History of Bureau County, Illinois, Part 77

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

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JAMES HERRICK, Manlius, was born March 31, 1827, in Leicestershire, England. He is the son of Thomas and Ann (Newberry) Herrick, who reared a family of six children, James being the only one in America. Thomas Herrick was a farmer, and onr snb- ject has worked on the farm since he was ten years old. His opportunities for obtaining an education were very limited, as he did not attend school more than a month, except Sabbath-schools. His mother died when he was about six years old. His father, who was well-to-do, lost his property by be- ing security for a merchant. James Her- rick came to America and landed at St. Louis in the latter part of the year 1851. He remained there that winter,and the follow- ing spring came to Putnam County, where, for five years, he worked by the month, and then bought a farm of his own. February,

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1866, he settled on his present farm of 160 acres, in Section 13, Manlius Township. When Mr. Herrick landed at Hennepiu he had only 50 cents, and went to work for 50 cents a day; his success in life he owes to his own energy and hard work. When about twenty-five years old he was married in Eng- land, but lost his wife and two children by cholera, while coming up the Mississippi River to St. Louis. In the fall of 1854 he was married in Putnam County, to Adah Smith, a native of Leicestershire, England, a sister of Edward Smith (see sketch). Mr. and Mrs. Herrick have had five children, four of whom are living, viz. : Lyman, married to Cordelia Woodard; James Thomas; Sarah Ann, wife of Laban Ball, and Richard. Politically Mr. Herrick has been identified with the Republican party since its organiza . tion. He and his wife are members of the Wesleyan Church.

SAMUEL HILLS, Lamoille, was born November 20, 1814, in Palmer Township, Hampden Co., Mass. His grandfather was of Welsh, and his grandmother of English extraction. His parents, Elijah and Olive (Ryder) Hills, were natives of Connecticut; they died in Massachusetts. They were the parents of the following children: Cyrus, Elijah, Sylvester, Sanford, Mrs. Olive Kim- bal, Hiram, Lyman and Samuel (our subject, who is the only one living of the above named). He was reared and educated in his native State, where he worked on a farm till he reached his maturity, and then worked in a paper mill for fifteen years. In May, 1851, he came to Burean County, Ill., where he settled on Section 25, in Lamoille Town- ship, where he bought 330 acres of partly improved land, which he improved, till to-day it is one of the finest farms in the township. Mr. Hills has been very success- ful as a farmer and stock-man, and raises some fine Norman horses, Durham and Jer- sey cattle, Poland-China hogs, and Shrop- shire sheep. Mr. Hills was married the first time in East Hartford, Conn., to Adeline H. Pitkin, a native of the above place. She died here in February, 1878, aged fifty nine years. She was the mother of two children, who are both deceased. He was married the second time to Mrs. Nancy L. Harwood (nee

Fair), a native of Hampshire County, Mass., and a daughter of Eli and Martha (Frary) Fair, natives of Massachusetts. Mrs. Nancy L. Hills is the mother of Mrs. Mary Stacy, now a resident of California. Mr. Hills is identified with the Republican party, and has filled the offices of School Trustee, Assessor, and Highway Commissioner.

L. O. HILLS, Arlington, was born Octo- ber 23, 1841, in Palmer, Hampden Co., Mass. His parents were Cyrus and Amanda (Olds) Hills. Our subject was reared and edu- cated in Bureau County, to which he came with his parents in 1843. He made farm- ing his occupation till 1868, when he came to Arlington, where he clerked one year for the firm of Gray & Hills, general merchants. The next year he bought a one- third interest in the store, and at present is the senior member of the firm, consisting now of himself, S T. Meriam and W. H. Robin- son, who keep the largest general store in Arlington. Mr. Hills was a soldier in the late war. He enlisted in the 100-days serv- ice, Company E, of the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was detailed to provost duty most of the time. Our subject was joined in marriage October 20, 1869, in Scarboro, Me., to Miss Mattie C. Moulton, who was born April 11, 1843, in Jay, Franklin Co., Me. She is a daughter of Freedom and Shuah C. (Carter) Moulton, natives of Scarboro, Cum- berland Co., Me. This union was blessed with four children, viz. : Grace A., born Sep- tember 8, 1870; A. Moulton, born August 28, 1874; Alida M., boru December 29, 1875; Louis L., born May, 1877. Mrs. Hills is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Hills is a member of the A. F. & A. M. fra- ternity. He takes an active part in political matters, and was a delegate to the Republi- can State Convention in Springfield in 1880, and again to Peoria in 1884.

