History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois, Part 101

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

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was wagon-master under Harrison, participat- ing in the battle of Tippecanoe. They had six children. Their son, William Lynch, was married in Ohio to Catharine Bishop, born 1809 in Virginia, died 1836 in Pales- tine, Ill., He was again married to Mrs. Re- becca Kent, born January 7. 1825, daughter of William H. and Hannah (Dunlap) Allison, and the mother of five children now living- Elisa A. Kent; John. A., he married Jane Feasel; William R., he married Laura E. Latham; Anna Bell and Hannah E. Mr. Lynch has been a member of several lodges; through his industry and perseverance, he is now in possession of a good farm of 230 acres of fine land, to the cultivation of which he gives considerable attention. He remem- bers of having seen Gen. Jackson before he was elected President of the United States. He has been identified with the Democratic party. His brother, Jonathan, was five years in the Florida war. Henry Lynch signed the Declaration of Independence.

ALEXANDER MAC HATTON, minister, Morea. This gentleman was born February 12, 1817, in Scott County, Ky., son of Sam- uel Mac Hatton, born February 9, 1783, in Pennsylvania; he removed to Kentucky, where he was married to Sarah Alexander, born February 3, 1795, daughter of Hugh Al- exander, who married a Miss Bell. Alexan- der Mac Hatton, Sr., who was the grand- father of our subject, was a Colonel in the Revolutionary war, and his two sons, James and Samuel, were soldiers in the war of 1812; the former was killed, with hundreds of other brave Kentucky troops, at the River Raisin. Our subject was educated at the Hanover College, in Jefferson County, Ind., and after graduating, he took a theological course at Cannonsburg, Penn., after which he entered the ministry, representing the Asso- ciate Presbyterian, continuing with untiring

efforts in that church for over thirty years In 1878. he transferred his relation of the former church to the Presbyterian. Mr. Mac Hatton was married in Marion, Ind., April 29, 1852, to Elizabeth S. Lomax, born July 1, 1824, in Wayne County, Ind., daughter of Abel and Elizabeth Ladd, who came from North Carolina. She is the mother of four children-Abel L., born June 24, 1856; Sam- nel H., born February 25, 1858; Joseph A., born May 27, 1860; William H., born April 2, 1862. Mr. Mac Hatton owns a good farm of 200 acres of fine land, which he bought shortly after he came to this country, which was in 1861. His son, Joseph, is a teacher in this county. Abel and Samuel follow the carpenter trade. Mr. Mac Hatton is inde pendent in politics, but has been identified with the Republican party. Mrs. Mac Hatton's father represented Wayne County, Ind., in the Legislature for nine years.

W. W. McCOY, farmer, P. O. Flat Rock. This gentleman was born December 5, 1835, in Greene County, Ohio, grandson of Alexan- der McCoy, born in Ireland, but of Scotch descent; he was married in Virginia to Sarah Frazier; she was the mother of James McCoy, born 1776, a farmer by occupation; he mar- ried Elizabeth McMillan, born 1795, in South Carolina, daughter of William and Jane (Walker) McMillan, and the mother of Mary A., Eliza J. and our subject. Mrs. McCoy died March 4, 1866. Mr. McCoy's first wife was Nancy Nelson; she was the mother of John A. James McCoy died April 2, 1863; his first wife died 1825. William Walker was educated in Greene County, Ohio; he was married in Dayton, same State, December 27, 1877, to Frances J. Houghtelin; born Oc- tober 19, 1847; she is a daughter of William and Jane (Fuller) Houghtelin; her father came from Pennsylvania and her mother from New York. Mr. McCoy has a farm of

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160 acres of fine land, to the cultivation of which he gives considerable attention. He and his estimable wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He has been identified with the Republican party, and in August 22, 1862, he obeyed the call of his country and enlisted in the Forty-fourth Ohio Infantry Volunteers. Company D. He participated in many battles and served till close of war.

