History of Bureau County, Illinois, Part 65

Author: Bradsby, Henry C., [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Chicago, World publishing company
Number of Pages: 776

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-- has always made farming his occupation. He was married in Pennsylvania, December 19, 1850, to Mary A. Duff. She was born in Huntingdon County, Penn., February 19, 1832, a daughter of John and Barbara (Ran- dolph) Duff, both natives of Pennsylvania. He was born in 1804 and is still living in Huntingdon County, Penn., a retired farmer. His wife, who was born in May, 1807, died June 16, 1884. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell are parents of seven children, viz .: Alexander, born June 20, 1857, died March 20, 1884;

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Nancy, born October 3, 1858, wife of Ezra Rouse, of Selby Township; William Irvin, born January 31, 1860; Clark, born April 27, 1865. Three children died in infancy. In politics Mr. Campbell is a Republican. He has been a member of the Levi Lusk Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Arlington, since !

1860. He is also a member of the M. B. 1 Society of Princeton. He and wife are mem- bers of the Baptist Church.

THOMAS R. CAPPERRUNE, Milo, was born August 11, 1816, in Kent County, Del. His parents, William and Rebecca (Row) Capperrune, were natives of Delaware. The former was a farmer by occupation, and died there in 1839. The latter died there also in 1817. She was the mother of seven children; of these only three are yet living. The grandfather of our subject was of Irish descent, and a teacher by profession. Our subject is principally self educated. He

immigrated to Ohio in October, 1835, and in 1841 removed to Knox County, Ill. In 1850 he came to Milo Township, Bureau County, where he bought eighty acres of land for $300. At present he has 160 acres of prai- rie and twenty acres of timber land. He was married in Knox County to the widow of Anderson Corbin, Mrs. Caroline Corbin (nee Caroline McGinnis), a daughter of Johnston and Jane (McMullen) McGinnis. Mrs. Caro- line Capperrune was born July 2, 1810, in Chester County, Penn. She is the mother of the following children: Mrs. Emily Snow (nee Emily Corbin); B. Frank Corbin; Mrs. Sarah Gammel (nee Capperrune), who is now a resident of Kansas; Irwin Capperrune; Mrs. Mary J. Hunt, and Thomas J. Capper- rune. Religiously Mr. and Mrs. Capper- rune are connected with and are active mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically he is now a Republican, and was formerly an Abolitionist. He has filled the offices of Commissioner, Collector and Asses- sor; the latter for a number of years.

RUFUS CAREY. deceased. Of the pub- lic men in Bureau County who deserve men- tion in this work, and who have acquitted themselves honorably and creditably while in office, we are glad to note him whose name heads this sketch. Mr. Carey was born March 14, 1813, in Enfield, Mass. He died

August 7, 1873, in Princeton. His parents were Thomas and Sarah (Packard) Carey. Rufus Carey was reared and educated in Massachusetts. In 1835 he came to Bureau County and settled in Wyanet Township, where the County Poor Farm now is. He lived in the country till 1854, when he re- moved to Princeton, where his widow yet re- sides. In 1853 he was elected Treasurer of Bureau County, and for four years held that position to the great satisfaction of the people. After serving four years as Treas- , urer, Mr. Carey served two years as Deputy Treasurer. He was one of the four promi- nent men who started the Carey, Olds & Co. Bank of Princeton, Ill., and was connected with it for two years. Mr. Carey was mar- ried April 26, 1837, in Chicopee, Mass., to Miss Mary K. Ferry, who was born Febru- ary 9, 1814, in Granby, Mass. Her father, Abner Ferry, was born November 4, 1777, in Granby, Mass., where he died March 14, 1828. He was a farmer by occupa- tion, as was also his father, Noah Ferry, who was one of the first settlers in Granby. Her mother, Rosanna (Smith) Ferry, was born October 25, 1783, in Connecticut. She died June 7, 1867, in Bureau County. She was the mother of the following children: Aaron D., Zenus S., William M .. Mary K., Hannah E., Amelia R. and Rebecca S. Mrs. Mary K. Carey is the mother of four chil- dren, viz .: Francis, was born August 15, 1840 (he is now a resident of Chicago); Eliza F., was born October 24, 1842 (she died Sep- tember 1, 1844); Amelia L., was born March 23, 1848 (she died July 9, 1869), and War- ren, who was born December 13, 1849 (he is at present a physician in LaGrange, III.). He married Fannie Crawford; they have four children, viz. : Edward F., Amelia L., Mary E. and Alice. Mrs. Carey is religiously con- nected with the Congregational Church.

