History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois, Part 68

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

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MARION F. ROLLINGS, farmer, P. O. Dennison, is a son of Joseph Rollings and Lovina Cooper, and was born in Edgar County, Ill., November 30, 1848. His father, Joseph Rollings, is a native of Loudoun County, Va., born January 26, 1823. From Virginia, he went with his parents to Ohio while yet a small boy; here he grew to man- hood, and married Miss Hannah Hanks. She died soon after moving to this State in 1845.

His present wife, Lovina Cooper, is a daugh- ter of William Cooper, and was born in Penn- sylvania in the month of February, 1822, and came to this county with her parents when a child. Mr. Joseph Rollings was a member of Company F, Thirtieth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He enlisted in Septem- ber, 1861, and was discharged ou account of physical disability on the 26th of November, 1862. He participated in the battles of Bel- mont, Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and owns a farm of 120 acres on the border of Clark and Edgar Counties. Residence in Wabash Township, Clark County. His fam- ily consists of seven children, of whom Ma- rion F. is the eldest, the other members being Mary, William T., Hannah, Lovina, Vilinda and George W. Rollings. Marion F. was educated in the common schools, and married, on the 8th of April, 1875, to Miss Louvisa Fry, daughter of John and Lucy A. Fry. The father, a native of Indiana, and the mother of Virginia. Louvisa (Fry) Rol- lings was born in Indiana (Green County), on the 16th of July, 1859. They have three children, all born in Clark County- Auta M., born March 5, 1876; Josephine, born April 1, 1878; Fredrick, born June 6, 1880; M. F. Rollings is a member of the Masonic order, and in politics a Democrat, and has served Wabash Township as Justice of the Peace for four years. He is the pres- ent Town Clerk, and an insurance and claim agent.

JOHN C. SACKS, farmer, P. O. Marshall, is a native of Bavaria, Germany, and was born December 27, 1827. His father, Nicho- las Sacks, was born in Germany in 1805, and his mother, Elizabeth Shallar, was also of German birth, date of birth 1812. The father was for six years a member of the German or Prussian Army. They raised a family of

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eight children, of whom John C. is the old- est. They came to the United States in 1839, and settled in Montgomery County, N. Y., where they had their residence until 1851, when they removed to Terre Haute, Ind. In the latter place they died, the mother in 1866 and the father in 1878. John C. Sacks is by trade a railroad engineer, as was also his father. He has been engaged on many of the roads of the Eastern States, and has ridden the engine in all about twenty-two years. He was married in Terre Haute, Ind., September 6. 1855, to Miss Julia Stocker. Her parents, John W. and Margaret (Rader) Stocker were both natives of Prussia, where the mother died, 1841. The father was born December 24, 1797, and came to the United States with his family in 1849. Mrs. Sacks was born March 28, 1836. Her father settled in Terre Haute, is still living, and married to Elizabeth Snyder. In 1866, Mr. Sacks removed from Terre Haute to Darwin Township, Clark County, where the family made a residence of six years, en- gaged in farming. They then returned to the city of Terre Haute, and lived until March of 1878, when he again moved into this county, having bought 120 acres of what is known as the McCowen farm in Wabash Township. Their family consists of seven children-Emma, born January 27, 1859, and married to Herman Ramme; Henry, born October 22, 1861; Carrie, born January 21, 1866; Fritz, born March 23. 1869; Charlotte, born August 18, 1871; Rosa, born July 24, 1874; Sophia, born September 24. 1877. The family are members of the Lutheran Church, and Mr. Sacks is a member of the A. O. U. W., at Terre Haute.

WILLIAM SETTLE, mechanic, Cohn, was born in Virginia on the 7th of April, 1815. He was the son of Enoch Settle and Dorothy Wade. In early life, he acquired the trade

of carpenter, to which he afterward added the trade of cabinet-maker, and later still that of cooper. When about twenty-two years old, he came to Illinois with his uncle, James Parker, and in 1839 settled in Wood- ford County, where he followed his trade of builder for several years. He worked in dif- ferent parts of Northern and Central Illinois until 1852, when he came to Clark County and worked at cabinet-making some years in Marshall; he afterward learned the cooper trade with Daniel Knowles, at which he worked most of the time until compelled by loss of health to desist from hard labor. In 1861, he became a member of Battery B, Second Illinois Ar- tillery, in which he served about one year and was discharged on account of physical disability. He has never married and has been faced by much of what might be called the dark picture, but has tried ever by his open-hearted honesty to give a lining of sil- ver to each dark cloud. His closing life has been made sunny by a handsome pension from the Government, which enables him to live in ease and own a small farm of 120 acres in Wabash Township. He is a member of the Protestant Methodist Church.

