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M. A. LEWIS, deceased. Of the meu in Bureau County who have made Neponset Township their home, and who have always striven to make themselves useful to the com- munity where they resided, and whose influ- ence for good was felt by all who came in contact with them, we know of none who de- serve more credit than the subject of this biography, Morgan A. Lewis, who was born October 27,1833, in Carlisle, Penn. His grand- parents, Morgan A., and Rachel (Hudson) Lewis, were of Welsh descent, and were born near Philadelphia, Penn. The former had a good education, and was a teacher by occupation. They reared a family of six children, and died in Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., Penn. The parents of M. A. Lewis were
Amos H. and Mary (Pleam) Lewis, both na- tives of Pennsylvania. The former died in Burlington, Iowa, and the latter in Bureau County, Ill. They were farmers by occupa- tion and came to Hickory Grove, Neponset Township, Bureau Co., Ill.,in 1850. They were the parents of eight children, viz .: Levi; Christian P., of Decatur, Iowa; Mrs. Evelina Chalander, Mrs. Mary A. Akin, Cyrus B., Morgan A. deceased; Mrs. Rachel King, of Chicago. and Mrs. Susan Osburn, of Prince- ton. Morgan A. Lewis was reared in Penn- sylvania, and there received the benefits of a common school education. He came here with his parents in 1850, making farming his occupation. He was married here November
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2, 1854, to Miss Emma J. Blackburn, who survives him. She was born January 26, 1836, near Leeds, in Yorkshire, England. Her parents. George and Susan (Hodgson) Blackburn, were natives of England. They died in Kewanee, Ill. Mrs. Lewis came to this country with her parents in 1842. She is yet residing on the homestead left her by her in- dustrious husband. She is the mother of four children, viz. : Charles H., born March 14, 1856; Mrs. Ella M. Bennett, born May 26, 1858 (she is the mother of two children, viz .: Clyde L. and Clarence S.); George W., born September 2, 1862; and Florence L., born July 6, 1870. Morgan A. Lewis was a man of considerable influence in Neponset Town- ship, where he filled different offices with tact and ability. Politically he was a Green- backer the last years of his life, but always voted for the best man. For many years he was the Master of the A. F. & A. M. frater- nity. He was a friend of the poor, a good neighbor and ever willing to support a good cause. He took a deep interest in the affairs of the soldiers, the decoration of their graves, and in the W. S. Bryan Post of the G. A. R. He was justly called the " soldier's friend," and as an evidence of their esteem the Post made him a present of a handsome gold-head- ed cane. This friend of the poor, of the sol- dier and of humanity died March 1, 1884.
SWAN LINN, Princeton, was born in 1852 in Skaraborg, Wester Gotlan, Sweden. In 1869 he left his native land and came to Princeton. which he has since made his home. He landed here with nothing, and for five years worked on a farm, then elerked for two years in the store of Swan Bros., after which he, in partnership with Andrew Johnson, bought out the store of Swan Bros. The firm of Linn & Johnson continued for two years, when Mr. Johnson bought the entire stock, and Mr. Linn returned to Swe- den for six months; but he again came to Princeton and opened a stock of goods under Immke's photograph gallery. After three years in that stand he bought Nelson's gro- cery store, and moved into the room then occupied by Nelson; but this soon proved to be too small for his ever increasing stock of goods, so he opened his present double store rooms, one occupied by groceries, and the
other by dry goods, the entire stock averaging in value about $8,000 or $10,000. Mr. Swan Linn is a thorough-going business man, who is ever ready to invest where there is a good opening, and so has bought out several stocks of goods since first starting in business. For nine months in 1883 he owned a store in Chicago, but it was run by a partner till they sold out. Swan Linn & Co. have built up one of the largest businesses in Princeton, and have a trade not surpassed by any. Mr. Linn is a member of the Swedish Mission Church. In politics he is Republican.
