History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois, Part 100

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Chicago : O.L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 826

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B., James L., of Palestine, and Abner P., of Robinson. He died July 28, 1850, a highly respected citizen of the county.

MI. B. WOODWORTH, farmer, P. O, Pal- estine, was born August 19, 1825, in La Motte Township, a son of J. S. Woodworth, born December 29, 1785, in Rensselaer, County, N. Y. His parents removed to Mount Lebanon, where he was brought up. In the twenty-third year of his age, ihe fa- ther left his native State, and rambled for some three years, and then settled in Mount Sterling, Ky. In 1814, he removed to Illi- nois, and settled near Palestine, and on the 19th of June, 1815, he was married to Polly Gill, who died in August, 1827. She was the mother of six children, of whom our sub- ject is the youngest and only one living. Mr. J. S. Woodworth was married again in September, 1828, to Mrs. E. Kincaide, who survives him. She is the mother of four children, of whom two boys are now living. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he was a willing and liberal supporter. His land joined the old fort of La Motte; he was the second Sheriff of Crawford County, and died July 28, 1850, aged sixty-four years. His son, Martin B., re- members distinctly of having seen the remains of the old fort in his boyhood; he went to school in La Motte Township and Palestine. He followed his father's vocation, that of a farmer, and was married, February 29, 1840, in La Motte Township, to Miss Mary E. Crews, born September, 1831, in La Motte Township. She is the daughter of W. J. and Emily Crews, who came here at an early date. Mr. Woodworth is still carrying on farming; he is living in a nice residence; a part of which is built with bricks from the old court house; he has over a thousand acres of land, which speaks for his success as a farmer; 779 acres are in La Motte Town-

ship, and 270 acres are in other places. The old fort stood on his present place. Mr. Woodworth is a strong Republican; he is also a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

J. L. WOODWORTH, merchant and farm- er, P. O. Palestine, was born March 5, 1831, in La Motte Township, this county. He is a son of John S. Woodworth, one of the old settlers of this county, who was born December 29, 1785, in Rensselaer County, N. Y. Soon after, his parents removed to New Lebanon, where he was brought up. At the age of twenty-three, he left New York, his native State, and rambled for some three years, and then settled in Mount Sterling, Ky. In 1814, he removed to Illinois, and settled near Palestine. On the 19th of June, 1815, he was married to Polly Gill, who died in August, 1827. She was the mother of six children, of whom only one is now living. Mr. J. S. W. was married again, in September, 1828, to Mrs. E. Kincaide, who survived him. She was the mother of four children; two boys are living now. Mr. Woodworth's farm joined the old Fort La Motte. As a member of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, he was a liberal and willing supporter of that body. He died July 28, 1850, aged sixty-four years. Mr. J. L. Wood- worth was instructed by private teachers, but finished his education in Palestine. He has been a successful farmer. He was married, in La Motte Township, August 5, 1874, to Miss Louisa Lisman, born December 6, 1851, in Sullivan County, Ind. She is a daughter of David and Nancy (Wells) Lisman, and the mother of three children-Alta, born January 27, 1875; Johnny, born July 8, 1878, and an infant boy born April 5, 1882. Mr. Woodworth has been identified with the Republican party; is a trustee in the Methodist Church, and owns a large inter-

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est in the Robinson Bank, of which he was one of the founders, and is now one of the Directors and stockholders. Financially, Mr. Woodworth has been a success, as he is one of the wealthiest men in the county.

ABNER B. WOODWORTH, Cashier, Robin- son Bank, Robinson, whose portrait appears in this work, was born June 20, 1829, and is a native of this county, born and reared with- in its limits, and during his whole life has been closely identified with its interests. He received a fair educati on in the common schools of the county, and then attended col-

lege for two years in Indiana. After leav- ing school, he engaged, in 1853, in merchan- dising in Robinson, which he followed until 1875, when he went into the banking busi- ness, and, with others, established the Rob- inson Bank, of which he is Cashier. He was married, August 18, 1868, in Binghampton, N. Y., to Miss Ellen King, a daughter of Andrew L. King. They have no children, Mr. Woodworth was originally a Whig in poli- tics, but upon the organization of the Repub- lican party, he cast his lot with it, and has ever since been identified with it politically.