J. W. HILLS, Clarion, was born Noven- ber 25, 1825, in Wilbraham, Mass. (See sketch of Samuel Hills.) Cyrus Hills, son of Elijah and Olive (Rider) Hills, and the fa- ther of our subject, married Amanda Olds, daughter of Justin and Mehitabel (Hixson) Olds, a native of Belchertown, Mass. Cyrus Hills came to Bureau County, Ill., May 24,

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1843, and bought 160 acres of J. Hixson Olds. He died here May 23, 1868, aged seventy-two years. His wife died November 14, 1856, aged fifty-six years. She was the mother of the following children: Charlotte M., wife of Linval L. Frizzell, who is the father of Ver- rannas E. Frizzell, of Lamoille; Mrs. Euse- bia S. Gill, Winchell J., Sylvester H. (de- ceased), aged fifteen years; Zelotus S., Elijah J., Parmenas L. and Lewis O. Hills, of Ar- lington. Of the above, Parmenus L. Hills was a gallant soldier in the war of the Rebel- lion. He was wounded at the battle of Vicks- burg and died in the hospital. The G. A. R. Post of Lamoille was named in honor of his memory. Our subject received such school ad- vantages as the subscription schools in Perkins Grove afforded. He has been a farmer and yet resides on his farm in Clarion Township. He was married here to Lucy Abels, a native of New York State. Her parents were Peter and Eve Abels, who came from New York. She was the mother of three children, viz. : Cyrus W., a resident of Nebraska. married Ella Cater; Anson E., a resident of Lamoille, married Sarah Wade; and Hattie E., deceased, aged eight years. Mrs. Lucy Hills died here July 19, 1880, aged fifty-seven years. Mr. Hills was married a second time to Mrs. Mary Ware (nee Cain), a native of Rockford, Ill., but reared in Fort Madison, Iowa. Her parents, George and Mary A. (Brown) Cain, were natives of New York. Mr. Hills is a Republican and with his wife is a member of the Baptist Church of Lamoille.

NELSON HINKSTON, New Bedford, was born in Hudson, Summit Co., Ohio Septem- ber 20, 1817, and is the son of Joseph and Caroline (Webb) Hinkston. The Hinkston family is of English descent and came to America with the Puritans. Joseph Hinks- ton was a soldier in the war of 1812, and a pensioner of the Government until his death at the age of ninety-four years four months and eight days. The family is of a hardy and long-lived race. Nelson Hinkston is one of a family of ten children. all of whom lived to reach maturity, and six still survive. At the age of sixteen years our subject began to learn the shoe-maker's trade and followed the business, under one roof in Hudson, Ohio, for twenty-eight years. He worked on the bench

only three years after learning his trade, and then bought the establishment; carrying on a manufacturing business, employing from eight to twelve hands. Mr. Hinkston loaned to the Broad Gauge, Cherry Valley & St. Louis Railroad Company $6,000, which he lost through the failure of the company, but instead of being discouraged he applied him- self with new vigor and soon replaced the loss. In September, 1863, he came to Bureau County, Ill., and settled at New Bedford. He has since been engaged in the buying, im- proving, renting and selling of lands and loan- ing money. He owns in this county between five and six hundred acres of land. In poli- tics Mr. Hinkston is a supporter of the Re- publican party. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. for seventeen years in Ohio, but since he has resided in this county he has not belonged to any order. He was married January 1, 1839, to Mabel Clark, a native of Connecticut but reared in Twinsburg, Ohio. She died in September, 1868, after a sickness of two years. She was the mother of one son, Elmer, born July 6, 1840. He was a soldier in Company K, Seventh Ohio Infantry, en- listing in June, 1861, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was wounded at Ringgold, twenty-two miles from Chattanooga, Tenn., where he was taken, and died January 21, 1864. Mr. Hinkston was married March 14, 1869, to Mary C. Whittington, who was born in Ash- land County, Ohio, March 28, 1847. Her father, John Whittington, is now living at New Bedford, Ill., at the age of seventy- seven years. The mother, Jane Whittington, died at New Bedford, January 21, 1883, at the age of sixty nine years.