ROBERT SMITH, farmer, P. O Terre Haute, is one of the first farmers of Wabash Township and a man who, by his sterling worth and genial manner, has made himself known to a large circle of people in this county. He was born in Belmont County, Ohio, on the 1st of June, 1827. His father, whose name was Robert Smith, was born on the 2d of February, 1795, in Ireland. In 1818, he came to the United States and was a Government contractor on the construction of the National Road from Cumberland, Md., to Indianapolis. Ind. He was married in Butler County, Penn., in 1823, to Miss Jane McCandless. She was born on December 13, 1800, in Butler County, Penn., and was a

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cousin to Secretary Hamilton Fish. They raised a family of eleven children, of whom our subject is the third. In 1829, they set- tled in Licking County, Ohio, where Robert, jr, grew to manhood, in the meantime receiv- ing an education in the High School of New- ark, Licking County. For a few years, be- ginning with 1849, he was engaged in tavel- ing and teaching. While engaged as teacher in Crawford County, he went on a visit to his brother, George Smith, in Wabash Township, Clark County, and by him was induced to pur- chase the land upon which he now lives. On the 24th of February, 1856, he was married at Livingston, to Miss Rebecca Birch, daughter of Johnson Birch and Sarah Col- well. The parents were each born in Ten- nessee, the father in 1785 and her mother in 1792. They were married in Tennessee and raised a family of twelve children, of which Mrs. Smith is the younger. She was born in Garret County, Ky., September 9, 1831. Her parents came to Illinois and settled in Livingston in 1834, where for some years they kept a hotel, and where they died. The mother died in 1855 and the father in 1859. Mr. Smith has been a successful farmer, and is now enjoying the fruit of his labor in see- ing his farm in a good state of cultivation and very substantially improved. His health was much impaired, due to long and contin- ued confinement in the school room, where he was an earnest and efficient teacher. The writer of this sketch has a distinct recollec- tion of having the advantage of Mr. Smith's teaching when he was a tow-headed boy of nine or ten winters. They have a family of three children-William C. J., born Febru- ruary 2, 1857; Jennie, born September 17, 1860, and married to William C. Knyken- dall, of Vigo County, Ind .; Sarah Martha, born October 11, 1862. The family are members of the Congregational Church.

JOSIAH SNEDEKER, farmer, P. O. Mc- Keen, one of the reliable farmers of Wabash Township, was born in Belmont County, Ohio, on the 5th of April, 1819. His father, Garret Snedeker, was born in Virginia, in 1796, and went from there to Ohio when young. In Belmont County, Ohio, he grew to maturity, and married Miss Nancy Stew- art; she was born in Ohio in 1798. They had a family of ten children, Josiah being the second of the family. He was principally raised in Knox County. Ohio, and says he made the shingles for the roof of the first brick foundry ever built in Mount Vernon, and also to roof the first mill ever built in Marshall. He was married in Knox County, Ohio, December 26, 1839, to Miss Sarah Glasener, daughter of John Glasener and Mary Holmes. She was born July 8, 1821. in Harrison County, Ohio. Her father was born in 1797, in Maryland, and her mother was born in 1801 in Ohio. They raised a family of thirteen children, Sarah being the second. Her father died on the 4th of Octo- ber, 1855, and the mother still survives. Mr. Snedeker's parents died as follows: The father, July 3, 1877, and the mother March 2, 1839. Subject came to Illinois and to Clark County in 1845, and in November of that year settled where he now lives, in the northwestern part of Wabash Township. He has a farm of 287 acres in Section 28. They have a family consisting of eleven chil- dren, of whom seven are living-John G. Snedeker, born in Ohio October 5, 1840, soldier, died at Memphis, December 18, 1862; Nancy Snedeker, born in Ohio November 9, 1842, died January 23, 1851; Mary Sned- eker, born in Ohio March 19, 1845, married to Oliver Butler November 20, 1865; Will- iam N. Snedeker, born in Illinois June 19, 1847, veteran soldier, married to Miss Sophia Hukil September 8, 1870; Sarah E.