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WILLIAM C. ADAMS, farmer, P. O. Pal estine, was born February 12, 1824, in this county. His father, Eli Adams, was of Ken- tucky pioneer stock, as his father, William Adams, had settled there, where Elizabeth- town now stands. Eli Adams, in company with his uncle, James Baird who was after- ward killed by the Indians, came to this county in 1810, when this country was sparse- ly settled, and wild beasts and still wilder men roamed through the forest. Here, amid the hardships of pioneer life, he gained the good traits which characterized him in after life; here he wooed and won for his wife Elizabeth Shaw, who was a daughter of Jo- seph Shaw; she was the mother of thirteen children. Our subject was educated in this county, where he afterward was joined in matrimony March 14, 1850, to Lowdnskey Johnson, born July 27, 1829, whose parents were pioneers of this county. She is the mother of six children now living. They are Sarah E., Elisha Goodwin, born October 20, 1852; Angustus, born October I, 1854, he married Rachael J. Postlewaite; John Frank- lin, born March 17, 1857: Sue, born Jannary

26, 1861; Philander, born January 27, 1863; Ida D., born March 16, 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Adams are members of the Methodist Epis copal Church, and with their children are exemplary citizens of their respective com- munities. He is the owner of 558 acres of fine land, to the cultivation of which he gives considerable attention; he has filled the office of School Treasurer for twenty-five years, to the satisfaction of all concerned; is a Democrat in politics.

J. H. CREWS, farmer, P. O. Palestine. Mr. Crews was born April 23,1841, in Craw- ford County. He is a son of W. J. Crews. born August 7, 1802, in Virginia. He married Amelia Spraggins. His father came here in 1817, when he entered Government land, on which the subject of this sketch is now living. Mr. Crews was educated in the schools ad- joining his home; he has been a farmer all his life, and was married, February 13, 1866, to Miss Ella Pifer, born September 16, 1845, in La Motte Prairie; she is the daughter of Joseph and Margaret Walker Pifer, and the mother of two children-Charles W., born April 20, 1869. and Edwin C., born Septem-

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ber 25, 1875. Mr. Crews is a Republican. a Knight of Honor. and he and his wife aro members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

JOHN FOX, farmer, P. O. Palestine. Of the men who have given wealth, stamina and character and to whom the development of early religious institutions in Crawford Coun- ty are due, we attribute a large share of credit to the man whose name heads this sketel. He was born in New Jersey October 24, 1808, and is the son of John Fox, Sr., born in New Jersey October, 1775, a minister of the Gospel. He married Mary Veneman. born 1783 in New Jersey; she was of Swed. ish descent and the mother of ten children, of whom three are now living. Mr. Fox lived two years in Pennsylvania and then re- moved to this county, where he bought one- half section of land, and immediately began the improvement of a farm, but devoting a great deal of his time to the interest of the church. Our subject, John Fox, was married December 12, 1833, to Emeline L. McGahey, born December 6, 1809, in this county; she died June 8, 1842; she is the mother of three children now living -Mary E., William D. and Sarah A. Mr. Fox was married a sec- ond time to Mary L. Woodworth, born Au- gust 19, 1825, died February 7, 1854; she is a twin sister of M. B. Woodworth, and the mother of David W. and Ansel E. Our sub- ject was joined in matrimony a third time to Mrs. Mary B. McGahey, a daughter of Thom- as and Elizabeth (Anderson) Buchanan, who were prominent people; he was also an Elder in the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Fox is a man that stands high in the esteem of his fellow-men; he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He has a fine farm of 120 acres of choice land, and is identified with the Democratic party.