AUGUST LIPKE, Hall, was born April 6, 1833, in Neubarnum, Brandenburg, Ger- many. His parents, William and Helena (Lauersdorf) Lipke, were natives of the same place, and the father died there. The mother came to America in the fall of 1847 with her children, William, Charles, Ferdi- naud, Henry, August and Lena. They set- tled in Dodge County, Wis., where the mother died. In 1849 Angust Lipke went to Chicago, where he learned the blacksmith's trade, and worked at that for four years. In 1853 he came to Peru and followed his trade until 1869, when he moved onto his farm in Hall Township, Bureau County, where he now resides. He began with a farm of 160 acres, and has through energy and industry added to it, till he now owns 400 acres in this county, and 2,052 acres in Nebraska, near Sioux City Mr. Lipke was married, September 1, 1855, in Peru, to Johanna Fienhold, born August 19, 1834, in Weisen- see, Saxony, Germany, a daughter of John and Mary Fienhold. Mrs. Lipke is the mother of eight children now living, viz .: Lena, Rieka, Frederick William, Anna, Angusta, Minnie, William C. and Henry F. C. Mr. and Mrs. Lipke are members of the German Evangelical Church. Politically he is a Republican.
ELIJAH LITTLE, Westfield, was born May 23, 1823, in Warren County, N. J. He is a son of William and Sarah (Ayers) Little, natives of New Jersey, where they died. They were the parents of ten children who reached maturity. Elijah Little farmed in New Jersey till June, 1847, when he came West by water and stage and settled in Westfield Township, Bureau County, Ill. He
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was fascinated by the Western wilds, espe- cially the gentle sloping prairie south of Lost Grove, where he bought 160 acres of land at $1.25 per acre. Mr. Little has been an industrious and successful farmer, and now owns 672 acres of land. He has served the people faithfully in the capacity of Justice of the Peace for a period of eight years. He was married, June 11, 1856, to Elizabeth Smith, also a native of Warren County, N. J., born February 23, 1834. Her parents, Joseph and Anna (Oliver) Smith, were also natives of New Jersey. The former was of French and Scotch and the latter of German extraction. Mr. and Mrs. Little are among the old settlers of Westfield Township, whose prairies they helped to convert into blooming and fertile fields. They are the parents of the following children: Mrs. Sarah A. Mercer, Mrs. Lucinda Wright, Mary, John W. (of Nebraska), Mrs. Emma Weir (of Calaveras County, Cal.), Mrs. Isabel Trimmer (of Stark County, Ill.), Amanda B., Charles R., Mattie J. and Estella E. Little.
THOMAS J. LOCKWOOD, Buda. was born in Cattaraugus County, N. Y., April 16, 1827. He is the sou of Thomas and Fanny (Frantz) Lockwood. He was born in West- chester Conn., January 8, 1802, but she was born in Chestnut Hill, Penn., November 30, 1806. They were married in Hinsdale, N. Y., in November, 1825. He died October 24, 1862, in Hinsdale, N. Y., but she died in this county September 29, 1881. She was the mother of eleven children, of whom our subject is the eldest. Eight of the family are yet living. The following are the mem- bers of the family: Thomas J., of Buda; Sarah A., of this county, wife of Josiah Baty; James M., of Hinsdale, N. Y .; Mar- garet F. Baum, of Lenox, Iowa, wife of Henry Baum; Mrs. Virginia E. Kitterman, died in this county, September 1, 1SS1; Catherine A., wife of Ransom McNall, of Des Moines, Iowa; Charles F., of Port Jer- vis, N. Y .; George, of Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Fanny Howe, died in San Jose, Cal., December 5, 1863; Francis P., and Mary R., who died September 17, 1874, at Buda. The early life of Thomas J. Lockwood was that of a lumberman; but in 1855 he came to Bu-
reau County, Ill. In August, 1862, he answered at the country's call for 600,000 men, and enlisted in Company C, Ninety-third Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He served as Sec- ond Lieutenant till at the battle of Champion Hills he received a gun-shot wound which entirely destroyed his sight. He was dis- charged January, 1864, and now receives a pension of $72 per month. After returning from the service he engaged in various oc- cupations till about 1870, when he began dealing in agricultural implements. which business he still carries on successfully. In 1880 he built the Lockwood Block in Buda, which is a large substantial brick building with storerooms below, and a commodious hall above. January 3, 1873, he was married in New Bedford, Ill., to Mrs. A. E. Gibson,
She was born in New York, and is the daugh- ter of E. H. and Mary Ann Baxter, both na- tives of the State of New York, but came to Bureau County, Ill., in 1857, and Mrs. Bax- ter yet lives here, but her husband died in Iowa. Mrs. Lockwood is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. L. is identified with the Republican party in politics, and is a member of the G. A. R. Post of Buda.
