History of Bureau County, Illinois, Part 78

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

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LEWIS HOLMES, Macon. Among the early settlers of Macon Township who have done much toward the improvement of the county is the gentleman whose name heads this paragraph. He was born in Brooklyn, Windham Co., Conn., August 10, 1814. He is the son of Thomas and Jerusha (Whitte- more) Holmes, both natives of Connecticut, and it was in their native State that they lived and died. Our subject was the only child, and he was raised on the farm, but at the age of twenty-one years began working in woolen factories. He continued in this business for about fifteen years, and had fit- ted himself so that he could do any part of the work in the manufacture of woolen goods. However, in 1848, he quit the manufacturing business and came to Bureau County, Ill., and for one year was in the employ of Hon. Owen Lovejoy, but in 1849 he settled on his present farm in Black Walnut Grove in Sec- tion 18, and has since been a successful farmer. When first settling on his farm, there were no improvements, but he erected a log-cabin, and began cultivating the soil. His first crop of corn was made with a yoke of oxen and a fourteen-inch plow. Mr. Holmes came to this county with very limited means, but by hard work and judicious investments he has made an excellent stock farm of 600 acres in Macon Township. In

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his native State in 1838 Mr. Holmes was united in marriage to Hannah Lee, who was born in Massachusetts. She died in Bureau County December 8, 185S, and was the mother of seven children, five of whom yet survive: Mrs. Mary M. Eaton of Macon: William H., of Dakota; Galusha L., of | Macon; Mrs Hannah M. Anderson of Buda; 1 Ellen J. (deceased); Mrs. Emma L. Horton, of Macon, and Lewis Benjamin (deceased). September 25, 1860, he was married in Macon to Sarah Cook, a native of England. She is the mother of three sons, viz .: Lewis James, at home; Marshal D. (deceased), and George W., at home. In early life Mr. Holmes was a Whig and Abolitionist, and now is an active Republican in political mat- ters, and has held some township office the greater portion of the time since the township - was organized. He has always taken an interest in the prosperity of the schools, and without intermission has served as a School Director since the first district was organized in the township in 1851 or 1852.

JOSEPH C. HOPKINS, Clarion, was born March 10, 1842, in Blair County, Penn. His father, James J. Hopkins, was born February 24, 1815, in Marietta, Penn. He was married April 2, 1840, to Jane Cook, who was born October 11, 1818, near Har- per's Ferry, Va. Her parents were John and Jane (Armstrong) Cook, natives of Ireland but of Scotch descent. Mrs. Hopkins is the mother of the following children: Jo- seph C., Lorenzo D., James K., Mrs. Irene Morgan, Mrs. Alice A. Davis, Mrs. Jennie T. Shirk and William D. Hopkins. James J. Hopkins removed from Pennsylvania to Ohio, where he lived six years. In June, 1853, he came to this county, where he farmed till the last few years, when he re- moved to Lamoille. and retired from active life. Joseph C. Hopkins came here with his father. He enlisted in the 100 days' service in out late war in Company G, of the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was joined in mar- riage June 30, 1869, to Lydia A. Babson, who was born here July 12, 1845. She is the mother of five children, viz. : E. Maud, born March 18, 1870; T. Dow, June 13, 1874; Charles B., June 16, 1876; Jennie P., June

2, 1878; and Bessie G., October 7, 1882. Mr. Hopkins is a Republican, and an A. F. & A. M. Mrs. Hopkins is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. She is a daughter of Theodore and Betsey (Emery) Babson. The latter was born November 26, 1804, in Biddeford, Me. She died here May 27, 1874. Her father, Haven Emery, was a sea captain. Theodore Babson was born December 3, 1804. He is yet living here, well known and liked by all. He came here in October, 1839, and entered 240 acres of land in Clarion Township. He was formerly a baker in Boston. His parents were Theodore and Elizabeth (Atkinson) Babson. He was a sea captain born in Essex County, Mass .; she in Virginia. Both died in Massa- chusetts.