JOHN MICKEY, farmer, P. O. Flat Rock, born February 6, 1815, in Pennsylvania, son of James Mickey, who married Mary Hair; she was the mother of nine children, John Mickey was married August 6, 1846, to Elisa Ford, daughter of Abner Ford. Mrs. E. Ford died at an early age. Mr. Mickey mar- ried a second time, in Lawrence County; Mary J. Cook was the object of his choice; she is the mother of seven children, who are all bright and intelligent-Maria F., David Price, George H. (married Emma Hale), Lu- cinda (Rev. J. L. Cox), Ella, Julia A. and David C. Mr. and Mrs. Mickey are members of the Methodist Protestant Church. He has been Township Trustee and filled school offices. He is a member of the Masonic fra- ternity and is a Republican. All these things show that he is honored and respected by his fellow-men, who regard him as one of their best citizens.

WILY MONTGOMERY, farmer, P. O. Bird Station. This gentleman is a descend- ant of the Montgomery pioneer family who came here at an early date, when they had to go to Ft. La Motte in time of Indian troubles. The country was then in a wild state and the woods were filled with wild beasts and wilder men. Our subject was born in the township that bears his name, and was married here to Lindsay, dangh- ter of Hazael Lindsay; she is the mother of ten children now living-Abner, married Marinda Pinkstaff, they have six children;

Hazael L., married Jane Ford, they have five children; William E., married Harriet J. Smith, they have three children; John, mar- ried Ida Rodgers, she is the mother of one child; Dewitt C., married Olivia Ford; Lafay- ette E. and Sarah R., born January 17, 1864; Amos was born January 13, 1866; Charley, born June 17, 1868; Effie, born November 19, 1870. Mr. Montgomery is a member of the Masonic fraternity at Bird Station, Monroe Lodge, No. 447. He has 320 acres of good land with good improvements. He, as were his ancestors, is identified with the Demo- cratic party.

SAMUEL C. MONTGOMERY, farmer, P. O. Flat Rock, born March 25, 1849, in this county, grandson of Andrew and Elizabeth (Colwell) Montgomery, who came from Ire- land and settled in this county in an early day when the settlements were very few and the dark forest was filled with lurking wild beasts and still wilder men; amid the dan- gers of pioneer life they reared a large fam- ily who were all honored citizens of their respective communities. One of the children, Andrew, was married twice. First to Sarah Carter, who had five children; his second wife, Martha J. Highsmith, was the mother of eight children, four of them-Nathaniel, Wiley, Sarah J. and Lucinda-are married; Mary E., John D., Martha V. and our sub- ject are living on their father's homestead, he having died September 27, 1880, the mother died December 9, 1872. The children are living on a farm of 200 acres of good land. The boys are Democratic in politics. When the grandparents of our subject first came to the United States they settled in South Caro- lina, from there they moved to Tennessee, thence to Kentucky, and then to Indiana, where they forted at Ft. Knox, and finally came to this county as stated above. Andrew Montgomery was in the Black Hawk war.

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Nathaniel Highsmith, the grandfather of our subject on the mother's side, was also in the Black Hawk war with his brother William, who was Captain of his company.

WILEY MONTGOMERY, farmer, P. O. Flat Rock. This gentleman was born March 18, 1856, in the township that bears his name, which was bestowed on it in honor of his ancestors; he is a son of Andrew Mont- gomery, whose parents came here at an early date when wild beasts and wilder men roamed through the woods, and the settler went to his work in field or garden with his gun on his shoulder. Wiley Montgomery was married in this county, October 28, 1875, to Margaret Simones, born March 14, 1857: she is a daughter of Robert and Mary A. (Higgins) Simones, and the mother of Lily M., born November 9, 1876; Ross E., born February 27, 1878; Harmon R., born June 26, 1880; and Andrew C., born April 24, 1882. Mr. Montgomery has a farm of seventy acres of good land; he has been identified with the Democratic party; his wife is a fond mother and a member of the Baptist Church.

