History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois, Part 61

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

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ment to his work, seemed to be preying upon his health, and in the hope of improving it, he left the bank, and went into the grocery business with J. K. Black. Not experiencing the desired improvement. he went to Texas in the fall of ISS0, and returned in Mareh, 1881, much improved in health and spirits. He again formed a partnership with J. K. Black, but this time they engaged in the poultry business, which they prosecuted quite successfully till the fall of 1881. In No. vember of that year, he went to Florida for his health, whence he returned in May, 1882. mueh improved. He was nominated for County Treasurer, by the Democrats, in July. and elected by a large majority in the follow- ing November. He conducted the canvass in an honorable. dignified way, stooping to none of the trickeries of the mere office-seeker, and won the esteem even of his opponents, by his straightforward course and manly bearing. He was a faithful member of the Catholic Church of this place, and highly esteemed by his pastor. Father Kuhlman. The funeral services were conducted by Father Kuhlman, in the Catholic Church, and · were attended by a large concourse of peo- ple, all bearing witness, by their presence, to the high place he held in the estimation of those who knew him. He was buried, by his own request, in the family- grounds in the cemetery north of the town. Of his own family, three sisters yet survive him, all liv- ing in Kentucky. These, and his sorrowing wife, all have the warmest sympathies of the entire community, in their bereavement. --- Marshall Herald, March 13, 1883.

JOIN R. CROSLEY, farmer, P. O. Mar- shall, the subject of these lines, is a native of Brown County, Ohio, born February 9, 1826. His father, Moses Crosley, was also a native of the same county, and was born July 11, 1800. He died in his native county on the 8th of

May, 1830. His mother, Nancy (Hause) Cros- ley, descended from a Kentucky family and was born November 2, 1804. She was mar- ried to Moses Crosley January 2, 1823. She died in Ross County, Ohio, February 22, 1856. When our subject was fifteen years old, his parents moved to Ross County, Ohio, his mother having married to Lemuel Tweed July 16, 1840. Mr. Crosley learned the tailor's trade under his step-father, but has not followed it closely. Ile was a soldier in the Mexican war, serving in Scott's Division. After re- turning home, he went by wagon to the State of Iowa, and in company with his brother, Moses Crosley, crossed the plains to California in the spring of 1850. He was there about seven years, during which time he was fairly success- ful in business of a general nature. He re- turned to Ross County, Ohio, iu 1857, and was married, on the 24th of December of that year, to Miss Amanda Rockhold, of Ross County, Ohio. She died in Ohio while on a visit, on April 21, 1861. By this union there were two children, Eureka and Julia A. Crosley, both of whom died in infancy. On the 6th of April, 1864, he was married to Miss Mary A. Falley, daughter of Samuel L. and Abigail (Damon) Falley. Mrs. Crosley was born in York Town- ship, of this eounty, February 20, 1841. Her father died in Marshall on the 9th of July, 1850. Iler mother still survives and is living in Marshall. Mr. Crosley's family consists of three sons-William H., born January 1, 1865; Elijah R., born December 13, 1869; John R., Jr., born March 30, 1874. They have a fine resi- denee on Michigan street and a farm of 200 acres in Seetion 8 of Wabashı Township.

JOHN G. DOLSON, furniture, Marshall, is a son of David H. and Amanda M. (Handy) Dolson, and was born in Clark County, Ill., December 29, 1849. His father was perhaps the first white child born in Clark County, though this honor is claimed by others. He was born on the 29th day of August, 1818.