MRS. HARRIET N. LOYD, Princeton. was born July 7, 1829, in Northampton, Mass. Her parents were Charles and Mary (Strong) Phelps; both were natives of Massachusetts, and both died here. He was a son of Eben- ezer Phelps. The complete genealogy of that family appears in another part of this work. Mrs. Loyd has been married twice. Her first husband was Isaac Carpenter, a native of New York. He died here. In early life he was a wagon-maker by occupa- tion, but his last years were spent on the farm. He was the father of two children, viz .: Mary W. and Charles W. Her second husband was John S. Loyd, a native of New York State. He died in 1862, while a soldier in our late war. Charles W. Carpenter was married to Miss Estella Clapp, a native of Princeton, Ill. She died in February, 1883. Mr. Charles W. Carpenter is engaged in farming. He and his mother and sister are living together. He is a member of the Congregational Church, but his mother and sister belong to the Christian Church.
NATHAN C. MANROSE, Wyanet, was
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born in Cortland County, N. Y., May 1, 1816. His father, David H. Manrose, was a native of Massachusetts, and moved with his wife, Anna Cary, to New York, where he was engaged in farming until his death. They were the parents of fourteen children, of whom only two are living, our subject and a sister, Betsey E. Hammond, of Cortland County, N. Y. Nathan C. Manrose was reared on a farm and educated in the com- mou schools. His occupation in life has been chiefly that of farming. In 1842 he came to Bureau County, and settled in Wyanet Township in the Centre Grove neigh- borhood, where he lived for seven years, and then removed to Wyanet. He was engaged in the drug business for five years, but has now retired from active life. August 21, 1842, he was married in New York, to Sarah Jane Newton, born in Long Island, N. Y., June 27, 1820. Her parents, Caleb and Mary (Tuttle) Newton, were natives of Long Island, and in 1824 removed to Cort- land County, and resided in that part of the State till their deaths. They were the parents of six children, four of whom are now living: Charity E. (deceased), wife of Philip G. Norwood; Nancy K., wife of Erastus Johnson, of Broom County, N. Y .; Mrs. N. C. Manrose, Sylvester S., of Wyanet; John W., died at the age of twenty-two; Francis E., of Lincoln, Neb. Mr. and Mrs. Manrose have four children: Mary, wife of George Furgeson, of Glidden, Iowa: Hattie C., at home; Newton, a farmer of Wyanet Township; Emma, wife of Edward Golding, of Glidden, Iowa. In politics Mr. Manrose is Republican. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
ANDREW MARPLE, Sheffield. David Marple was born in Frederick County, Va., August 15, 1810, but about 1829 emigrated from Virginia to Belmont County, Ohio, where he was married March 12, 1830, to Elizabeth Watkins, who was born in that county January 21, 1813. In 1837 they removed to Bureau County, Ill., and settled on Bureau Creek, near where Wyanet now is, but in later years lived in Selby Township, and then in Gold, where Mr. Marple was the second settler. In 1858 they removed to Sheffield, where they have since continued to