CHARLES G. PALMATEER, farmer, P. O. Morea. Of men who have made farming a success in this county, this man is surely one; he was born August 15, 1820, in New York, son of John Palmateer, born in New York, farmer; fought under George Washing- ton in the Revolutionary war; he married Elizabeth Quimby, who was mother of thir- teen children. Our subject was a blacksmith in Cincinnati, Ohio, for seventeen years. He settled in this county in 1856, and was married here October 21, 1858, to Mary L. / Young, born December 15, 1835, in Hamil ton County, Ohio; she is a daughter of Rob- ert and Sarah (Gogin) Young, who were born in New Jersey. Mrs. Palmateer is the mother of six children-Phebe E., wife of

William Jackson, and mother of one son, Charles E. (Mrs. Jackson died January 2, 1881); Joseph C., born July 18, 1861; Sarah E., born November 10, 1863; Effie May, born May 13, 1866, she died March 15, 1869; Anna J., born May 20, 1868, and Lily A., born February 8, 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Pal- mateer and three children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His broth- ers, Edward and Nathaniel, were soldiers in the late war; the former was afterward a sailor for twenty years, and finally killed on the Hudson River. He has a fine farm of 240 acres of good land, to the cultivation of which he gives considerable attention. Mr. Palmateer has been identified with the Re- publican party.

I. T. G. PARKER, farmer, P. O. Heath- ville. This gentleman, who is a descendant of one of our oldest pioneer settlers, came here when the Indians, roamed at will through the deep forest and smiling prairies, and who were afterward forted at Ft. Knox, Ind. Our subject was born April 18, 1839; he is a grandson of Jonathan Parker, whose son, Thomas N., was one of the most noted deer hunters in the county; he was married to Maria Jane Attaway, whose parents may be classed among our old pioneers. Thomas N. was a soldier in the Black Hawk war, and teamed between here and Chicago with an ox team. He is still living a hale, old man; his wife died in 1881; she was the mother of a large family. Our subject is one of that family; he was married to Hannah Ann Montgomery, born January 3, 1840, daughter of William and Zerelda Highsmith, whose parents were among the very first settlers in this county, and after whom this township was named. Mrs. Parker is the mother of six children living-Mary E., she is the wife of Francis M. Kent; Newman E., Flora A., Maria E., Zerelda J. and George H. Mr.

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Parker has a good farm of 240 acres of fine land. He obeyed the call of his country to protect the stars and stripes, and enlisted July 20, 1861, in the Eleventh Missouri Infantry Volunteers, Company H, participating with bis regiment in many thrilling scenes and famous battles; he served till close of war. In politics, Mr. Parker is a Republican.

A. J. REAVILL, stockman and farmer, P. O. Flat Rock. This gentleman was a descend- ant of an old pioneer family. and of whom he acquired many of their virtues, was born December 24, 1834. in this township, where he now lives. His grandfather was born in France, but was married in this country to a Miss Crow. Their son, David, born 1782, in Delaware, on the bay, came to this State in 1810, making his home in Kaskaskia, which was then the capital. In 1812, he re- turned to Vincennes, Ind., and joined the rangers. After the war, he removed to Pales tine, where he followed the tanner trade. He was married to Ann Montgomery, born September 12, 1792. in South Carolina; she is a daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Colwell) Montgomery, and the mother of nine children, four now living; their father was killed at Palestine by lightning. Our subject was educated in this county and was also joined in matrimony here December 13, 1856, to Miss Martha A. Seaney, born Oc- tober 9, 1835, in this county, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Attaway) Seaney, who are classed among our pioneers. Mrs. Rea- vill is the mother of nine children, six boys and three girls-Sarah J., wife of Marlin Mail; William D. D., deceased; John D., married Ada Taylor; Almera. deceased; Charles McClellen, born April 28, 1863; David A., born May 11, 1865; Parmer Sey- more, born February 6, 1868; Dora, October 6, 1869; and Edmund H., deceased. Mr. Rea- vill still owns the place which his parents