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Snedeker, born in Illinois September 29, 1849, married to James P. Benson January 13, 1868; Joseph H. Snedeker, born Febru- ary 9, 1852, and died August 11, 1854; Francis M. Snedeker, born March 24, 1854, married to Martha A. Blundell September 20, 1877; Julius A. Snedeker, born April 22, 1856, married to Dora Park January 8, 1879; Lucetta A. Snedeker, born August 24, 1858, died May 27, 1859; Lucy Jane Snede- ker, born April 13, 1860, married to G. K. Lycan May 22, 1882; Josiah Q. Snedeker, born November 16, 1864, teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Snedeker have been 'members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for more than forty years.

HENRY TAYLOR, deceased, whose por- trait appears in this book, was born March 21, 1804, in Pennsylvania, in which year he removed with his parents to Ohio. He came to Illinois in 1821, settling in the then wilds of Wabash Township, where he died Febru- ary 25, 1879. He was married to Jane Hick- lin. Her father, Jonathan Hicklin, was born in 1771 and died in 1877, and her mother, Jane, was born in 1769 and died in 1829 They came to this county in 1821, accompanying Henry Taylor. Her father's family spent their first night in this country on the bare ground and in a large snow. Mr. Taylor's union gave him eight children, viz .: Jane, the wife of A. Shirely; Mary A., the wife of W. B. Woods; Samuel; William H .; Robert H .; M. J., the wife of M. Bad- ger; M. Rosetta, the wife of O. J. Hunt; John F .; Flora E., the wife of William Mc- Cann. Mrs. Taylor is enjoying good health on the old homestead, with her son John F., who was born June 15, 1844, in Clark County, Ill. He received such an education as the country schools afforded him, in those days of the log cabins. He has always strictly attended to the rural pursuits of life.

He was married May 10, 1881 to Lizzie Hill, a daughter of Rev. Robert H. and Mary (Woods) Hill. The result of this union has been one child-William F. Mr. Taylor is a stanch Republican. His wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

ROBERT H. TAYLOR, Marshall, is a na- tive of Wabash Township, Clark County, and was born on the 25th day of September, 1837. His father, Henry Taylor, was born in Pennsylvania March 21, 1804, and re- moved with his parents, Robert and Jane Taylor, to Hamilton County, Ohio, while an infant. When he was thirteen years old, he removed to what is known as Shaker Prairie, where he grew to manhood. He came to where Livingston now stands, where he was engaged to work for Jonathan Hicklin, whose daughter he married March 31, 1825. Mrs. Jane (Hicklin) Taylor was born on the 22d of November, 1806, in Woodford County, Ky., and has been a resident of Wabash Township since sixteen years old, longer in fact than any one now living. Her father, J. Hicklin, settled in the township in 1821, and died near Pana, Ill., at the advanced age of one hundred and six years. Henry and Jane Taylor had a family of ten children, of whom five are now deceased. Three sons-Samuel, John and our subject-still live in the town- ship. Robert H. Taylor, was educated in the pioneer log schoolhouses of the township, and was married, October 14, 1857, to Miss Naomi Neal, a daughter of Elza and Jane Neal. She was born in Marshall June 1, 1838, and died at the same place August 15, 1879, leaving a family of six chil- dren, of whom two are dead-Clara B. Taylor, born October 26, 1859, died June 13, 1863; William C. Taylor, born Sep- tember 28, 1861, died June 9, 1863; Cassius E. Taylor, born August 28, 1863; Florence N. Taylor, born December 26, 1865; Rice H.

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Taylor, born September 9, 1869; Mirtio J. Taylor, born April 9, 1874. Subjeet was married to Miss Lucinda Belser February 24, 1880; she was born in June, 1833; her father, William L. Belser, was a native of Highland County, Ohio, and was born July 2, 1817, and is still living. The mother, Elizabeth Belser, was born in Floyd County, Ind., February 24, 1524, and died in Clark County October 28, 1850. Mr. Taylor is a suecessful farmer, and has 212 acres of land in Section 22 and 27 of Wabash Township. He is a Republican, a member of the Mason- ic fraternity, and I. O. O. F.