MRS. DELILA L. CAREY, Princeton, was born April 2, 1818, in Onondago County, N. Y. Her parents were John L. and Lucina (Rhodes) Carey. Mrs. Carey is a bright, cheerful lady with great force of character. She has borne up bravely amid trials and adversity which would have crushed any ordinary woman. She was reared in the State of New York, where she resided till the

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spring of 1835, when she went to Morgan County, Ill., where she married Amos Miner, who shortly afterward died. He was the son of Amos Miner, Sr., who was quite a genius, and invented many useful things. Mrs. Carey has one son by Amos Miner. The son's name is George A. Miner, who married Elizabeth Denis. Mrs. Carey was married a second time in Morgan County, Ill., to Norman L. Ward. She came to this county with Mr. Ward, and here he died. Three children blessed this union, viz .: Mary E., wife of Henry Reasoner; Julia C., deceased, and Dar- win E. Ward, who married Mary E. Morse. After the death of her second husband our sub- ject married Lemuel P. Carey, who was born June 26, 1801, in Enfield, Hampshire Co., Mass. He followed the tanner and currier's trade in the East, and in the fall of 1835 came to this county, where he has been a successful farmer. The marriage, which occurred Au- gust 22, 1850, was blessed with one child -- Lemuel Carey-who died aged ten years. Mr. Lemuel P. Carey died March 4, 1879. He was a man of sterling qualities, and is well remembered by our old settlers. Mrs. Carey was formerly a member of the Method- ist Episcopal Church, but is now connected with the Presbyterian Church.

LUTHER F. CARPENTER, Indiantown, was born December 3, 1819, in Bristol, R. I. At an early age he was taken to Rehoboth, Mass., by his parents. His father, Abiah Carpenter, was born in Rehoboth, Mass., where he died. He was Captain of a band of musicians in the war of 1812. The grand- father of our subject, Abiah Carpenter, Sr., was also a native of Massachusetts, where he died. The mother of our subject, Rosina Goff, was born in Rehoboth. Mass., where she yet resides. She is a daughter of Levi Goff, and is the mother of nine children, viz .: Cy- rel, George and Luther F. Carpenter. The first two children are deceased. The next six children are the result of a second marriage, with Joshua Drawn, viz .: Alvin, William, Matilda, Mary J., Almon C. and Martha A. Drawn. Of the above, Alvin, William and Mary J. are deceased. Mr. L. F. Carpenter received a common school education in his native State. He learned the machinist's trade in Taunton, Mass., and worked at it

there until the spring of 1855, when he came West and settled in Indiantown Township, Bureau Co., Ill., where he bought eighty acres of land. At present he owns a farm of 433 acres-the result of his industry and perseverance. Since coming West Mr. Car- penter has made farming his principal occu- pation, although he worked a short time at his trade in Aurora and Chicago. He was married in Taunton, Mass., to Betsey B. Barney, who was born in Taun- ton, January 1, 1826. She is a daughter of Oliver and Betsey (Babbit) Barney, and is the mother of four children, viz .: Mrs. Eliz- abeth Dexter; George A., deceased, aged eighteen years; Sterophine and Mrs. Joseph- ine Anthony, twins, the former deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter are active members of the Congregational Church. He is a Re- publican, and has filled township offices.

ADAM CARPER, Macon, was born in Bedford County, Penn., January 19, 1837. He is the son of John and Catherine (Smith) Carper. both of whom were natives of Penn- sylvania, but came to Bureau County in November, 1854, and died here. The mother died October 23, 1857, at the age of forty- four years. The father was born June 19, 1807, and died April 16, 1875. Of their children, six sons and two daughters yet sur- vive them, and are residents of this county. Our subject came to this county with his par- ents, and has since resided in Macon Town- ship. His occupation has ever been that of farming and stock-growing. When starting in life for himself it was with little. In 1867 he bought his present farm of 100 acres, and has since added the best of improvements. November 18, 1969, he was united in mar- riage to Mary Kegarice, who was born in Bedford County, Penn., March 18, 1844. She is the daughter of John and Margaret (Inscoe) Kegarice. The father was born December 10, 1811, and the mother June 20, 1813. The father died in Pennsylvania, but the mother in Bureau County, Ill. Six daughters and two sons yet survive them. The sons, Jacob and Philip, live in Iowa. Of the daughters, Mrs. Barbara Spencer re- sides in Buda; Mrs. Mary Carper, wife of our subject, in Macon Township; Mrs. Sarah Osborn, in Iowa; Mrs. Margaret Suiters,