reside. His leading occupation during life has been that of farming, but for some years after coming here was engaged in coopering also. They are the parents of ten children, seven of whom yet survive, viz .: Andrew, William F., Joseph, Lucinda, Richard S., George and Jane. Lucinda is the wife of J. M. Parke, of Woodson County, Kan. Jane is the wife of Thomas Masters, of Shef- field. Two of the sons, William and George, are merchants in Osage City, Kan., but the other sons are merchants in Sheffield. Mr. and Mrs. Marple also have twenty-nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchil- dren. Andrew Marple was born in Bel- mont County, Ohio, January 26, 1831, came to this county with his parents in 1837, and followed farming till 1880, when he came to Sheffield, but still owns his farm of 306 acres in Concord Township. In the fall of 1882 he began dealing in agricultural imple- ments in Sheffield, in partnership with George M. Peterson. October 28, 1852, he was married to Susannah Hollingshead, a native of the same county as Mr. Marple. She died January 29, 1871, and was the mother of five children, viz .: Hannah E., Martha J., Rachel A., David H. and Lucinda. December 25, 1871, he was married to Han- nah Conklin, who was born in Greene County, Penn. In politics Mr. Marple is identified with the Republican party, and has filled various township offices. He is a member of Ames Lodge, No. 142, A. F. & A. M., of Sheffield, and also of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
JOHN MARRIOTT, Lamoille, who is the subject of the following biography, was born November 15, 1827, in Nottinghamshire, England. His parents, William and Jane (Talbott) Marriott, were natives of the above place, where they died. They were the par- ents of the following children: Mary (de- ceased), Fannie (deceased), William, John, Elizabeth, Jane, Henry and Anna Marriott, all of whom came to the United States ex- cept Fannie. In June, 1850, Mr. Marriott immigrated and came direct to Lamoille, Ill., and was afterward followed by his brothers and sisters. At first he worked by the month, at $11 per month, but as soon as he got a lit- tle money ahead he got a horse and with a
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small borrowed capital purchased a meat market. Although this was a small be- ginning, yet it was the corner-stone to our subject's present prosperity. Mr. Marriott soon conceived the idea of feeding stock, and picking up a few practical lessons about the business, and gaining the friendship of Isaac H. Norris, another prominent Bureau County stockman, which friendship yet exists, he em- barked in the enterprise with true English integrity. At first his lots of stock were small, but he became ambitious to own 100 head of cattle and soon afterward realized his wish, and of this drove he sold eighty head at one time for $10,000 which created quite a stir at that time and is yet remembered by stockmen, but little stock being fed in this county at the time. For a period of about eight years he was in partnership with I. H. Norris in the shipping business. To day Mr. Marriott is at the head of the cattle business in Bureau County, and is only second in the State of Illinois, the report "John Marriott has again topped the market," appearing quite frequently in our dailies. At first he rented pasture, but now owns about 200 acres of land lying mostly in the town corporation and valued at about $110 per acre. He pre- pares all his cattle for the market and has probably the best facilities for feeding in the State, having fine natural springs in the past- ures, and feeding on an average 600 head of cattle per annum. Mr. Marriott has been instrumental in the introduction of oil cake feeding, the 3 per cent rule, and other things pertaining to the stock business. Mr. Marri- ott was joined in marriage to Elizabeth Mc- Climent, a native of New Brunswick, and of Scotch descent. She is the mother of five children, viz .: Joseph, Mrs. Nellie J. Steven- son, Mrs. Laura Betz, of Chicago, Isaac N. and John McCliment Marriott. Mr. Marri- ott takes a deep interest in home affairs, and though rather neutral in political matters has been identified with the Republican party.