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Amanda Handy, mother of our subject, was born in Clark County, January 10, 1826. She was married to David H. Dolson, March 26, 1848. and died August 28, 1853. D. H. Dolson died February 5, 1877. He was a soldier in the Mexican war and took part in its most desperate conflicts. He went to Cal- ifornia in 1849 and engaged for some three years in mining, and afterward bought a farm in York Township, of Clark County, where he spent the remainder of his life. John G. Dolson was educated in the common schools of Clark County, at Westfield and the State Normal University. He went to Cali- fornia in 1871, where for six years he en- gaged in stock-raising and farming. He was married in that State, February 9, 1876, to Miss Emma Falor, daughter of M. J. and Catherine Falor, of California. She was born in Humboldt County. Cal., on the 1st day of May, 1856. They have two daughters, both born in Marshall, Ill. - Clara Dolson, born June 22, 1880; Vannie Dolson, born April 9, 1882. In November, 1879, Mr. Dolson came to Marshall and engaged in the livery business with Howard Harlan, in which he continued until Angust, 1882, when he embarked in the furniture and undertaker trade, associated with Zach T. Dolson, in which he still continues. IIe is a Repub- lican, and in 1879 was elected to represent York Township in the County Board. He is the present Mayor of Marshall.

RICHARD N. DAVIDSON, farmer, P. O. Marshall, is a son of John and Panlina (Fears) Davidson, of whom mention is made in another sketch on these pages. He is the second of a family of eight children, and was born in Clark County, Ill., on Walnut Prairie, June 12, 1833. He was educated in the com- mon schools of this county, and was raised to the pursuit of farming, which he followed until the breaking-out of the war in 1861,

when, in August, he enlisted in Company K, of the First Missouri Cavalry, in which he served for the full term of his enlistment. He was discharged in September, 1864, hav- ing participated in all the active service of his regiment. In politics, he is a Repub- lican, and is a member of the Masonic frater- nity. He was appointed to the office of Deputy Circuit Clerk of Clark County in 1872, and served acceptably for five years. He was married on the 5th of July, 1877, to Miss Barbara J. Watson. She is a daughter of William and Sarah A. Watson. Her father was born in Ireland August 12, 1799, and came to the United States when eighteen years old. He located in Maryland, where, on the 21st day of December, 1826, he was married to Miss Sarah A. Kennedy. Mr. Watson was by trade a civil engineer, and as- sisted in the survey and construction of the National road which brought them to Illi- nois and Clark County, in 1837. They af- terward settled where subject now lives, and where they both died -- the mother on Sep- tember 26, 1846, and the father on the 6th of March, 1870. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson have one son -- William G. Davidson, born December 2, 1878. They own a farm of 160 acres in Section 19 of Wabash Township, one of 120 acres in Section 12 of Marshall Township, besides forty acres of timber-land in Wabashı Township. Mrs. Davidson is a member of the Presbyterian Church of Mar- shall.

DANIEL J. DAVIDSON, harness-maker, Marshall, is a son of John and Paulina Da- vidson. He was born in Clark County, Ill., November 8, 1839. His father, John Da- vidson, was born in Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), January 2, 1805, and came to Vigo County, Ind., with his parents, Archibald and Elizabeth (Williams) Davidson. He was married on Walnut Prairie, Clark County,

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January 2, 1831, to Miss Paulina Fears, daughter of Archibald and Nancy Fears, who came from Kentucky and settled in Clark County in 1829. Mrs. Paulina Davidson was born in Kentucky on the 19th day of March, 1812. Mr. Davidson followed farm- ing on the Walnut Prairie until the time of his death, which occurred March 22, 1846. His wife still survives him and resides with Daniel J. Davidson. They had a family of six children, of whom Daniel J. is the third, and of whom but three are now living-Dan- iel, being raised on the farm, followed this line of labor until 1867. December 25, 1862, he married Miss Anna Sanford, danghter of Anderson and Emeline Sanford. She died November 20, 1863, in her eighteenth year. Mr. Davidson was married to Miss Abbie A. Smith on the 11th of March, 1875. She is a native of Ohio, and daughter of George and Mary Smith. She was born March 27, 1851. They have a family of four children whose names and ages are as follows: Lillie Da- vidson, born December 6, 1875; William R. Davidson, born September 2, 1877; George Davidson, born February 16, 1879; John D. Davidson, born April 27, 1882. Mr. David- son moved to Marshall in December, 1872, where he still lives. He is engaged in the harness business, and since October, 1882, has been agent for the American Express Company. He is a Democrat, and from 1872 to 1880 was Clerk of the Circuit Court of Clark County. He is a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity and of the I. O. O. F.