M. H. FULLER, farmer, P. O. Heathville. This gentleman was born November 14,

1812, in Dearborn County, Ind., and is a true type of the old pioneer stock; he is a son of Thomas Fuller, born October 30. 1774, in Virginia; he died May 5, 1839; he was married in Indiana to Susannah Tor- rence, born August 28, 1776, she died No. vember 20, 1857: she raised nine children. five boys and four girls. Her father, Will - iam Torrence, came from Ireland; her moth- er, Martha Stull. came from Pennsylvania; she was of German descent. Thomas Fuller came to this county in 1820. living five years at Palestine; then removed six miles south of Palestine, where he bought land, near where his son, Martin H. Fuller, is now liv- ing, who spent his youth near Palestine, and at the age of twenty went to the Black Hawk war. His father, who had formerly been in the war of 1812; was an Orderly Sergeant in this war. After the war, Martin H. took charge of W. Kitchell's farm while he was in the Legislature. In 1835, he received a call to Lawrence County, Ill., where his fame as a trustworthy man had preceded him. He followed various occupations till 1840, when he came back to this county, where he entered and bought land, owning at one time over 500 acres; he has now a farm of 237 acres of fine land, on a part of which is a coal mine, and also the finest prospect for an oil well. Mr. Fuller was joined in matri- mony, in Lawrence County, September 21. 1837, to Rosan Tromly, born November 10, 1814, daughter of Isaac Tromly, who married the widow of Joseph La Motte, the old In- dian interpreter, whose successor he he- came. La Motte spoke seven different In- dian dialects, and was at one time the owner of what is now called La Motte Prairie, which was given to him by the Indians for his services as interpreter. But the Indians. who coveted the land and who wanted to be paid for it by the Government, killed La

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Motte and threw his body in a deep hole of water west of the cemetery near Palestine, in the creek which bears his name. Mrs. Fuller is one of our good old-fashioned la- dies who was raised a Catholic and still ad- heres to that faith. Mr. Fuller is a Demo- crat in politics; his main occupation in life has been the cultivation of our bounteous and virgin soil; he served his friends in many ways, being generally considered as a leader and spokesman; he filled school offices and was Justice of the Peace for twenty years, marrying in that time eighty-eight couples without charging anything; on account of his fair and just dealing. he is called the com- promising Justice. His adopted son, Edwin Fuller, born December 2. 1866, is a steady, intelligent young man.

ISAAC FULLER, farmer, P.O. Heathville, born April 20, 1815, in Dearborn County, Ind., son of Thomas Fuller, born October 30, 1774, in Virginia, died May 5, 1839; he was married in Indiana to Susannah Torrence, who died November 20, 1857; she is the mother of nine children; her father, William Torrence, came from Ireland; her mother, Martha Stull, came from Pennsylvania. Our subject "came to this county with his father in 1820, living five years in Palestine, where he went to school, settling afterward in Montgomery Township, on what is now called the Carson farm. Mr. Fuller was married November 29, 1840, to Nancy Shaw, born in this township October 18, 1824, daughter of Joseph and Narcissa (Middleton) Shaw, and mother of nine children now living-George W., born Jannary 5. 1843, his present wife is Sarah Adams; Lydia A., wife of S. Kin- caid; Thomas J., born November 18, 1852, married Lurinda Adams; Isaac R., born No- vember 28, 1854, married Mary E. Brashear; Nancy A., born April 10, 1857; Harmon R., born February 27, 1859; Emma J., born Au-

gust 26, 1863; Annie L., born December 20, 1865; and Rosetta A., born April 4, 1869. Mr. Fuller's father and brother were in Black Hawk war. Through his economy and indus- try, he has accumulated a good farm of 215 acres. He is identified with the Democratic party, and has filled township and school offices.