J. K. HOPKINS, Lamoille, was born August 9, 1846, in Tyrone, Penn. His parents are James J. and Jane (Cook) Hop- kins (see preceding sketch). Our subject was educated principally in this State. Here he farmed till the call for "more troops to defend the stars and stripes" was made. He then enlisted, although but seventeen years old, in the Fifty-second Regiment, Company B, of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served two years and five months. He par- ticipated in many engagements, and was also with Gen. Sherman in his famous march to the sea. After returning home Mr. Hopkins crossed the plains, and in Nevada became a railroad man, which occupation he followed for sixteen years in the capacity of conductor, rendering valuable service and being very fortunate while on the road. In August, 1883, he returned to Lamoille, where he now resides. He was married in Chicago, February 19, 1879, to Miss Frances Martin, who was born here June 11, 1852. She is a daughter of our old pioneers, William and Jane (Moore) Martin, deceased. Politically Mr. Hopkins is identified with the Demo- cratic party. He is a member of the Blue Lodge, Royal Arch and Knight Templars fraternities, A. F. & A. M., and also a mem- ber of the Order of Railroad Conductors of the United States.

JOHN HOPLER, Selby, was born in Baden, Germany, March 10, 1820, a son of Lonis and Barbara Hopler. In 1837 he went

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to Bavaria, where he learned and followed the trade of carpenter until 1848, when he came to America, and arrived in Bureau County, Ill., June 28, 1848, and since then has made Selby Township his home. For about three years he farmed on rented land, and also worked at his trade. He then bought eighty acres of his present farm and began its improvement, moving to his present place in May, 1854. Although he had but little when he first came here, he now owns 404 acres of well-improved land, also three lots in DePue. His property has all been made through his own industry and perseverance. In politics he is a Democrat, and has held various township offices for several years. He has been a member of the Lutheran Church all his life, and a liberal contributor toward its support. He was first married to Barbara Wood, a native of Bavaria; she died June 28, 1860, at the age of thirty-three years and six months. Mr. Hopler was mar- ried October 21, 1862, to Ann Shafer, who was born in Bavaria, Germany, December 26, 1837. She came to this county in 1857 with her parents, Chris and Ann Shafer. The father died here, but the mother is still liv- ing. Mr. Hopler has four children by his first wife and six by the second, viz .: George, born October 21, 1846, married to Philipina Warner (he is now Supervisor of Selby Town- ship); Elizabeth, born October 25, 1852, mar- ried to Christian Shafer; Emma, born An- gust 5, 1854, married to Emil Husser; Lena, boru March 5, 1857, married to Henry May; Louis, born May 19, 1863; Charles, born December 22, 1865; John, born, October 21, 1868; Philipina, born April 28, 1870; Ann, born January 10, 1873; Otto, born December 21, 1878. All are living in Bureau County.

MARTIN HOPPS, deceased, was born September 17, 1813, in St. Davids, Charlotte's Co., New Brunswick, where he was reared and learned the carpenter's trade. He was a son of John and Martha (Bradford) Hopps. The former was of German descent and the latter of English, and was a descendant of old Gov. Bradford, of Massachusetts. Mar- tin Hopps came West about 1836, and for a period of three years followed his trade in and about Princeton, Ill. He then spent one winter in his old home in the East, after

which he returned and followed his trade till he bought eighty acres of land of G. Clem- ent. He proved himself a successful farmer, stockman and thorough business man, and added to his farm from time to time till at his death he owned 420 acres of land. He was in every way a self-made man, and an active member of the Baptist Church. His demise occurred February 5, 1877. Martin Hopps was married twice; his first wife, Mrs. Hannah M.Kendall (nee Little), died May 21, 1868. She was the mother of the following children: E. W. Kendall, now a resident of Iowa; Herman K. Hopps, who was drowned while a theological student at Newport, R. I .; A. D. Hopps, a farmer, of Panola, Ill., and Irwin W. Hopps, who farms the homestead. Martin Hopps was married a second time Sep- tember 30, 1869, to Mrs. Jemima Boyle (nee McIntyre), who was a daughter of Daniel and Margaret (Duncan) McIntyre, the former a native of the Highlands. Mrs. Jemima Hopps was born July 5, 1831, in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, and came to America in 1857. She was the mother of five children. Of these, only Mrs. Margaret D. (Boyle) Hopps is now living. She was born September 2, 1859, and was married October 7, 1878, to Irwin W. Hopps, who was born March 4, 1854. Two children blessed this union, viz .: Carrie L., born November 14, 1880, and Grace G., born February S, 1883.