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in Bedford County, Penn,; Mrs. Susan Amic, in Blair County, Penn., and Mrs. Nancy Roberts, in Nebraska. Two of the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Kegarice were in the war of the Rebellion, and received wounds, from which they died. Mr. and Mrs. Carper have four children living, viz .: Mertie, born Sep- tember 1, 1870; Irvin, born May 2, 1874; Josie, born September 27, 1876, and Jacob Elmore, born August 30, 1878.

JACOB S. CARPER, Macon, was born in Bedford County, Penn., April 12, 1834. He is the son of John and Catherine Carper. They came to Bureau County in 1854, and settled at Walnut Grove, and died there, he in April, 1875. she in October, 1857. They were born in Bedford County, Penn., and had resided there till coming to this county. They had a family of six sons and two daughters, who survive them. In April, 1851, our subject came to Illinois, but lived in Fulton County until 1857, when he came to Bureau County, and bought his present farm, and began putting it under cultivation. His farm now contains 259 acres. In Octo- ber, 1861, he entered the service of his country, in Company K, Fifty-seventh Illi- nois Volunteer Infantry. In October, 1862, he received a Lieutenant's commission, which rank he held till receiving his discharge in April, 1865. More of the history of this company and regiment will be found in the chapter devoted to the county's current his- tory of the late war. After returning from the army, Mr. Carper again began farming, and has continued in the same occupation since. He was married, in Bureau County, January 2, 1866, to Miss Catherine Horton (see sketch of Allen Horton). She died in June, 1869, leaving one son-William S. Carper. In August, 1870, Mr. Carper was united in marriage to Miss Margaret J. Dief- fenderfer, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of William and Sarah Dieffenderfer, also natives of Pennsylvania. The father is now a resident of this county, but the mother is deceased. Mrs. Carper had one brother, viz .: A. Dieffenderfer, of Osceola, Ill. Mrs. Carper has three children living, viz. : George A., Sarah K. and Frank G. Mr. Carper is a member of the G. A. R. Post of Buda. He is Republican in politics.

JOHN R. CASS, deceased, was born March 31, 1833, in Richmond, N. H. He was a son of Ono and Sarah (Holbrook) Cass, na- tives of New Hampshire. The former was a farmer and died in Jackson, Mich .; the latter is yet living in Princeton; her name now is Mrs. King. She is the mother of two boys: Isaac H. and John R. Cass, who were reared in Michigan. They came to Bureau County, Ill., about 1851, and first farmed in Lamoille Township. They afterward bought land in Berlin Township, where our subject was mar- ried. He afterward bought land in Lamoille Township, where his widow now resides. She has added materially to the farm, which now contains 318 acres of land. Mr. Cass died in Malden, this county, April 7, 1864. He was married to Mary E. Isaac, December 2, 1857. She is a daughter of Elias Isaac, the old pioneer of Berlin Township (see sketch of Isaac and pioneers of Bureau County). Mrs. Cass was born February 6, 1839, in Berlin Township. She is the mother of Lincoln H. Cass, who was born November 25, 1860, and who is at present a law student of Chicago.

PETER J. CASSIDY, Westfield, was born August 4, 1845, in North Gore, Canada West, to which place his grandparents, Peter and Margaret Cassidy, came at an early day. They were natives of Ireland and soon be- came successful farmers in Canada. In the fall of 1847 they came to Bureau County, Ill., where they bought and entered thirteen eighties of land, a part of which were Mexi. can war claims. All the land was in West- field Township. They became quite well-to- do farmers, and eventually removed to Ottawa, LaSalle County, where both died. They reared a family of nine children: Philip, Patrick, Margaret, Peter, Ann, Mary, James. Catharine and Terrence. Of these Patrick Cassidy was born 1819, in County Cavan, Ireland. He came here with his parents and entered 240 acres of land. He died here July 16, 1855. He was married in Canada to Joanna Cochlin, born September 29, 1823, in County Cork, Ireland. She is yet living, and is the mother of five children, now living: Peter J., our subject; Mrs. Mary A. White, of Montgomery County, Iowa; Mrs. Joanna Manning, Catharine and Patrick. Of these