H. HINMAN, Tiskilwa. The subject of this biography was born March 24, 1837, in Chittenden County, Vt. He is a son of Rob- ert and Mindwell A. (Bartlett) Hinman, both natives of Vermont, and yet living in Tis- kilwa. They are the parents of the follow- ing children: Euphama, Purces L., Hobert, Maria, Homer, Columbus, Florence and Har- riet Hinman. Our subject, Hobert Hinman, received a common school education in this county, to which he came with his parents in 1838. At first he had only a farm of eighty acres, but at present owns 691 acres of land in Indiantown Township. As a

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farmer, Mr. Hinman, like his father, has been very successful. He was married in Hamilton County, Ohio, to Miss Susan Te- bow, a daughter of Peter and Olive (Hobart) Tebow. She was born August 23, 1842, in the above place. She was the mother of five children: Florence, born December 26, 1865; Lucia M., April 26, 1869; Alva, November 28, 1870; Ethel, November 26. 1872, and Mina, born January 13, 1879. Mrs. Hinman was a true wife and fond mother, and the void caused by her death January 11, 1884, will never be filled in the home nor in the social circle. She was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and her in- fluence for good was felt by all who knew her. Mr. Hinman has ever been interested in school matters, and filled school offices. Politically he is a strong supporter of the Republican party.

GEORGE C. HINSDALE, Bureau, was born in Greenfield, Mass., December 29, 1808. He remained on the home farm till he became of age, and then took a trip to the Southern States, returning to Massachusetts. From there he came to Bureau County, Ill., making most of the journey on foot, and ar- rived here July 4, 1831. He first made a claim near Dover, but soon afterward bought of Sylvester Brigham a claim, which he en. tered, and where he has since resided. Mr. Hinsdale was married May 18, 1834, to Eliz- abeth Baggs. She was born in Champaign County, Ohio, April 10, 1816. Her father, John Baggs, was drowned in the Mackinaw River in 1827, and the children were taken by their mother's relatives. Mrs. Hinsdale lived with her uncle, Henry Thomas, and came to this county with his family in 1828, when their nearest neighbor was thirty-five miles away. With the exception of some time spent in the forts, to escape the Indians, Mrs. Hinsdale has lived in Bureau County since coming here fifty-six years ago, longer than any other settler now living. She is the mother of the following children: Emily, born March 21, 1835, wife of Eli Brooks, of Montgomery County, Iowa; Samuel D., July 3, 1837, of Monona County, Iowa, married to Nellie Pierce; Nathan B .. March 8, 1840 (he enlisted in Company D, Seventh Kansas Cavalry; was killed December 5, 1862, near

Coffeeville, Miss.); Mary E., November 15, 1842, died in Colorado November 22, 1877, was wife of Nicholas Baker; Sarah Rebecca. July 9, 1848, wife of John Coddington, of Bureau County; Julia S., January 27, 1852, wife of George W. McPherson, of Bureau County ; Ann E., October 7, 1854; Ida M., June 9, 1858. Of the Baggs family there were seven children, four of whom are now living: Mrs. Hinsdale, Mrs. Abram Stratton, of Indiana; Mrs. Mary V. Avery, of Potta- wattomie County, Iowa; John T. Baggs, of Monona County, Iowa. Mrs. Baggs, mother of Mrs. Hinsdale, was married in this county to Abram Obrist, by whom she had four chil- dren: Milton Obrist, of Knox County, Neb. ; Mrs. Ellen Hart, of Boone County, Ia. ; Mrs. Eliza Closson, of Minnesota; Mrs. Catherine S. Emery, of Boone County, Iowa. Mrs. Abram Obrist died near Dixon, Ill. Her maiden name was Rebecca Thomas, a sister of Ezekiel Thomas. Mr. Hinsdale is the oldest of a family of four sons and six daughters. Of these he is the only son now living, though he has five sisters: Emily

Hinsdale, of North Bernardston, Mass .; Mrs. Mary Ross, of Venango County, Penn .; Mrs. Martha Baker, of Venango County, Penn .; Mrs. Julia Long, of Greenfield, Mass. : Fanny Hinsdale, of North Bernards- ton, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Hinsdale, soon after their marriage, united with the Method- ist Episcopal Church. Mr. Hinsdale was one of the first to join the Wesleyan Meth- odist Church, which he helped to organize. He was one of the early Abolitionists.