M. M. MARTIN, Selby, was born in War- ren County, N. J., February 10, 1836. His parents, Henry and Mary A. (Brown) Martin, were both natives of Warren County, N. J. The father was born in 1803, and the mother in 1808. £ His father, James Martin, was a Revolutionary soldier. Henry
Martin was a farmer, and in 1856 settled with his family in Selby Township, Bureau County, two miles north of De Pue. He died in Malden, in 1877, where he had removed two years before. His widow still resides there. Mrs. Martin has two older sisters liv- ing: Mrs. Nancy Mucklow is ninety three years of age and lives in Warren County, N. J .; the other, Mrs. Sally Slack, is eighty-two years of age, and lives at Wash- ington, D. C. During the war she was in Virginia on her farm between Manassas and Bull Run, and although both armies camped on her farm at different times yet she man- aged to save her house. Mrs. Martin has one brother, James Brown, now living in Michi- gan. She is the mother of nine children, viz .: Margaret, wife of A. Lance, of Westfield Township; Harriet, wife of M. K. Callinan, of Selby; Matthew M., our subject; Peter A., of Selby Township; John D., a twin brother, was killed in the war, Company B, Ninety- third Volunteer Infantry, at Allatoona Ga .; Rachel, wife of George Barr, of Berlin Town- ship; Ann O., died in girlhood; Maria, wife of F. A, Long, Benton County, Iowa; Lizzie; wife of Harrison Strong, of Benton County, Iowa. M. M. Martin was reared in Warren County, N. J., and educated in the schools of his native State and also in this county. His occupation has always been that of farming in Selby Township, where he now resides in Section 16. He and his wife own nearly 500 acres. The original Shabbona Schoolhouse is still standing on his farm. a house which all the early preachers of the county have occupied at various times. June 13, 1867, he was married to Maria L. Hall, who was born November 16, 1847, and is a daughter of Ransom Hall, and grand-daugh- ter of John Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have one child, Mary Cecil, born October 24, 1877. Mr. Martin is identified with the Greenback party. For three years he was a member of the County Board of Supervisors, and has also held other township offices. He is a member of Bureau Lodge, A. F. & A. M., No. 112, of Princeton. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Malden.
WILLIAM MARTIN (deceased). This old pioneer was a native of Winchester, Va.
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His parents, Snowden and Elizabeth (Thorn burg) Martin, were natives of Virginia. The latter died at Mendota, Ill. She was the mother of the following children: William, John S., Isabelle, Jane and Mary. Of the above John S. was killed in 1852, while on his way to California. Snowden Martin was a staff officer under Gen. Jackson, and died of yellow fever while in the service. He was the owner of a large plantation in Virginia, and owned many slaves which he freed dur- ing his life, thus setting a glorious example which only a few followed. William Martin was reared in Ohio, to which he came with his parents in 1817. About the year 1830 he traveled through the northern part of Illinois to the Mississippi River, and then conceived the idea of settling in Elkhorn Grove. In April, 1838, he started for the above place from Ohio, but when he got to Princeton, Ill., he had only $1.05, and re- solved to make Bureau County his home. He lived one year north of Dover, and then rented a farm in Lamoille Township. In 1840 he took up a claim in the northwest quarter of Section 21, which he afterward entered. He was warned by his friends not to settle on the prairie, as he would never have any neighbors, nor have a chance to send his children to school. His advisers found afterward that it was their mistake. Mr. Martin encountered many obstacles when he first settled here, and was sick with the ague one year; yet he overcame all, and though small in stature, was a hard worker, and acquired a farm of 600 acres. He died on his homestead December 7, 1877, at a good old age. William Martin was married in Ohio to Jane Moore, who was born October 5, 1811. She died here September 18, 1875. She was the mother of nine children, viz .: Isabelle, Eliza, Amanda, Snowden J., Isaac M., Mary E., W. Scott, Z. Taylor and S. Frances. Of the above Eliza and Isaac M. are deceased. W. Scott Martin was born December 3, 1846. He was married here to Mildred E. Pierce, who was born October 5, 1849, in Berlin Township, of which her parents, James and Esther (Green) Pierce, were early settlers.