HENRY M. DEMPSTER, mechanic, Mar- shall, was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, on the 1st of May, 1834. His father, John P. Dempster, was born in Virginia in 1806, and when a child came with his parents to Ohio, where he grew to manhood. While a young man he returned to Virginia and learned the trade of blacksmith, at which he

worked till coming to this county, in 1853. He was married in Zanesville, Ohio, to Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, widow of John B. Wil- son, of Ohio. She was born in 1800, and was a daughter of Isaac Shimer, and was married to John P. Dempster in 1833. Mr. Dempster has four children, of whom Henry M. is the eldest. When he came to Clark County in 1853, he settled on Big Creek, in Wabash Township, and here his wife died. Some years later, he moved near the river in the southern part of Wabash Township, where he died in March, 1874. Our subject learned the trade of blacksmith under his father's instruction, and has followed it con- tinuously ever since. He was for some time during the war in the employ of the Govern- ment as a mechanic. He is now running a shop on Michigan street, Marshall. Mr. Dempster was married in Marshall in Sep- tember, 1837, to Miss Margaret Drake, daughter of John and Elizabeth Drake. She was born in Clark County, Ill., on the 10th of May, 1836. Their family consists of four children, of whom two are deceased -- William Dempster, deceased; Ada Dempster, married to William Brannon; Anna Dempster, de- ceased, and Maggie Dempster. Mr. and Mrs. Dempster are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Marshall.

N. B. DEVOL, physician, Marshall, is a native of Spencer County, Ky., born March 11, 1831. He is a son of Gideon and Frances Devol, who came to Indiana from Kentucky when N. B. was a small boy. He is the sec- ond of a family of six children, and was raised and educated in Vigo County, Ind. In 1861, he enlisted as a member of the Fourteenth Indiana Regimental Band, in which he remained about nine months. Be- ing a practical gunsmith, he was afterward employed by the Government, at Springfield, Mo., in repairing firearms. Mr. Devol began

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life as a blacksmith, at which he worked about ten years before learning the trade of gun- smith. He is a natural machinist, being able to construct almost any kind of machinery at will, and as an evidence of his handiwork, in his dental rooms may be seen a perfect mini- ature steam-engine, which he has made, and which he uses freely in his business. He is now a practical dentist, having studied his profession under Dr. T. C. Poston. He was married, January 21, 1855, to Miss Martha Howell, of Marshall. She died in Marshall on March 8, 1869, leaving a family of three chil- dren-Frances, Mary and Martha Devol. Mr. Devol's present wife was Mrs. Lydia Weather- wax, widow of Charles Weatherwax. They were married December 13, 1870, and have one son named Harry B. Devol.

JOHN DOHERTY, merchant, Marshall, is a native of Canada, and was born in Quebec about 1830, though the exact date is unknown, owing to the destruction of the family record in the great Quebec fire of 1842. He is a son of Thomas and Margaret A. Doherty. His parents are of Irish birth, and came to Canada about 1828, where they have since lived. The mother, however, died .in Quebec in 1838. Mr. John Doherty was educated in Canada and came to the United States in 1848, and then settled in Cincinnati, Ohio. He here followed his trade, that of baker, and has followed the same line of business ever since. He was married. September S, 1853, to Miss Margaret Hall, of Canada. She was born in 1835, and died in Marshall in 1875. They have a family of six children,' two of whom (Emma and Thomas) are dead. Those living are Luella. James, Willie and Birdie C. Doherty. Mr. Doherty came to Marshall in 1872, from Edgar County, Ill., and has been since engaged in a bakery and confectionery store on south side of Cumber- land street. His son, James Doherty, has a

similar business on north side of Cumberland street.