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Peter J. was educated in this county. Here he taught fourteen terms of school. He has farmed the last six years, and now has 280 acres of land. He was married Novem- ber 19. 1877, in Sheffield, Ill., to Mary M. A. Lawler, daughter of Luke and Catharine (O' Maley) Lawler, natives of Ireland. The latter's brother, Patrick O'Maley, is now a resident of Montgomery County, Iowa. Mrs. Cassidy was an able teacher in Bureau County. She was the mother of C. Jennie, John L. and Harry V., the latter deceased. Mrs. Cassidy died April 27, 1883, aged twenty five years. Politically Mr. Cassidy is a Democrat. He has filled township offices, and is now Assessor, having filled the office four years.

GEORGE CASTENDYCK, Hall, was born September 3, 1824, in Werdorf, Cob- lenz Rhein, Prussia. His parents, Frederick and Louise (Hofmann) Castendyck, were natives of Germany, where they lived until death. The father was a high govern- ment officer. They had eight children, of whom two, Louis and George, came to the United States in June, 1849. George Cas- tendyck had been a soldier in the Prussian Army, and was preparing to enter the govern- ment employ. When they first came to this country they lived in Erie, Penn., till July, 1851. They then came to Hall Township, Bureau County, Ill., and bought 160 acres of wild land at $7.50 per acre, and the next year another 160 acres at the same price. They now own 426 acres of well-improved land. They are engaged in farming and stock-raising, and have an imported Norman and English horse. The two brothers have made a success of life through their in- dustry, and command the respect of the community. Lonis Castendyck was never married, and makes his home with his brother George, our subject. He was mar- ried in this county in the spring of 1852, to Mary Betz, who was born May 12, 1827, in Engelstadt, Hessen Darmstadt, Germany. (See sketch of C. Betz.) She died here July, 1863. She was the mother of the following children: Charles, Mrs. Louisa Hummell, William, Otto and Gustav. Mr. Castendyck was again married October 15, 1865, to Char- lotte Stuhl, born December 7, 1839, in Ham- fenfeld, Bavaria, Germany. She has three

children: Johanna, Ferdinand and Fannie. Politically Mr. Castendyck is identified with the Democratic party. He has filled school offices, and has been Justice of the Peace for the last twelve years.

WILLIAM CATHERMAN, Walnut, was born July 22, 1847, in Union County, Penn. His parents, Robert and Elizabeth (Boney) Catherman, were natives of the same State as their son. They were the parents of thir- teen children, viz .: Christine, wife of John Draper, of Cass County, Mich .; Laura, de- ceased; Louisa, wife of Henry Wood, of Erie County, Ohio; Montgomery, married to Alinda Glenn, resides in Erie County, Ohio; Eliza, wife of Andy Smith, of Winamac, Ind .; Albert, of Cass County, Mich., mar- ried to Laura Hay; William, of Bureau County; Isabelle, wife of Amos Smith, of Cass County, Mich .; Mary, wife of David Howser, of Sacramento. Cal .; Matilda, of Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Sarah, wife of Samuel Bridge, of Cass County, Mich .; David, of Bureau County, married to Maggie Lindbery; Clara, of Cass County, Mich. Robert Cather- man is a carpenter by trade, and worked at that until he removed from Pennsylvania to Erie County, Ohio, in 1854, since which time he has been engaged in farming. In 1865 he removed to Cass County, Mich., where he still resides; his wife died there October 16, 1875. William Catherman was educated in the schools of Erie County, Ohio, and also attended one term in Michi- gan. In 1866 he was in Kankakee County, Ill., but returned to Michigan the same fall, and in 186S came to Bureau County, Ill., where he has since resided. July 3, 1869, he was united in marriage to Rebecca Black, a sis- ter of G. W. Black (see sketch). Mrs. Catlı- erman was born February 8, 1848, in San- dusky County, Ohio. She is the mother of one daughter, Jennie E., born November 28, 1870. After marriage Mr. Catherman began farming on rented land in Bureau Township. In 1882 he purchased his present farm of 200 acres, in Section 36, Walnut Township, a farm in an excellent state of cultivation. He gives his attention chiefly to the raising and feeding of stock. Mr. Catherman has always been a supporter of the Republican party.