MARION HITE, Ohio, was born February 28, 1837, in Marion, Marion Co., Ohio, and is the son of James and Ann Hite, formerly of Ohio, who came from Indiana to this county in 1855, previously moving to Indiana in 1837. The father was born in Ohio, Jan- uary 6, 1801, and died in this county Feb- ruary 24, 1856. The mother was born in Ohio, March 7, 1808, and died in Tazewell County, Ill., September 7, 1860. The grandfather of the subject of this sketch on the mother's side, James Nichols, was a sol- dier in the Revolutionary war. Mr. Hite came to this county with his parents and resided in Berlin Township -- with the excep- tion of three years that he was in Tazewell

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County-till 1862. October 25, 1861 he was married to Nancy A. Isaac, of Berlin Town- ship, where they resided till Angust 15, 1862, when Mr. Hite enlisted in Company B, Ninety-third Illinois Volunteer Infantry, in which organization he remained till June 23, 1865, when he was mastered ont by reason of expiration of term of service. Mr. Hite, while in the Ninety-third Illinois, partici- pated in the following battles: Siege of Vicksburg, from May 19 to July 4, 1862; Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863; Madi- son Station, Alabama, Dalton, Ga., Febru- ary 25, 1864. Was captured September 3, 1864, and confined in Florence, S. C., prison till December 13, 1864, when he was paroled and rejoined his regiment at Alexandria, Va., in May. He returned home in July, 1865, and settled as a farmer in Lamoille Town- ship, where he remained three years, when he removed to Berlin Township, where Mrs. Hite died February 11, 1878. She was born August 9, 1843, and was the daughter of Elias and Mary Isaac, formerly of Indiana. The father was born in North Carolina, Feb- ruary 20, 1804, and the mother in Kentucky, March 3, 1805. Elias Isaac came to Put- nam County in 1831 or 1832, and was en- gaged in the Black Hawk war. In 1879, January 19, Mr. Hite was married to Mrs. Olive Jones, born March 12, 1831, a daughter of Peter and Urana Ellis, who came to Put- nam County in 1830, and settled at or near the present site of Magnolia. The father was born in Pennsylvania, October 12, 1805, and died February 20, 1881, in Iowa. He took an active part in the Black Hawk war. The mother was born in New York, Septem- ber 20, 1808, and died October 20, 1844, in this county. In 1849, December 3, Olive Ellis was married to James Jones-the son of Abram and Mary Jones-who died July 8, 1865. Of this marriage there was a family of three children: Ora A. Jones, born Janu- ary 5, 1851, died June 16, 1879; Elmore E. Jones, November 15, 1852, died October S. 1881 (killed on the railroad at Elko, Nev.); Mary O., April 26, 1860 (now Mrs. Ed. Norton, Dover, Ill.). Mr. Hite has by his first wife a family of five children: Celia A., born November 27. 1861, died November 27, 1862; Mary E., November 2, 1865; Schuyler

C., September 25, 1868; Cedella, August 30, 1873; Elias I., December 29, 1877. In 1879 Mr. Hite came to Ohio Township, and settled on his present home. He owns 260 acres in Ohio Township, and eighty in Lamoille Township. In politics he is a Republican, and is a member of the North Prairie Meth- odist Episcopal Church. Mr. Hite is the sixth child of a family of seven sons and six daughters. Six of these brothers (all the living ones) were in the late war, during a long term of service, and not one received a wound, and all lived to return. Mr. H. is also one of fourteen first cousins, bearing his name, who were in the late war, all going from this State.