entered as Government land in Vincennes, at $2.50 per acre, in installments, but it was re- duced to half the price by act of Congress about 1817. Mr. Reavill lived on a farm of 840 acres with good improvements; he has about 340 acres near Robinson, on which tenants lived. At the age of twenty-two, he was elected Justice of the Peace; afterward he was Township School Treasurer for twelve years, and filled other school offices. He has been township Supervisor for two terms, and director of the Robinson Bank ever since its re-organization. Mr. Reavill has been connected with railroad history, as he has been a director of the Paris & Dan- ville Railroad till it was connected to the Wa- bash system. In 1875, he helped to organ- ize the Bishop, Meserve & Co. syndicate, which completed the Paris & Danville Rail- road from Hutsonville to Vincennes, Ind. In 1877, Mr. Reavill was elected by the Democratic party to the Legislature, repre- senting the Forty-fifth District, comprising Crawford, Clark, Lawrence and Jasper Coun- ties. During this term occurred the memor- able contest which terminated in the defeat of John A. Logan and the election of David Davis to the United States Senate. Mr. Rea- vill was re-elected to the Legislature in 1879. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Robinson Lodge, No. 250. No comment is needed on the past life of our subject; the different positions which he has filled in life speak for themselves and show that manly qualities are appreciated by his fellow-men.

CHARLES ROSS, farmer, P. O. Flat Rock, born October 14, 1831, in Washington County, Penn., son of Matthew Ross, born in County Antrim,, Ireland; he married Anna McFadden, born in same county; both are living and over eighty-four years old. Mr. Ross was educated in Pennsylvania; from there he went to Ohio, where he was married

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to Sarah J. Archer, born October 12. 1830, in Virginia, danghter of Ebenezer and Mar- garet (McCray) Archer. Mrs. Ross is the mother of one daughter, Margaret N., born June 27, 1855. Mr. Ross came to this coun- ty in 1866; he owns now a good productive farm of eighty acres of fine land. Mrs. and Miss Ross are members of the United Pres- byterian Church. Mr. Ross is identified with the Republican party. Mr. Ross was a sol- dier in the late war, serving in the Eighty- eighth Regiment of Ohio Infantry. He is a man well spoken of by all his neighbors, and is one of our most industrious and kind- hearted citizens.

SAMUEL SEANEY, farmer, P. O. Flat Rock. This gentleman was born October 22, 1824, in this county, son of Samuel Seaney, Sr., born in North Carolina; he was a a farmer by occupation, and was married to Catharine Wishon, who was the mother of thirteen children; they removed to Wayne County, Ind., and in 1818 they came to this county, to where he was attracted by the rich

hunting ground which the red man of the woods valued so highly. While the game was plenty, he did not find it necessary nor profitable to cultivate the bounteous virgin soil, to which his children pay so much atten- tion now and with such marked snccess. Our subject inherited many of his father's quali- ties among others his love for hunting, and which he indulged in his youth to his heart's content, and yet follows; he was educated in this county, where he was married February 14, 1848, to Miss Cinderilla Kamplain, born July 16, 1830, daughter of William and Clem- ana (Cobb) Karplain, who were old settlers in this county. Mrs. Seaney is the mother of twelve children-Alvin (he married Anna B. McKibbin), Leander, Patrick H., John Frank- lin, Flora R., Nancy E., Emma A., deceased, Samuel Herman, Charles Carl, Thomas Har-

lin, David Bruce, Andrew J. Mr. Seaney has a nice farm of 240 acres of fine land, is a Democrat. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church. Has good buildings on his land; keeps Durham stock of cattle, is a wide-awake, intelligent man, who takes a great deal of interest in all public affairs.