DANIEL D. DOLL, merchant. Marshall, is a native of Clark County, Ill., born at Darwin, November 2, 1848. His parents, Stephen R. and Lucinda Doll, are remem- bered among the early pioneers of this county. Stephen Doll was born in Stark County, Ohio, May 8, 1819, and came with his parents to Clark County when a boy. They settled at Darwin, where he grew to manhood and married May 27, 1845. About 1851, he came to Marshall, where, until 1869, he was engaged in the mercantile trade, in which he was very successful. He was appointed, during the war, by the Government, as Col- lector of Revenue. He died in Marshall on the 27th of September, 1873. Lucinda Bid- lecome, mother of D. D. Doll, was a native of Kentucky, and daughter of Asher D. and Lucretia Biddlecome, and came to Clark County, Ill., with her parents when a small girl. She was born in Kentucky May 4, 1825, and died at Marshall November 4. 1861. D. D. Doll is the oldest of a family of two children, having one sister, Emma C., who is married to Mr. Hamilton Sutton. He was educated in the public school of Marshall and at Westfield College. In 1869, he em- barked in the grocery and provision business with Stephen L. Bradley, and still continues under the firm name of Bradley & Doll. They are located on Main street, north of public square, Marshall. Mr. Doll was mar- ried in Marshall, February 16, 1876, to Miss Belle Littlefield, daughter of John and Amelia Littlefield. She is a native of Clark County, born in Marshall March 11, 1855. Their family consists of a son and a daughter, named as follows: Lewis J. Doll, born in Marshall March 12, 1880; Emma Doll, born in Marshall August 24, 1882.

ROBERT L. DULANEY, banker, Mar-

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shall. The subject of these lines is a native of Loudoun County, Va., son of Zachariah and Mary E. (Braden) Dulaney. His mother dying when he was quite young, caused the ! dissolution of the family, and Robert was placed with an uncle, Woodford Dulaney, who was then a merchant at York, Clark County. He thus early learned the elementary prin- ciples of business. When the Black Hawk war broke out, his uncle enlisted as a Lieu- tenant, leaving Robert the entire control of the store. He was then about twelve years old. He received the elements of an Eng- lish education in the common schools of Clark County, and completed his studies at the Bloomington University of Indiana. After leaving this school, he began reading law un- der Judge J. Harlan (1840), took a law course at Transylvania University, Kentucky, was admitted in 1843, and then began his prac- tice, which has continued for about thirty- six years; retiring from the law in 1879. Since retiring from the legal practice, he has engaged in a general banking business at Marshall, bank on Hamilton street, north of P. S .; resi- dence, corner of Franklin and Murray streets. Our subject was married December 24, 1850, in Marshall, to Miss Elizabeth E. Bartlett, daughter of John and Jane Bart- lett. She was born September 3, 1833, in Portland, Ind., and died in Marshall, May 31, 1882. They have a family of seven chil- dren living, whose names are as follows (all born in Marshall): Charles W. Dulaney, born January 5, 1854, married December 5, 1882, to Miss Mollie K. Rice, of Kentucky; Harry B., born June 14, 1856, married Novem- ber 24, 1882, to Miss Sallie E. Birch, of Terre Haute, Ind. ; Nellie B., born December 3, 1858; Mary Lida, born August 31, 1864; Hector B., born December 19, 1860; Robert W., born January 1, 1867; and Elizabeth Ce- cil, born October 10, 1869. Our subject was

an Old-Line Whig, and has adhered to the principles of Republicanism through his en- tire life; he has always refused the honors of office. He has, however, served under the appointment of the Governor of Illinois, and was one of the Commissioners appointed by Gov. Beveridge to locate the Institution for the Feeble Minded. He was appointed by Gov. Cullum one of the Commissioners of the Sate Penitentiary at Joliet, April 1, 1877, and has been President of the board ever since.