WILLIAM C. HOBLIT, Indiantown, was born August 31, 1819, in Clinton County, Ohio. His father, David Hoblit, was born December 8, 1787, near Philadelphia, Penn. When a boy he was taken to Kentucky by his widowed mother, and there was reared, and lived till he came to Ohio, where he farmed, and died in February, 1871. He was married twice; his first wife, Martha Wilson, was born April 1, 1792, in Ohio. She died October, 1839, in Missouri. Her father, Rev. Amos Wilson, was a native of Wales, and a pioneer of Clinton County, Ohio. She was the mother of eleven children, viz .: John, Amos, Catharine, Ann, William C., Benonia, Isaiah, Melinda, Elizabeth, David and Mar- tha. David Hoblit's second wife, Zelie Kel- ley, was the mother of Edward Hoblit. The grandfather of our subject, Michael Hoblit, was a native of Germany. He came to Amer. ica in 1750, and settled near Pheladelphia, where he died. He was the father of nine children, and a potter by occupation. Our subject received only the rudiments of the three " R's" in a little log schoolhouse in Clinton County, Ohio. He was married, August 17, 1843, to Mary Bloom, who was born August 22, 1825, in Clinton County, Ohio. She is a daughter of Peter Bloom, with whom Mr. Hoblit came to Bureau County, Ill., in 1843. They bought 160 acres of land in Section 12, near Tiskilwa, on eighty acres of which Mr. Hoblit yet resides. He has made farming his occupation, and filled many township offices, among others that of Assessor for seven years, and High-

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way Commissioner and Pathmaster for thir- teen years. Mr. and Mrs. Hoblit are useful members of society, and active members of the Baptist Church. Politically he was for- merly a Whig, but is now a supporter of the Republican party.

G. W. HOCKENBURY, Walnut, was born in Morris County, N. J., December 25, 1831. He is the son of Joseph and Anna (Schyler) Hockenbury. The father was of Dutch descent, but was born in New Jersey. The mother was a native of Massachusetts. Both died in Morris County, N. J .; she wheu our subject was but eight years of age, and he October, 1880, at the age of eighty-four years. They were the parents of four sons and one daughter, of whom G. W. is the only one to come West, which he did in 1854, when he came to Princeton. In boyhood Mr. Hockenbury had learned his trade of engi- neer, and after coming to Princeton was engaged at his trade as engineer, in the foundry of Miller & Chiritzman, till about 1858, when he became engineer at the City Mills, where he remained till coming to Walnut and engaging in his present busi- ness. (See sketch of W. J. Ott.) He was married, in Bureau County, Ill., May 17, 1857, to Phebe Shugart, youngest daughter of Samuel Shugart. She died May 29, 1870, aged thirty-one years. November 28, 1873, he was married, in Princeton, to Elizabeth Swayne, who was born in Ohio, in Novem- ber, 1844, but came to Bureau County with her parents when about one year old. She is the mother of two sons, viz .: Freddie, born June 7, 1876; Raymond, born August 17, 1880. In politics he is a life-long Democrat. He and wife are.members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Walnut.

ANDREW HOFFMAN, Bureau, was born in Prussia, December 26, 1837. His father died in the old country, and in 1853 our sub- ject came to America with his mother, now a resident of Princeton. For one year they lived in New York City, then removed to Cleveland, Ohio, and a few months later to Chicago, where they remained one year, and then came to Bureau County. For several years Mr. Hoffinan worked by the month, and afterward farmed on rented land. In 1867 he bought his present farm of eighty acres in Section

26, Bureau Township, at $25 per acre. He was married in this county to Louisa Hurst, who was born in Prussia, December 15, 1842. She came to America in 1858, and settled in Princeton. Her father, Andrew Hurst. died in Iowa in 1869. Her mother died in the old country. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman have seven children, viz .: Frank, born May 7, 1863; Sophia, December 2, 1866; Anna, De- cember 6, 1868; Jolin, October 16, 1871; Mary and Minnie (twins), June 12, 1874, and William, February 7, 1882. In politics Mr. Hoffman is identified with the Demo- cratic party, but is independent. He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church.