NIMROD SEANEY, farmer, P. O. Flat Rock. Mr. Seaney was born December 11. 1827, in this county; he is a son of Samuel Seaney, born in North Carolina, where he married Catharine Wishon; she was the mother of twelve children, who grew up to man and womanhood. Nimrod Seaney was the youngest of this family, and was married here to Rhoda Higgins, daughter of William and Mary A. (Simons) Higgins. and the mother of ten children now living - - Ben- jamin, he married Sarah J. Montgomery ; Mary, married William Duncan; Martha, married Taylor Z. Swan; Eliza A., married C. Duncan; Emeline R., married Alvin Prior: Rosa E., married C. Cunningham; Julia O., married P. Saunders; Flora B., James E. and Lucy L. Mrs. Seaney died April 2, 1879. Mr. Seaney was married a second time to Fannie Daugherty, born February 4, 1842, daughter of John and Susan (Lamb) Daugherty, and the mother of four children -Mary I., Anna B., Almer and Chalmer, who are twins. Mrs. Seaney is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Seaney has a good farm of 324 acres of fine land, to the cultivation of which he gives a great deal of attention; has al. ways been identified with the Democratic party. Mr. Seaney did not have the advan . tages of education which his children now enjoy, but nature has endowed him with many good qualities, among others, good, hard common sense; he has killed more deer than any man in the township.

MRS. ELIZABETH SHAW, Palestine. This lady, who has reared a large family, for

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whom she plans and beautifully provides, was born April 7, 1843, in Lexington, La Grange Co., Ind .; she is a daughter of George and Nancie Emily Donaldson, her father was born in Virginia and her mother in Ohio; they were the parents of ten children. Mr. Donaldson was a blacksmith in Indiana, and removed to this county in 1854. Our sub- ject was married in this county November 3, 1861, to Thomas Shaw, born October 28, 1836; he died December 30, 1SS0; he was a son of Joseph M. and Narcissa (Middleton) Shaw, and is the father of ten children now living-Lydia A., born October 30, 1862; Laura, born February 12, 1864; Nota, Au- gust 27, 1865; Andrew J., born November 9, 1866; Narcissa J., born February 21, 1867; Ella, born July 12, 1870; Sarah, born Janu- ary 15, 1873: Emma, born September 8, 1874; Cora, born January 7, 1877; and Thomas M. J., born June 11, 1SS0. The oldest daughter, Lydia A, married Henry A. Falk, who is an industrious mau. While Mr. Shaw was alive, he was a bountiful provider, a good husband and fond father; his memory is cherished by all who knew him; he ac- cumulated 175 acres of fine land, on which his family are now living.

S. F. WATERS, farmer, P. O. Heath- ville, was born October 18, 1833, in Salis- bury. Conn .; he is a son of William Wat- ers, born 1796, in England; he was a soldier in the British service under Wel- lington, fighting against Napoleon I, and participating in the battle of Waterloo; he was afterward transferred with the army to Canada, and liking this country he settled in Massachusetts, where he was married to Asenath Slater, born 1803 in Massachusetts, of Scotch descent, and the mother of nine children. S. F. Waters was educated in Salisbury, Conn., where he also learned the shoe-maker trade, which he followed in Ohio,

where he was joined in matrimony, March 9, 1857, to Miss Laura Chariher, of German descent, born 1837 in Ohio; she died 1862, in Palestine, Ill., to which place Mr. Waters had moved in 1861. He enlisted August 12, 1862, in the Ninety-eighth Illinois Volun- teers, Company D, which formed a part of the famous Wilders Lightning Brigade; with it he participated in many thrilling scenes and famous battles; he was wounded at Mission Ridge, and raised from private to First Lieutenaut. After the war, he fol- lowed his trade in Palestine, where he was married again, September 25, 1866, to Mary Jane Bartmess, born January 10, 1845, in this county, where her parents, Peter and Sarah (Langton) Bartmess, were old settlers. She is the mother of three children now liv- ing-Lucy, born March 13, 1869; Grace, born July 5, 1870, and Mary, born December 2, 1878. Mr. Waters has filled township and school offices; he has a splendid farm of 120 acres, which he keeps in a high state of cul- tivation, and on which he built one of the finest farm residences in the county; he and his family are honored and respected by all with whom they come in contact.