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OLIVER CHADDOCK, Lamoille, was born February 15, 1852, in Belmont County, Ohio. He is a son of Richard and Eliza (Nicholson) Chaddock, natives of Baltimore, Md. They came to Illinois in 1864 and set- tled in Lamoille Township, Bureau County, but at present reside in Malden. They are the parents of twelve children, who all had families and are all living except two. Our subject received his education in Lamoille, where he now resides. He has made farm- ing his main business and still owns 495 acres of land. In 1878 he clerked in a store in Lamoille and then bought an in- terest in a grocery store and conducted it in partnership with M. A. Holbrook. For three years Mr. Chaddock was actively engaged in the mercantile business and yet owns an inter- est in the firm of Holbrook, Dunbar & Chad- dock, general merchants. For the last three years he has turned his attention mainly to farming, buying and selling stock and fine cattle, horses and hogs. He is also engaged in manufacturing. Our subject was married December 23, 1874, to Elizabeth Dunbar, who was born February 23, 1858, in Lamoille Township. Her parents are James and Re- becca Dunbar. Mrs. Elizabeth Chaddock is the mother of one child -De Clifford Chad- dock-who was born May 23, 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Chaddock are religiously connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church and are also members of the Good Templars.

O. E. CHAPMAN, Walnut, was born in Medina County, Ohio, March 27, 1832. His ancestors were of the old New England stock, having come to this country at least before 1760. His father, Sceva Chapman, was a native of Cavendish, Vt., born February 10, 1793 ; he was a soldier in the war of 1812 ; his wife, Azuba Marsh, was born in Wilming- ton, Vt., October 7, 1802. At an early date they immigrated to Ohio, going down Lake Erie before there were any steamboats on the lakes. Sceva Chapman died in Medina County, Ohio, in January, 1881 ; his widow still resides there. Of their family of six children, two sons and two daughters are still living. O. E. Chapman was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools of his native State. He was married in Medina County, Ohio, September 6, 1853, to Miss

Sarah L. Beeman, who was born in the same county, May 6, 1833. In 1854 they came to Bureau County and lived in Princeton till the fall of 1857, Mr. Chapman being engaged in carpenter and joiner's work, at which he had also worked in Ohio. In 1857 he settled on his present farm of 160 acres in northwest quarter of Section 29, Walnut Township, which was then entirely unimproved. He has since given his attention exclusively to farming. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman are the parents of five chil- dren, viz. : Willard E., born March 27, 1855, died January 9, 1873 ; Clarence B., born Jan- uary 1, 1857, an attorney at Ottawa, Ill. ; Ozias S., born August 30, 1859, a student at Ottawa, Ill., a teacher by profession ; Milan E., born July 18, 1861, engaged in teaching in Bureau County ; Herman L., born March 28, 1866. Mrs. Chapman is the daughter of Milan and Anthy (Monger) Beeman. The father was born in Litchfield, Conn., Febru- ary 24, 1799, and his wife February 24, 1802. She died February 16, 1839, and he April 15, 1879. Mr. Beeman was twice married and had eight children by his first wife and four by the second. Of the family seven are living. Mr. Beeman's father, Daniel Beeman, was a Revolutionary soldier and the family was among the early New England settlers. In politics Mr. Chapman was an Abolitionist, and is now Republican. He has served three terms as Supervisor of Walnut Township. He and his wife are Congregational in relig- ious belief.

RODOLPHUS CHILDS, Dover, was born in Deerfield, Mass., October 23, 1815. He is the son of Erastus and Mercy (Hawks) Childs, who were born in the same village as their son and lived there until death. Our subject was one of seven children. He re mained on his father's farm until 1836, when he came to Bureau County, arriving here the day he was twenty-one. He came in com- pany with Elijah Smith, for whom he worked the first year. In 1842 he began the im- provement of his present farm of 200 acres, 160 of which he entered from the Govern- ment, forty acres at a time, as he could obtain the money. In September, 1843, he was married to Miss Nancy Smith, a daughter of " Dad Joe," (see sketch of " Dad Joe " Smith, in General History.) She was born at Peoria,

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Ill .. November 5, 1826. Mr. and Mrs. Childs are the parents of eight children, viz. : James, a resident of Harman, Lee Co., Ill .; Calista, deceased; John H., Mary, Milo, Orlinda, wife of Dr. Willis Pierce, of Iowa; Nellie, wife of Enos Cole, of Dover Township; Clara J., deceased. The two oldest sons, James and John H., were in the army, both being with Sherman on the march to the sea. Mr. Childs is a Republican in politics; he was an Abo- litionist, and voted for James G. Birney.