DANIEL FULLER, farmer, P. O. Heath- ville. This gentleman was born March 24, 1817, in Dearborn County, Ind., and may be classed among our pioneers. His father, Thomas Fuller, came here with his family in 1820, when this county was sparcely settled, and the forest was inhabited with wild beasts and wilder men. He was joined in matri- mony December, 1841, in Edgar County, Ill., to Miss Lydia A. Stanfield, born February 13, 1817, in Tennessee, daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Smith) Stanfield; she died Oc- tober 16, 1842. Mr. Fuller was married a second time, October, 1847, in Dearborn County, Ind., to Harriet White, born Janu- ary 13, 1817, in Cincinnati, Ohio, she died July 23, 1877, she was a daughter of Abel and Lydia (Iliff) White. Mr. Fuller has filled school offices and is the owner of 100 acres of good land: is identified with the Democratic party.

JOHN GOODWIN, farmer, P. O. Pales- tine, born July 29, 1815, in Luzerne County, Penn., son of George Goodwin, born 1788 in Pennsylvania, where he married Mary Sew- ard, born in Massachusetts, daughter of Enos Seward, a carpenter, by occupation; she is the mother of two children now living. Mr. J. Goodwin was educated in Coshocton County, Ohio; be was married in Licking County, February 4, 1841, to Miss Morris, born January 4, 1823, died February 2, 1880; she is the mother of David, James, Martha (who married J. A. Wesner, and is the mother of three children living), and Elisha, born

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Angust 15, 1850; he married Sarah L. Adams, who has four children-Cary E., Charles, Stella and Martha Mabel. Our subject was married again March 2, 1882, in Greene County, Ind., to Mrs. Elizabeth Stalenp, born February 10, 1828; she is a daughter of John and Eleanor (Cox) Templeton, and mother of Maria L. and Eleanor JJ .; the for- mer was born December 5, 1846; married N. C. Burge, and is the mother of Ida A. and Frederick O .; the latter was born August 22, 1848; married R. Cullison; children, five --- Oscar, Edward, Cora L., Robert E. and Ros- coe. Mr. Goodwin is a fine old man, who wins the respect of all with whom he comes in contact; he came here in 1851; he and wife are members of the Christian Church. He has a fine farm of 180 acres, with good buildings has been identified with the Demo cratic party. His sister, Sarah, married Dan- iel Jones, and raised a large family.

WILLIAM H. HIGGINS, farmer, P. O. Russellville, born October 8, 1851, in this township. He is a grandson of Levi Hig- gins, who came here in an early day, when the dark forest was filled with wild beasts and still wilder men. His son, Jacob Higgins, was born in this county, where he was also mar- ried to Eliza Wesner, daughter of Henry Wesner, who is classed among the old pio. neers. She was the mother of Albert N. and William H. Albert N. was born April 13, 1853; he died August 26, 1875, in this coun- ty; he was married to Amanda Pinkstaff. Our subject was educated in a country school; he was married. November, 16, 1876, to Sarah A. Tobey, born March 3, 1860, in this county; she is a daughter of Allen G. and Lovina (Pullian) Tobey, and the mother of two children-Royal A., born November 28, 1877, and Walter L., born December 9, 1880. Mr. Higgins has a farm of 155 acres of good land. He and his wife are members

of the Methodist Protestant Church. He is now filling the office of School Treasurer and is also Justice of the Peace.

AMOS M. HIGHSMITH, farmer, P. O. Bird Station, was born February 27, 1839. in this county. He is a son of William High- smith, born March 19,1798, in Henry Coun- ty, Ky., where he was married, 1817, to Maria F. Ford, born in same place, who was the mother of eleven children. William High- smith was self-educated, a man of marked ability and integrity; he has been Justice of the Peace about twenty years. also County Assessor and Township Assessor; he was also a member of the Legislature and has been Associate Judge. In politics, he was an anti- slavery man. His son, Amos M., was mar- ried here to Sarah E. Fisher, 1861, daughter of George and Elizabeth (Hiskey) Fisher, and the mother of five children now living -Cora E., Maria L., Margaret E., Oliver M. and John F. Mr. and Mrs. Highsmith are members of the United Brethren in Christ. Mr. Highsmith has a farm of 158 acres of good land. He is identified with the Republican party. His father came here 1820, and was a Captain of a company in the Black Hawk war.