ALLEN HORTON, Macon, was born in Bedford County, Penn., December 31, 1819. He is the son of Septimus and Wealthy (Fos- ter) Horton. They were both born and reared in Bedford County, Penn., but in 1822 they moved to Highland County, Ohio, and there lived till his death in 1831. In later `years the mother moved to Indiana, but in 1874 or 1875 came to her son, our subject, and died here in March, 1882. She was the mother of seven children, viz .: David F., Allen, Mary, Levi, Alfred,. Cary T. and Foster S. All lived to reach maturity, and all except Mary and Alfred yet survive. The early life of our subject was spent on the farm in Ohio, but at the age of nineteen he returned to his native State and there learned his trade of carpenter. He worked at his trade in Penn- sylvania till 1842, when he walked across the mountains from Bedford County, Penn., to

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Licking County, Ohio, carrying a load of twenty-five pounds. December 22. 1842, he was married in Ohio to Margaret Zink, a sis- ter of John Zink (see sketch). In the spring of 1844 he started on foot in company with others to Illinois, and came to Bureau Coun- ty, but soon afterward to Fulton County, where his wife joined him in the fall of 1844. They remained in Fulton County till the spring of 1847, when they removed to Bureau County, and this has been their home since, and since 1848 Mr. Horton has been engaged in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Horton have reared a family of eight children, viz .: Catherine W., Mary E., Septimus I., Sam- uel, Harvey, Alice K., Addie and Lola. Only three of the family are now living, viz. : Sep- timus, of Buda; Alice, wife of Willian A. Crisman; and Addie. Harvey Horton was killed at Nevada, Vernon Co., Mo., by the falling in of an embankment while he was at work building a bridge. Mr. and Mrs. Hor- ton are members of the Baptist Church of Buda. In politics he is a stanch Repub- lican. and takes an active part in local pol- itics. He was the first Supervisor of Macon Township, and gave it the name it is now known by.

W. F. HORTON, Princeton. Many years ago three brothers, Englishmen by birth, left the town of Horton in England, where their ancestors had flourished for many years, and immigrated to the Massachusetts Colony in America, as the Pilgrim Fathers had done in 1620. William Horton, who was the grand- father of W. F. Horton, was a descendant of one of the three brothers mentioned above. His son Ferdinand was married to Maria B. Read, a native of Rhode Island. The result of this union was W. F. Horton, whose name heads this sketch. He was born July 5, 1837, in Pawtucket, R. I., and educated in Meriden, N. H. He came to Providence, Bureau Co., Ill., with his parents in 1854. Here he was engaged as a farmer and stock. man, but the last ten years has been a grain merchant in Lombard and Bradford, Stark Co., Ill. He was joined in matrimony No- vember 9, 1865, in Princeton, Ill., to Miss Mary Moseley, who was born September 25, 1845, in Princeton. This union has been blessed with the following children: Mary