EDWARD EMERSON, miller, Marshall. The subject of these lines, Edward Emerson, is of a New England family, born in New Hampshire on the 1st of April, 1844. His father, Isaiah Emerson, was born in Vermont in 1811, and died in New Hampshire in 1861. His mother, Elizabeth P. (Bean) Emerson, was a native of New Hampshire, born in 1820, and died in that State in April, 1881. Ed- ward is the oldest of a family of seven children, and grew to manhood in his native State. He graduated from the Kimball Union Academy in 1867, and in the fall of the same year he came to Illinois. He engaged in teaching school near Charleston, Ill., during the winter of 1867-68, coming to Marshall, Clark County, in the spring of 1868. Here, for three years, he was employed in teaching, and was here married, March, 1870, to Miss Alice Doll, daughter of Stephen Doll, of Marshall. She was born in Marshall, and died there in 1871. As a result of this union, there is one daughter-Kate May Em- erson. Mr. Emerson was married to Miss Mary 'F. Porter on the 10th of June, 1875. She is a daughter of Lemuel and Phobe Porter, of Carthage, Ind., where she was born. Lem- uel Porter was born in Ohio in 1817, and died in Indiana in 1869. Phebe (Brosius) Porter was born in Virginia in 1823, and is still living. They have a family of four sons-Daniel, born April 30, 1876; Robbie,

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born August 30, 1877, and died October 1, 1882; Bennie, born July 31, 1879, and died September 16, 1850; Burdette, born April 14, 15$1. From October, IS71, to April. 1882, Mr. Emerson was employed as book-keeper and salesman in the store of Bradley and Doll. He is now associated with Mr. John R. Areher in the grain trade. He is a member of the I. O. O. F .. and for several years has per- formed the office of City Clerk; politics, Re- publican.

ABEL ENGLISH, Marshall. Among the pioneer settlers of Marshall Township is the family of Abel and Margaret English, both of whom are natives of New Jersey. Abel English was born in 1797, grew to manhood. married, and lived there until 1835. He was married March 6, 1819. to Miss Margaret Babeoek. She was born June 17, 1801. In 1835, they removed West and located for two years in Indiana, coming to Illinois in 1837. They settled in Marshall Township, two miles north of Marshall. Mr. English was local minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was the leading spirit in the organization of the first society ever organized in Marshall. The influence of his life and molding of his plastic hånd are still felt and seen in the community in which he lived. He died on the 11tli of November, 1844, and is buried in the Livingston Cemetery. Mrs. Margaret English survived him about twelve years, and died at the old homestead on the 2d of March. 1857. Isaac English is the second of the family of thirteen children, of whom but six are still living. He was born in New Jersey on the 20th day of September, 1521, and was sixteen years old when the family came to Illinois. He became a member of the first Methodist Episcopal society of Marshall, and assisted in the preparing and hauling the material for the first church built in the town. He was married in Marshall, February 29,

1844, to Miss Sarah E. Black, daughter of John and Sarah Black, who came to Clark County in 1839. They were of Irish birth, married on the 4th of February, 1813. They had a family of seven children, of whom Mrs. English is the youngest. John Black was born December 25, 1785, and died in Mar- shall, III., October 1, 1865. Safah (Cooper) Black was born January 17, 17SS, and died in Marshall April 8, 186S. Sarah E. English was born near Zanesville Ohio, February 2, 1527. They have raised a family of twelve children, the oldest of whom is dead. Martha A. English was born January 7, 1846, and was married to MIr. Huston, of Terre Haute, where she died September 25. 1852; John A. English, born August 21. 1847, mar- ried to Marietta Clemmins: Mary E. English. born May 28, 1850; Sarah MI. English, born April 4. 1852, and married to John Grisham; James G. English. born November 11, 1$53, married to Katie Barnett; Isaac W. English, born December 29, 1856; Warden B. English, born February 20, 1859: Charles T. English, born December 29, 1861; Robert B. English, born December 6, 1863; Carrie (. English, born September 1. 1869; Edwin P. English, born August 12, 1871.