CYRUS P. MASON, Concord. John Mason was born in Deerfield, N. H., Janu-
ary 7, 1798. When he was but four years of age his father died, and three years later he lost his mother also. He had but one sister, Anna Erwen Mason, who was born May 24, 1795, and died in 1883 in Concord, N. H., and left one daughter, now Mrs. Mary Blake, of Concord, N. H. In early life John Mason was bound to Edmund Stev - ens, to learn the tanner and currier's trade, and his life was such that he had but small opportunities for an education; however, he learned to read and write, and then to cipher, using the hides in the tannery for his slate. After serving his time of apprentice- ship, he never afterward followed his trade. but engaged in different occupations. In 1835 he removed from his then home in Pittsfield, N. H., to Illinois, and landed at Pekin June 15, 1835; and five of the fam- ily of seven had to be carried off the boat to the shore, on account of sickness. His first settlement was at Black Partridge Point, in what is now Woodford County, und the fol- lowing year, 1836, the town of Metamora was laid out on land adjoining his farm. In 1841 he came to Burean County, and settled at French Grove. That year he made brick, and the following year built a two-story brick house, which was the first house erect- ed on the present site of Buda, and yet re- mains. In 1844 he sold this, and the fol- lowing year settled the farm now owned by his son, Cyrus P .. and it was there he met his death, May 5, 1860. He was crushed by the falling of a large stone he was trying to bury in the field. He was married in Canterbury, N. H., March 7, 1820, to Abigail Robey, who was born at Pittsfield, N. H., December 17, 1793, and died in this county November 20, 1865. She was the mother of the following named children: William H., born August 13, 1821; Abigail, born February 22, 1823; John W., born May 27, 1825; Stephen R., born June 18, 1827, and Cyrus P., born August 13, 1831. William H. now resides in Macon Township, where he settled No- vember 10, 1847. He was married January 24, 1844, to Phebe A. Drawyer. She died in October, 1852. By his present wife, Mehitable Kaime Mason, to whom he was married Juue 27, 1853; he has one son, William K. Abigail A. was married May
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4, 1843, to Benjamin Rowell, who resides in this county, and has five children living. John W. married Achsah M. Brainard, March 16, 1847, by whom he has five chil- dren living; he died November 21, 1866. Stephen R. Mason was married to Mary A. Brainard June 10, 1852, and also has five children living; he is a practicing physi- cian at Deval's Bluff, Ark. Cyrus P. Mason was united in marriage January 8, 1860, to Sarah J. Noyes, who was born in Springfield, N. H., February 25, 1833, and is the mother of two sons, viz. : Parker N., born October 4, 1862, and Orris W., born June 21, 1864. Mrs. Mason is the daughter of James and Sally (Philbrick) Noyes. The father was born July 20, 1789, and died September 10, 1842. The mother was born July 29, 1798, and yet survives. They were the parents of five daughters, viz .: Mrs. Ursula Durham, of Lee County, III. ; Mrs. Caroline P. Lov. erin, of Princeton, Ill .; Milly M., who died in her twenty-second year; Sarah E., who died young, and Mrs. Sarah J. Mason.
MARSHAL MASON, deceased, was born January 1, 1809, in Union County, Ky. He died November 12, 1857, on his farm in Bureau County, III., to which he came in June, 1834, settling on Section 16, in Dover Township, on the north side of Bureau Creek. There he entered 160 acres of land, and on it built the first cabin north of Bureau Creek in this county. He improved his land and was a successful farmer: afterward he bought eighty acres more. Marshal Mason was a man of excellent qualities, and the old pio- neers of Bureau County remember him as a good neighbor and stanch friend. He was married, July 31, 1832, in Kentucky, to Ann E. Barker, who was one of a family of ten children. She was born June 26, 1813, in Union County, Ky. Her parents were Thomas and Sarah (Lay) Barker, who were natives of Virginia, but reared in Fayette County, Ky., where they resided till they were married, and then moved to Union County, Ky., where they both died. Mrs. Mason is the mother of teu children, viz .: Sarah, Dorcas, John, Elma, Thomas B., Oscar, Amanda, Darius, Mary and Marshal. Of the above Dorcas is the only one now living. . John Mason mar- ried Ann Gray. Their son, John M. Mason,
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