M., born August 26, 1866; Kate M., born October 1, 1868; Fannie R., born July 22, 1870; Anna C., born August 2, 1872; Juliet G., born May 11, 1876; and Ferdinand, born March 4, 1879. Mrs. Mary Horton is a daughter of Roland P. and Juliet (Radcliffe) Moseley. Roland P. Moseley is well known as one of the pioneers of Bureau County. He was born in Massachusetts, August 30, 1815, and died here April 29, 1850. Mrs. Juliet (Radcliffe) Moseley was born June 29, 1822, in Wilmington, Clinton Co., Ohio. She is yet a bright, wide-awake woman, and resides with her daughters Mary S. Horton and Ach- sah M. Paddock, of Princeton. Her oldest child, George R. Moseley, resides in Iowa. The parents of Mrs. Moseley are Daniel and Rachel (McManis) Radcliffe. The genealogy of the Radcliffe family is given in Mr. George M. Radcliffe's sketch. The genealogy of the McManis family is as follows: 'They origi- nated in Scotland, as the name indicates, and left that country on account of religious per- secutions, and fled to the northern part of Ireland, where many leading families by that name reside. One of these families immigrat- ed to the United States, landing in Philadel- phia, where a son was born two hours later. This son was afterward known as Judge George McManis. He was well known as one of the bravest men on the frontiers of Kentucky, to which State he had immigrated when quite young. There he gained celebri- ty by meting out justice to the dusky foe, who often made raids into the Blue-grass re- gion of his once favorite hunting-grounds, and many are the encounters which he had with them on the "dark and bloody grounds " of Kentucky, after pursuing the Indians across the Ohio and re-capturing white pris- oners and stolen property. He afterward crossed the Ohio himself in search of free- dom, which he loved better than life itself. This was in 1808, when Kentucky allowed slavery. In Ohio he was elected Judge, and served for many years. Judge McManis married Mary Stewart, a very intelligent lady, a native of Virginia. She died in Bu- reau County. Her husband died in Ohio. Mrs. Mary (Stewart) McManis was the mother of eight children, viz .: Mrs. Margaret Sabin, Mrs. Elizabeth Hibben, Mrs. Mary Cole, Mrs.

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Rachel Radcliffe, John, George (who is yet living in Holton, Kan.), Mrs. Phebe Trimble, a resident of Princeton, and Mrs. Martha Hibben.

JACOB W. HUFFMAN, Ohio, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, January 18, 1838, and is the son of Isaac and Fannie Huffman. The father was born in Pennsyl- vania, in 1812, and died in Ohio, in 1852. The mother was born in Westmoreland Coun- ty, Pa., in 1814, and is still living in this county. Jacob W. Huffman came to this county in 1855, where he remained till An- gust 15. 1862, when he enlisted in Company B, Ninety-third Illinois Infantry, in which company he served till June 23, 1865, during which service he participated in the follow - ing battles, viz .: Vicksburg, campaign from April 25 to July 4, 1863; Champion Hills, May 16, 1863; Mission Ridge, November 25, 1863; Dalton, Ga., February 25, 1864; Alla- toona, Ga., October 5, 1864, and the cam- paign against Hood, around Nashville-hav- ing left his command at Allatoona previous to the " march to the sea"-and rejoined his company at Goldsborough, N. C. On April 27, 1865, Private Huffman was promoted for good conduct in the above-named battles. September 28, 1865, Mr. Huffman married Eliza Jay, who was born November 19, 1845, in Clinton County, Ohio, and is the daugh- ter of George and Polly Jay, who came from Ohio to this county in 1851. The father was born August 7, 1804, in Pennsylvania, and died in Berlin Township, this county, December 26, 1875. The mother was born January 30, 1811, in Greene County, Ohio, and is still living on the homestead in Berlin Township. Mr. Jay had two wives; his first wife was Elizabeth Burnsides, by whom he raised a family of six children; Andrew J. Jay, lives in Berlin Township; John F. Jay, died in 1852; Barton, lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Daniel MI., lives in Texas; William M., lives at Princeton, Ill .; and Sarah, now Mrs. Amos Julien, Iowa. Mr. Jay's second wife was Polly Bailiff, the mother of four children, as follows: Susan, now Mrs. John Harris, Mendota, Ill .; Joshua B., killed by accidental discharge of gun in Arkansas, No- vember, 1870; Margaret, now Mrs. John Ju- lien, Arlington, Ill., and Eliza, wife of sub-