W. A. HOPE, farmer, P. O. Flat Rock. was born February 14, 1831, in East Tennes- see. He is a son of Adam and Mary (Car- son) Hope, who were the parents of three children-James B., Mary and William A. The oldest boy, James B., married Margaret Ferguson; Mary, wife of Joseph Gorsuch. Our subject was educated in Blount County, East Tenn., where he was also married, in December, 1852, to Hannah J. Tedford. born September 14, 1832, in Blount County. East Tenn. She died May 17, 1873, and was the mother of three children-James W., he married Johanna Cooper; Steward M., he married Jane Highsmith; Lizzie A., born

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March 29, 1866. Mr. Hope was married a second time, June 15, 1874, to Miss Eliza- beth Tedford, born August 11, 1844, dangh- ter of Robert A. and Rebecca (McClurg) Tedford, and the mother of five children, four now living-Frederick H., born March 9, 1875; Marcus S., born May 29, 1876, he died November 29, 1877; Artie P., born May 17, 1878; Nelson A., born January 8. 1880; and Chester A., born April 18, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Hope are members of the old school Presbyterian Church. Mr. Hope came to this county in 1854, and the same winter he settled on 160 acres of wild land which is to- day one of the finest farms in the county, and has excellent improvements. Mr. Hope en- listed August 12, 1862, in the Ninety-eighth Illinois Infantry Volunteers. Company E, who were afterward mounted and formed a part of Wilder's brigade; he was an Orderly, and with his regiment participated in many thrilling scenes and famous battles. He is identified with the Republican party.

J. A. INGLES, physician, Morea. This gentleman was born May 27, 1838, in Carroll County, Ind., son of Nathaniel Ingles, born May 5, 1798, in Pennsylvania; his father came from Scotland; he was married to Eliza J. Hillis, born July 16, 1813. in Jefferson County, Ind., daughter of Hon. David Hillis, who was one of the old Indiana State survey- ors, and who afterward served his friends in Jefferson County by representing them in the Legislature; he was afterward elected Judge. Our subject's two grandfathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary war. His father was a minister in the Associate Presbyterian Church, having received his theological educa- tion in the Jeffersonian College, Penn. Our subject was educated in Waveland College, and afterward to the Starling Medical Col- lege, Columbus, Ohio. He was married, Jan- uary 1, 1861, to Miss Amy S. Ramsay, born

October 27, 1838, iu Parke County, Ind., daughter of Samuel W. and Mary (Wills) Ramsay, and is the mother of five children -Nathaniel, born June 23, 1862, he died May 30, 1869; David W., born March 14, 1865; John S., born April 19, 1871; Harrie E., born November 16, 1874; Gracie A., born February 5, 1877. Mr. Ingles came to Morea in 1869, and has followed his profession there ever since, enjoying the esteem and confidence of the people in the surrounding country. Mr. and Mrs. Ingles are members of the United Presbyterian Church. He has been identified with the Republican party.

THOMAS R. KENT, farmer, P. O. Heath- ville, was born December 13, 1831, in Or- ange County, Ind. He is a grandson of Thomas Kent, born in North Carolina. His son, Needham, was born in the same State, where he was also married to Mary Lafferty, who was the mother of eight children. Our subject came to this county with his father in 1833; he was educated in this county, and here he was married to Nancy Wesner, who died in 1868; she is the mother of Franklin J., born November 19, 1862. Mr. Kent was married a second time to Mary E. Coe, born March 26, 1835; she was the widow of Albert Coe and the daughter of John and Lucinda (McGahey) Fox. Mr. Kent has a fine farm of 160 acres of good land with good build- ings. He keeps it iu a high state of cultiva- tion. He is identified with the Democratic party, and has been Township Supervisor for six years, four of which he was chairman of the board; he has also been School Trustee. His wife is a member of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, but he is connected with the Christian Church