ENOCH WESNER, farmer, P. O. Flat Rock, born in La Motte Township July 24, IS29; son of William Wesner, born 1800, in Pennsylvania; farmer by occupation; he married Nancie Pearson, born 1798; she is the mother of six children. William Wes- ner came here at an early date, when the dark forest was filled with wild beasts and still wilder men; being a man of some means, he erected a grist mill run by ox power, which he turned into a saw mill, supplying the people of Palestine with building lumber; he was of German descent, his memory is cher- ished by all pioneers. Enoch Wesner was educated in this county, where he was married to Louisa Allison, born July 1,

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1828, in this county; she is a daughter of Samuel H. and Polly (Highsmith) Allison, who came from Kentucky. Mrs. Wesner is the mother of seven children-Isabell L., she married Samuel Douglas, Charles A .. Mary A., deceased, William F .. Nannie C., Charles M. and Ira O." Mr. Wesner has a good farm of 248 acres of fine land, to the cultivation of which he gives considerable attention. He is identified with the Granger Society; has been Township Collector; has filled school offices; has been connected with the Democratic party; is a wide-awake farmer.

L. H. WHEELER, farmer, P. O. Morea. This gentleman, who is recognized as a good farmer, was born June 27, 1841, in Rutland County, Vt .; his father. Leonard Wheeler, also a farmer, was born March 2, 1804, in New Hampshire; he married Elizabeth Wet- more, who was the mother of eight children; they left Vermont in 1843, and on their route to this county they came mostly by water, then the best way of traveling. They first went to Erie, N. Y., then via Erie Canal to Baffilo, thence on the lake to Cleveland, from there by canal to La Fayette, and then down the Wabash River on a steamboat to Bristol, landing opposite Palestine, in this county, where our subject was educated, and afterward went to the war, enlisting Febru- ary 11, 1865, in the One Hundred and Fifty- second Illinois Infantry Volunteers, Company H; served till close of war: was mustered ont at Memphis, Tenn. He was joined in matrimony, February 28, 1867, to Miss Sarah A. Crews, born October 25, 1856, daughter of W. J. Crews, and mother of Elizabeth A., born October 21, 1869; Fannie L , born April 29, 1874, and Chauncey Crews, born Septem- ber 8, 1881. Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church; he is a strong advocate of the temperance cinse, in which he sets a good and worthy ex-

ample; is a Republican in politics. £ Has a splendid farm of 200 acres with good build- ings; to the cultivation of his land he gives a great deal of attention, with marked suc- cess.

AARON YOUNG, farmer, P. O. Morea. This gentleman was born August 16, 1830, in Hamilton County, Ohio. His father was Robert Young, born February 13, 1787, in Newark, N. J., where he was educated and also learned the shoe-maker trade; he traveled a great deal, and was married in Ohio to Sarah Gogin, born September 16, 1803, in Cape May, N. J., daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Scull) Gogin. She is the mother of seven children, and counting grand and great-grandchildren, it may be said that she is the parent of fifty-two children, of whom nineteen are now dead Robert Young was a soldier in the war of 1812, and his son, Robert S., died while in the Ninety-eighth Illinois Volunteers, in Scottsville, Ky. Our subject, Aaron, was educated in Cincinnati and Crawford County, Ill. He was married in Miami County, Ohio, January 4, 1865, to Miss Sarah Yates, born June 29, 1842. in Miami County, Ohio, daughter of Edmund C. and Sarah (Leming) Yates, and is the mother of five children now living-Sarah L., born February 1, 1866; Hannah C., June 23, 1867; Robert E. and Maria J. are twins, born July 7, 1869; and Mary L., born No- vember 4, 1877. Mr. Young's ancestors were of Scotch descent, but Mrs. Young's ances- tors were of Indian descent. Mr. Young has a fine farm, to the cultivation of which he gives a great deal of attention Mr. and Mrs. Young are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Young is a well-read man, and has been identified with the Repub. lican party. His mother is yet living, well known to all old pioneers. Robert Young died September 23, 1844.

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History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois, Part 101

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