ject of this sketch. The grandfather, Josh- na Bailiff, was born in Virginia. The grand- mother, Margaret Bailiff, was born in America in 1777,but is of German parentage. Mr. Huff- man's grandfather on his mother's side, Jacob Weible, was born in Holland, but died in this State, in 1847. His grandmother, Nancy Weible, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1790, and is still living in Delphos, Ohio. John Jay, the father of George Jay, was a soldier in the war of 1812, enlisting in Pennsylva- nia. Mr. and Mrs. Huffman are the parents

of eleven children. All but one are living, viz .: Frank L., was born March 21, 1866; Amy and Allie were born February 18, 1867 (Amy died October 28, 1867); George E., was born June 5, 1868; Ardilla, born April 7, 1870; Isaac D., born September 4, 1871; Celia E., born January 4, 1873; Harry, born August 7, 1875; Charles E., born December 3, 1877; Leroy, born May 3, 1880; Edna D., born April 23, 1883. In politics Mr. H. is Repub- lican.

O. H. HUNTLEY, M. D., Buda, was born in Alstead, N. H., July 4, 1834. He is the son of Amos and Betsey (Baker) Huntley. The parents both lived and died in New Hampshire. They were the parents of three sons and three daughters, only two now surviving: Our subject and Mrs. Abbie D. Hubbard, wife of George C. Hubbard, of Gil- sum, N. H. One son, Isaac W., was a min- ister; he died in Manchester, N. H. The other son, Osman L. (deceased), was a physi- cian in Fitchburg, Mass. Dr. O. H. Huntley's early life was spent in attending school and in teaching, his education being received at the academy of Marlow, N. H., the high school of Keene and at Middleton College. His first teaching was in West Virginia, but he has taught since that time in New Hamp- shire, Massachusetts, Illinois and California. He first read medicine with Dr. George B. Twitchell, of Keene, N. H., and attended lectures at Woodstock, Vt., the Tremont Medical College, of Boston, and graduated from the Jefferson Medical College, of Phila- delphia, in the class of 1857. In 1869 he also attended a course of lectures in New York City, and since his locating at Buda has attended lectures for some months in Chicago, Philadelphia and New York City.

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In the spring of 1857 Dr. Huntley located at Pecatonica, Winnebago Co., III., where he practiced medicine till in September, 1861, when he entered the service as Captain and Surgeon of an independent company of cav. alry, which company was afterward attached to the First Illinois Cavalry. After return- ing from the service the Doctor spent one year in Nevada, four years in California, teaching school, practicing medicine, etc. September 26, 1870, he located at Buda, where he has since given his attention to his profession, and has built up an extensive practice, and is Assistant Surgeon for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. He is a member of the Masonic and I. O. O. F. Lodges of Buda, and also the G. A. R. Post. He is identified with the Republican party. In February, 1878, he was united in mar- riage to Miss Laura A. Swope, a daughter of John W. and Margaret (Templeton) Swope. The father was born in Huntingdon County, Penn., May 14, 1814; and the mother in Cumberland County, Penn., January 30, 1817. They came to this county in 1856, and now reside in Macon Township. They are the parents of six children, only three of whom are now living, viz: James, Mrs. Hunt- ley and Edmund J. The Huntley family in the United States trace their origin back to Huntley Abbey in the North of England. William Huntley, the grandfather of Dr. O. H., settled on the Mohawk River in New York at an early date, and from there his family scattered, only one son, Amos, going to the New England States, the others going West. The Baker family is also of English descent. Our subject's grandfather, Isaac Baker was a physician at Marlow, N. H., and his family all remained in the East. One son, O. C. Baker, was a Bishop in the Meth- odist Episcopal Church and resided at Con- cord, N. H.