E. D. CHRISMAN, Milo. This gentle- man was born July 28, 1824, in Berkeley County, Va. His father. George P. Chris- man, was born in 1796, in Virginia, which State he left on account of his opposition to slavery, and removed to Ohio, and from there to Knox County, Ill., where he died in 1872. He was a farmer by occupation, and a soldier in the war of 1812. He was of German de- scent. The mother of our subject, Dorothy Sanders, was born 1798 in Virginia. She died 1833, in Highland County, Ohio. She was a daughter of Joseph Sanders, and was the mother of seven children, viz .: Mrs. Jane Richardson, Mrs. Mary Frisby, Mrs. Julia A. Schram, Mrs. Rachel Walford, Mrs. Ellen Green, James A., and Elisha D. Chrisman, who is mainly self educated, receiving but fourteen days of schooling in his life. In the fall of 1837 he came to Illinois with his parents, and the next spring settled in Knox County, where he farmed till April, 1852, when he bought eighty acres of land in Milo Township, Bureau County. where he now re- sides and at present owns a well improved farm of 240 acres, the result of his industry and economy. Mr. Chrisman was married twice. In September, 1849, he married Miss Mahala Caywood, a sister of his present wife. She was born in 1823, and died December 6, 1850. She was the mother of James T., who only lived to be nine months old. Mr. Chrisman was joined in matrimony a second time, April 4, 1852, to Elizabeth Caywood, who was born December 6, 1829, in Mary- land. She is a daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Hufford) Caywood, and is the moth- er of four children, viz .: Frank, Laura C., Jennie O. and Ella A. Chrisman. Frank Chrisman married Eva Read. Three children were the result of this union, viz .: Nellie,

Clarence and Bernice Chrisman. Mr. E. D. Chrisman and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically he was formerly an Abolitionist and is now iden- tified with the Republican party. Financial- ly he has made a success of life, being a self- made man in every respect.

J. CHRITZMAN, Princeton, was born No- vember 7, 1833, in Harrisburg, Penn. He is the son of Henry and Margaret (Zigler) Chritzman. The father was born in Gettys- burg, Penn., and the mother was also a native of the same State. She was the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Zigler. The Zigler fam- ily was one of the early families of Pennsyl- vania. Of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chritzman's family six are now living, viz .: Mrs. Maria Bigler, Mrs. Charlotte Black, Jacob, Chris- tian, Harry and George. The subject of this sketch was educated in his native city. and in early life worked in a commission house, af- ter which he served an apprenticeship of three years as a molder in a foundry at Lan- caster, Penn. He then was engaged in the foundry business for two vears for himself at Berrysburg, Penn. In 1853 Mr. Chritzman came West, and for one year lived in Minne- sota; then one year in Mt. Carroll, Ill., but in 1855 he came to Princeton and engaged in the foundry business, continuing in the same till November, 1878, since which time he has been dealing in all kinds of agricultural im- plements, including reapers, mowers, thresh- ers, engines, plows, cultivators, buggies, etc., etc. In Princeton, January 10, 1859, he was united in marriage to Miss Rachel Jane Knox, who was born in Bureau County in 1839. She is the daughter of William and Mary (Mercer) Knox, both natives of Ohio, as were also their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Chritz- man have two children now living, viz .: Lot- tie and Clarence. Mrs. Chritzman is a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a member of the Masonic order, and has taken all the degrees, being a member of the Bureau Lodge, No. 112, Princeton Chapter, Temple Commandery, No. 20, Orion Council and Scottish Rite to the thirty-second de- gree, and also K. of H. and Mutual Aid. In politics he is Democratic.

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History of Bureau County, Illinois, Part 65

Author: Bradsby, Henry C., [from old catalog] ed Publication date: 1885 Publisher: Chicago, World publishing company Number of Pages: 776

Author: Bradsby, Henry C., [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Chicago, World publishing company
Number of Pages: 776