GEORGE E. HOFFMAN, Clarion, was born September 24, 1851, in Sublette Town- ship, Lee Co., Ill. He is a son of Henry and Margaret A. (Schmidt) Hoffman, natives of Hessen Darmstadt, Germany. Henry Hoffman came to America in 1845. He came direct to Sublette Township, Lee Co., Ill., where he is uow a wealthy farmer, owning 875 acres of land in Lee County. He came to the United States with his parents, George and Catharine (Link) Hoffman, who reared a family of five children. The mother of our subject came to this country accompanied by her parents, John and Margaret (Theiss) Schmidt, in 1849. She is the mother of ten children, viz .: George E., Mary M., Hemy W., Lonisa E. (deceased), Philip J., F. William, Stephen J., Emma R. (deceased), Ezra G. and Julius A. Hoffman. Our sub ject was reared in his native county. He came to Clarion Township, Bureau County, in March, 1877, and here owns 190 acres of land, having made farming and stock-raising his occupation, and at present has a small herd of Short-horn cattle. Mr. Hoffman was married September 20, 1876, to Barbara A. Guither, a daughter of Henry and Barbara (Pope) Guither, who are natives of Germany. (See sketch.) Mrs. Hoffman was born July 26, 1851, in Clarion Township. She is the mother of four children, viz .: Daniel H., Mary M., Amanda M. and Laura A. Hoff- man. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman are religiously connected with the German Evangelical Church.

H. H. HOGEBOOM, Fairfield, was born November 12, 1845, in Manchester, Vi. His

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grandparents were Jacob and Fannie (Whit- man) Hogeboom. The former was a native of Germany, and the latter of Londonderry, Vt., and of English extraction. Their son, Noah J. Hogeboom, was born November 22, 1816, in Bennington County, Vt. He was reared in his native State, and was married in Manchester September 4, 1842, to Sarah M. Esterbrook, born March 29, 1821, in New Hampshire. Her parents, Benjamin and Sybil Esterbrook, were married March 11, 1804. Mrs. Sarah M. Hogeboom is the mother of four children, viz. : John M., boru June 28, 1843; Hiland H., November 12, 1845; Elvira M. and Fannie A., deceased. aged respectively nineteen and twenty-one years. Noah J. Hogeboom came from Ver- mont to Bureau County, Ill., in April, 1854, and settled in Fairfield Township. He rented nine years, and then bought land on Section 3. He has now 290 acres of land. He has been School Director and Trustee, also filled the offices of Collector, Assessor and Super- visor. Politically he is a Republican, as is also his son, Hiland H. Hogeboom, who was reared here. The latter was married Novem- ber 21, 1878, in Dorset, Vt., to Ann Jenett Sykes, born June 29, 1849, in Dorset, Ben- nington Co., Vt., daughter of Norman and Maria (Bassett) Sykes. She is the mother of three children, viz .: Jennie M., Emma L. (deceased) and Edwin S. Hogeboom.

J. T. HOLBROOK (deceased). This old and well-known pioneer was born March, 1810, in Richmond, N. H. His parents were Enos and Elizabeth (Thompson) Holbrook. He was married in the East to Mary R. An- gier, a native of Fitzwilliam, N. H. Mr. Holbrook was a dealer in woodenware in the East, and came to Burean County in July, 1834, settling in Lamoille, with which place he has always been identified, and which he helped build up, being a merchant in the place till 1869. He filled many offices, es- pecially Justice of the Peace. He died in Lamoille May 10, 1877. Mrs. Mary R. Hol- brook is yet living, in Davenport, Iowa. She is the mother of the following childreu: Jo- sephine and Lorrin A. are deceased, aged thirteen and twenty-eight years, respectively; Mrs. Cleora Woods, of Davenport, Ia .; My- ron A .; Erwin W., of Black Hawk County,

Iowa, and Eugene P. (deceased), aged four years. Of the above children Myron A. Hol- brook was born May 29, 1845, in Lamoille, where he was reared and educated, and is now one of the wide-awake business men. He has followed the mercantile career all his life. He bought and sold stock for several years, and in 1875 opened a grocery store, which he has conducted successfully ever since, and is also engaged in manufacturing enterprises. He takes an interest in political and home affairs, supporting the Republican party. At present he is School Director and Clerk of the City Council. Mr. Holbrook was married here March 11, 1869, to Caroline Chaddock, a daughter of Richard and Eliz- abeth Chaddock. She was born January 9, 1849, in Jefferson County, Ohio, and is the mother of three children, viz .: Nettie B., born January 22, 1870; Dora J., June 19, 1873, and Clyde A., November 28, 1879.

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History of Bureau County, Illinois, Part 77

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