., 1835.
Shifflett, Mrs. P., 1844.
Smith, J. H., 1840.
Swayne, E. H., 1837.
Sisler, G. W., 1839.
Swan, James T., 1833; Mrs. Susan, 1836.
Lived near Hollawayville; family moved West.
Stratton, Abram, November, 1829; Mrs. Sally Stratton, 1829 (See general history full sketch).
Smith, Mrs. Eliza, 1834; N., 1837; Mrs. R., 1837.
Stephens, Justus, 1842 (See biography).
Swanzy, Dr. James and Catharine, 1836. Both died. Andrew Swanzy, a son, lives in Princeton; another son living near Tiskilwa.
Studyvin, Madison, 1833; Mrs. F., 1834 (See general history).
Searle, L. T., 1834; Mrs. R. G., 1843.
Seaton, J. and Mrs. S., 1835; Miss A., 1840 (See biography).
Sapp, Solomon, 1835 (See biography); Mrs. Ann, 1835.
Smith, S., 1836; Mrs., 1834.
Smart, Mrs. E., 1840.
Smith, J. and Mrs. Sarah, 1835.
Sells, Mrs. Mary, January, 1831 (See gen-
eral history for an account of Sells family).
Stannard, S. and Mrs., 1840.
Studyvin, S., 1836 (See sketch Madison S.).
Smith, Eli; Mrs. C. C., 1831 (See general history of Smiths).
Searl, J. S., 1834 (See account of Searle settlement).
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Spratt, Rev. J. W., 1838; G. W., 1838. G. W. Spratt was a tinner and of late years 1 lived in the Green River country.
Smith, Elijah, 1831; Joseph E., 1835 (See general history).
Sutherland, Joseph, November, 1832.
Smith, D. B. (See biography).
Smith, Nick, 1830; son "Dad Joe " Smith. (See sketch of "Dad Joe" and family).
Smith, Albert J., 1839.
Scott, M. A., 1842.
Spaulding, M. and Mrs., 1836.
Searle, J. M., 1836.
Sawyer, Anthony, 1838.
Sweet, J. L., 1842.
Sapp, E. and Mrs. M., 1835. (See bio- graphy).
Smith, Eli, 1831; married Clarrissa Childs, a native of Massachusetts; Eli died August 30, 1871, leaving seven grown chil- dren-four boys and three girls; Eli Smith was born November 15,. 1805, and his wife October 5, 1804. They came in an ox wagon from Massachusetts to this county. With his brother Elijah they lived at first in Foristol's cabin. The children are all living except Harriet and Lucy.
Elijah Smith married Sylvia Childs. He kept the widely-known "Yankee Tavern," one and one-half miles northwest of Prince- ton. He was also a Postmaster, and we be- lieve among the earliest in the county, except Henry Thomas. He kept the postoffice in a split basket, and when hung in the loft it was all safe. He lived here over forty years and removed to Sandwich, where he died.
Thomas, Ezekiel, June, 1830.
Thomas, Mrs., June, 1830; died in the county. Maj. Fisher's wife is a daughter, and Mrs. Houck and Mrs. Corss are daughters of Thomas.
Thompson, A. T., 1834; settled near Wy- anet; Thompson, M. M., 1834.
Thompson, R. E. and Mrs. M., 1839.
Thompson, J. W., 1840; Mrs. S. M., 1836. Trowbridge, Mrs. C. O., 1840.
Thomas, A. C., May, 1829.
Templeton, R. T., 1836. (See general his- tory). This immediate family is now extinct.
Triplett, A., 1834; Samuel, 1834; Mrs. M. A., 1837. The descendants of this family are still in the county, i. e., one of the daughters, Mrs. Bidderman, and Mrs. Wills and several of the grandchildren.
Tompkins, M., 1834.
Trimble, M., 1840.
Thomson, Col. J. J., 1845. (See biog- raphy).
Wisner, James and Mrs. J., 1840.
Winship, M., S. W., R. and Mrs., 1835 (See general history for account of Winship family).
Wallace, Moses and Mrs. J., 1843; J. L., 1843.
Williams, S. L. and Mrs., 1834.
Wells, David and Mary S., 1838.
Wilson, J. and Mrs., 1842.
Wells, George, 1841; Mrs. L., 1834.
Williams, Curtiss, 1832. (See general his- tory).
Warren, W. A. and Henrietta, 1843. Winship, E. C., 1837.
Wies, J. and Mrs., 1834; settled above Dover two miles, where the family are now residing.
White, Alvin and Mrs., 1839.
Wilson, James L., 1833; living six miles north of Princeton.
Wilhite, J., 1835.
Walters, John, 1837; President of Old Set- tlers' Society in 1884; lives at Princeton.
Williams, S. D., 1834; Sol, 1837.
Woodruff, Dr. R. J., 1838; S. M., 1838.
Vaughan, J. H. and John, 1837 ; father and son came from Nova Scotia; the father died here and the son removed to Oregon.
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Zearing, Martin R., Miss Louisa, Louis, D. S., 1836. (See David Zearing's biog- raphy.)
Hon. John Wentworth, of Chicago, was Mayor of that city when the Prince of Wales visited it. He gives an amusing account of a citizen coming to him a few days before the prince was to arrive, and in a flutter of excitement over the great occasion, and in anxiety lest the Mayor should not fully ap- preciate the importance of the event up to the proper point of toadying to the callow sprout of royalty, he wanted to suggest how to do it. When Wentworth comprehended what his visit was for he invited him to proceed. His first suggestion was that it would be in excellent form to select, say one or two representatives from one hundred of the first families of Chicago, to receive and dance attendance upon his highness. " All right," says Wentworth, " Please make me out a list of the one hundred of the first families of Chicago, so I can select." The visitor studied a moment and confessed he could not do this. The Mayor then asked him to please select ten, that is, nine beside his own. In short he was driven to the con- fession that he could only really name one family-his own, of course.
Some years afterwards in addressing the old settlers of the city, he read off the names of the city's early settlers, referred to the above anecdote, and remarked, here is more than one hundred of the first families of Chicago -- the real blue-blooded Knicker- bockers, the F. F. V.'s of the city, and predicted that these men and their descend- ants would constitute the names of the " book of peerage" of the city, a record that would be carefully kept and closely studied in the long future by all who desired to es- tablish an unquestionable and illustrious lineage.
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