JACOB FARR. County Sheriff, Marshall, was born in Vigo County, Ind., May 14, 1849. He is a son of Jehu and Eliza Farr, who came to Clark County. Ill., early in the settlement of Wabash Township. Jehu Farr was a native of Fayette County, Penn., born in 1811. He was married in Vigo County, Ind., July 23, 1837. to Miss Eliza A. Sturgis. She is a daugh- ter of Jolın Sturgis, of Indiana born 1818. They have raised a family of eight children, of whom Jacob is the fourth. He was princi . pally raised in Clark County and educated in the common schools of same, and by trade a farmer. He was married. September 14, 1882, to Miss Lena R. Setzer, daughter of John

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Setzer, of Wabash Township, where she was born December 17, 1858. In 1882, Novem. ber 7, Mr. Farr was elected to the office of Sheriff of Clark County, on the Republican ticket. He owns a farm of 120 acres, in Sec- tion 19, of Wabash Township. He is a mem- ber of the Masonic fraternity and Knights of Honor.

O. B. FICKLIN, JR., lawyer, Marshall, is the youngest of three sons of O. B. Ficklin, Sr., who, for over fifty years, has been a prominent lawyer, and a resident of Charles- ton, Ill. His father was born in Kentucky in 1807, and came to Illinois in 1828 ; was admitted to the bar in the same year. In 1834, he was elected to the State Legislature, and continued a member of that body for several years. He was a Member of Con- gress from 1850 to 1860, and his record needs no comment here. Lizzie H. Colquit, mother of our subject, is a native of Georgia, and daughter of Hon. W. T. Colquit, for many years a Senator from Georgia. Her brother, Alfred H. Colquit, is present Governor of Georgia, and Senator-elect of that State. O. B. Ficklin, Jr., was born in Douglas County, Ill., April 25, 1859, and was princi- pally raised in Charleston, Ill. Here he obtained the rudiments of an edu- cation, and afterward graduated from the Franklin College, of Athens, Ga. In the fall of 1877, he entered the Law De. partment of the Bloomington Wesleyan Uni-

versity, and received the degree conferred by that institution in 1879. In 1880. having at- tained his majority, he was admitted to prac- tice, and located at Marshall, Ill., where he is now practicing. He was married at Charleston in July, 1879, to Miss Mary Wright, daughter of W. G. Wright, of Charleston. She was born in Charleston, October, 1861. 'They have two children- Joseph C. Ficklin, born in Marshall April 5,

1881; Mary C. Ficklin, born in Marshall November 12, 1882.

M. O. FROST, editor Herald, Marshall, was born November 22, 1837, in Buffalo, N. Y. His father, Aaron Frost, was born May 2, 1806, in Enfield, Conn., and his mother, Jane McRoe, was born December 7, 1809, in Coventry, Eng. The greater portion of our subject's first seven years was spent in Brad- ford County, Penn. In 1844, his parents removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he re- ceived a limited education, and at the age of eleven he entered the business office of the Cincinnatus of the West, serving as errand boy. Here he formed a love for the printing business. While conveying copy to the print- ers he would watch them set type, thus ob- taining something of the art. When thir- teen, he was apprenticed to the proprietors of the Cincinnati Atlas, which publication was merged into the Cincinnati Gazette, within about two years, and Mr. Frost was set aside. He then engaged at any kind of work he could obtain, until 1850, when he again got a situation on the Cincinnati dailies. In 1853, he moved with his mother to Batavia, Ohio. where for five years he was connected with the Clermont Courier, the greater portion of which time as business manager and foreman. In 1859, he pub- lished the Felicity Herald, at Felicity, Ohio, from which he withdrew in one year, and be- gan the publication of the Daily Hotel Re- porter, Cincinnati. This he continued with good snecess until the firing on Ft. Sumter, which struck such a terror to the hearts of the Cincinnati merchants that there was no business in any one, hence, his literary ef- forts were not very paying to him. In July, 1861, he enlisted as a private, and was sent to St. Louis with a squad of men, and was subsequently attached to the Tenth Missouri Infantry, he being assigned to the rank of

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History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois, Part 61

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