A. KINCAID, farmer, P. O. Morea, born April 20, 1900, in Greene County, N. Y. His father, Samuel Kincaid, was a shoe-maker by trade; he was born in Ireland, where his

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father, Thomas Kincaid, fell a victim to the much-dreaded "Press gang." which was then in vogne, and was sent with the Royal troops to this country, and offered his services to Gen. Washington, he having previously de- serted the British flag. He was made an Orderly Sergeant, and participated in the bat- tle of Bunker Hill; his son, Samuel, was in the same battle, though he was only fourteen years old; he acted as drummer boy; he after- ward participated in the war of 1812, being stationed at Cleveland. The father of our subject died at the age of one hundred and three years, and his grandfather lived to be one hundred and five years old. Samuel Kincaid married Marian Hungerford, born in Massachusetts; she was the mother of eleven children. Our subject moved with his father from New York to Pennsylvania, from there to Ohio, thence to Kentucky, then north again to Indiana. and finally in 1840 he settled in this county. He was married, July 6, 1826, to Lucinda Jenna; she had six children, of whom only Lucy A., Lydia M. and Franklin are now living. He was mar- ried again, July 16, 1874, to Mrs. Hannah Cory, born May 3, 1833; she is a daughter of Robert and Sarah (Gogin) Young, and the mother of two daughters, who are now living

-Sarah Jane and Mary Electa. Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a Democrat, and as far as earthly possessions are concerned, he is well provided, having 386 acres of fine land, besides good town property in Robin- son.

J. W. LINDSAY, farmer, P. O. Flat Rock, was born March 7, 1835, in this county. He is a grandson of John T. Lindsay, born in Baltimore County, Md., where he married Susan Dowden; they raised twelve children of extraordinary size. They went to Ken- tucky just after the Revolutionary war, and

there participated in the hardships and struggles of the frontiers. Hazael Lindsay was one of the twelve children; he was mar- ried, in Kentucky, to Sarah Ford, who was the mother of seven boys and four girls. He came to this county in 1830; he was census taker once, and was a County Assess. or, receiving as his salary $65; he died in 1874. His son, James W., was joined in matrimony to Rhoda A. Richards, born in Bradley County, Tenn., and died here 1864; she was the mother of three children-La- vina A., wife of Joseph Phillippe, and mother of three children-Nathaniel L. Lind- say, born July 10, 1862; William S., born November 27, 1864. Mr. Lindsay was married a second time, December 22, 1873, to Hannah E. Richards, born in Bradley County, Tenn. ; she is a daughter of William and Matilda (Morrison) Richards, and the mother of four children-Rhoda R., born January 3, 1875; John, born November 20, 1876; Sallie, born December 22, 1878; Forest O., born April 20, 1880. Mrs. Lindsay is a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Lindsay is a mem- ber of the Masonic fraternity, Russellville Lodge, No. 348. He is the owner of over 300 acres of land, to the cultivation of which he gives considerable attention. He is identi- fied with the Republican party.

WILLIAM LYNCH, farmer, P. O. Morea was born April 22, 1812, in Franklin Coun- ty, Ohio, grandson of Cornelius Lynch, born in Ireland; came to America at an early age; he was an officer in the Revolutionary war, and after its close he married Catharine Downard, born in Germany, whose brother, Daniel, was a famous backwoodsman and Indian fighter. Their children are John, Jonathan, Charles, Nancy, Daniel, Millie. Jonathan Lynch was a Generel in the war of 1812. John Lynch married Martha Inks, born in Pennsylvania, whose brother, John,

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History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois, Part 100

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892? Publication date: 1883 Publisher: Chicago : O.L. Baskin & Co. Number of Pages: 826

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Chicago : O.L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 826