JOHN IGOU, Lamoille, was born February 16, 1834, in Huntingdon County, Penn. His parents, John and Martha (Glass) Igou, were natives of Tennessee, where they died. Our subject was reared and educated in his native State, where he also learned and then fol- lowed the carpenter's trade one year. In April, 1855, he came to Clarion Township, Bureau Co., Ill., where he followed his trade

one year, and then went to Minnesota and Wisconsin. After a sojourn of two years he returned to Bureau County, Ill., where he followed his trade till September, 1861, when he obeyed the call of his country to protect the stars and stripes, and enlisted in the Fifty-second Regiment, Company B, of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and in this well- known regiment served through the war. He participated in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, Town Creek, Alabama, the Atlanta Campaign, and when with Gen. Sher- man on his famous march to the sea was taken prisoner and paroled at Richmond. Since the war Mr. Igou has been a wagon- inaker in Lamoille, Ill., where he also sells agricultural implements and keeps the news depot and library. Mr. Igou was married February 16, 1858, to Matilda J. Meredith, born November 13, 1837, in Blair County Penn. She is a daughter of William and Jane (McFarland) Meredith, and is the mother of Mrs. Iona L. Rambo, Mrs. Elfrida Roth (both are now residents of Iowa), Ora Logan and William M. Igou, now living, and Jessie Bell Igou, deceased, aged twelve years. Mr. Igou is identified with the Republican party. He is also a member of the G. A. R. and A. F. & A. M. fraternity.

H. W. IMMKE, Princeton, was born in the province of Hesse, Germany, March 9, 1839, and is the son of John and Christina (Apel) Immke. The father died in 1848; the mother now resides in the province of Hanover, Germany. In 1855 Mr. H. W. Immke came to the United States and settled near Peru, Ill., where he was engaged in farming for about eight years. In 1863 he went to Chicago, and began learning pho- tography. He remained in Chicago till 1866, when he came to Princeton, and for five months and a half was in partnership with William H. Masters, now of Kansas. After dissolving partnership with Mr. Mas- ters, Mr. Immke opened a gallery in the Stoner Block, North Princeton, but the build- ing was soon afterward burned and Mr. Immke put up a temporary building where he remained for three years, and then built his present gallery, which is a two-story brick building 23 feet 8 inches by 85 feet. He has also invested in lands in Kansas and

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town lots in Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Immke has made a financial success of his profession, as well as an enviable reputation as an artist. He was married in Peru, Ill., to Miss Mary R. Steinbrook, a native of Ohio, but of Ger- man descent. She is the mother of four children, viz .: William, Minnetta, Pansy and Leroy.

JAMES INGHAM, Neponset, was born Jannary 11, 1835, in Castle Hill, near Stock- port, Cheshire, England. His father, John Ing- ham, was born in the same place November 2, 1808; he died September 17, 1854, in Scott County, Ill., to which he came in the spring of the same year. He was a hatter by occu- pation. The grandfather of our subject, John Ingham, Sr., was a blacksmith by oc cupation; he was the first tenant of the house where our subject was born, which is yet in the possession of the Ingham family. Our subject's mother, Ellen (Frost) Ingham, a daughter of James Frost, was born April 1. 1804, in Grindlow, England. She died here March 18, 1883. Our subject was educated in his native country, and in Medina Couu- ty, Ohio, to which he came with his parents in 1847. There he worked on a farm till the fall of 1854, when he came to Neponset Township, Bureau Co., Ill., and bought eighty acres of land on Section 30, of which section he now owns one-half and also twenty acres in Henry County. His farm is called " Castle Hill farm," in commemoration of his former home. Mr. Ingham visited En. gland in 1868, returning the same year. While there he met his future wife, Miss Julia A. Ingham, whom he subsequently met by appointment in 1869, in New York City. It was the same old, yet ever new, story and they were married in New York, February 7, 1869. Mrs. Julia A. Ingham is a daughter of Thomas and Jane (Foulds) Ingham. She was born April 6, 1842, in Castle Hill, En. gland. She is a member of the Episcopal Church and is the mother of six children, viz .: Kate, who was born June 13, 1870; John, June 3, 1872; Thomas and William, are deceased; James Henry, was born Sep- tember 28, 1877, and Ellis F., November 11, 1880. Our subject owes his success in life to industry and perseverance. He has been a school officer for six years, and at present

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History of Bureau County, Illinois, Part 78

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