WILLIAM H. THOMPSON, farmer, P. O. Marshall. There are but few families in Clark County whose connections with the county have been of longer duration or of greater benetit than the name under consid- eration. Daniel Thompson was born in Vir- ginia in December, 1801, and was removed, with his parents, Thomas and Nancy Thomp- son. to Kentucky, in or about 1S14. Here Daniel grew to be a man, and married Miss Ru- annah Hughes, daughter of Ishmael and Su- san Hughes. She was born in Virginia in 1809. They came to Clark County and en- tered land in Wabash Township in 1827, and here the father died on the 12th of March. 1873. The mother has since married Stephen Archer, who is another of the county's pio- neers. Daniel and Ruannah Thompson had a family of ten children, some of whom are among the substantial farmers of Wabash Township. William H., the third of the fam- ily, was born in this county on the 22d of December, 1829. His early education eon- sisted of such school advantages as were to be obtained in the pioneer log schoolhouses. He was married, September 2, 1852, to Miss Sarah C. Edgerton, daughter of Cyrus and Roxana Edgerton. She was born in Vigo County, Ind., on the 24th of November, 1832.

Their family consists of fourteen children, of whom seven are deceased. William C., born June 24, 1853; Mary F., born August S, 1854; Daniel, born January 15, 1856: Cyrus, born July 1. 1858; Henrietta, born August 26, 1859; Josephine, deceased, born August 24, 1861; John D., deceased, born November 2, 1862; Emily J., deceased, born January 29, 1864: Aaron S., deceased, born May 20, 1865; Archie, born December 25, 1869; Amy A., deceased, born Angust 28, 1871; Oliver R., cleeeased. born Mareli 27, 1873; Hattie, de- eeased, born March 25, 1875. Mr. Thompson owns a farm of 240 aeres in Seetion 25. of Wabash Township. He is a member of the Baptist Church.

FRANK TRAVIOLI, farmer, P. O. Mar- shall. Prominent among the farmers in Clark County is Frank Travioli. His father was Dominickel Travioli, a native of Italy, and born in 1775. In early life he became a sol- dier in the French Army. serving twelve years under the great French conqueror, Napoleon. Travioli was, on several occasions, wounded, and finally taken prisoner by the English Government. In the beginning of 1813, he was offered release from his imprisonment on the condition that he become a soldier in the English ranks and participate in an expedi- tion to Canada against the Americans. This he consented to do, but at the battle of Platts- burg, in Northern New York, he manifested his disapproval of the English poliey toward Americans by deserting, and going within the American lines for support or protection. Af- ter the war, he associated himself with a French colony then established in Jefferson County, N. Y., and followed the trade of shoe- maker for many years. In 1818, there was an influx of Massachusetts people settled in this same county, and among them was the family of Parker Chase. A daughter of this family, Miss Abagail Chase, was married to D. Trav-

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ioli, in 1819, and became the mother of ten children, of whom Frank Travioli is the third. The family continued their residence in Jef- ferson County, N. Y., until 1837, where the eight children were born. In that year they removed to Licking County, Ohio, where the parents made their residence until 1861. The father came to Clark County in that year and made his home with his children, and died at the residence of Napoleon Travioli in 1863. The mother was born July 27, 1797, and died at the home of George Smith, in June, 1876. Frank Travioli was born in Jefferson County, N. Y., April 16, 1824. Educated in Gran- ville, Licking Co., Ohio, where he was mar- ried, June 11, 1848, to Miss Sarah M. Tie- hout, danghter of Henry Tiehout and Susan Enyart, both of whom are of Dutch descent. The father was born in New York City June 30. 1792. He was by trade a ship architect, and constructed the two sailing vessels for John Jacob Astor which were lost on the Pa- cific coast toward the middle of this century. He married, September 21, 1826, in Licking County, Ohio, Miss Susan Enyart, daughter of Rufus and Sarah Enyart. She was born in Hamilton County, Ohio. October 17, 1803. They raised a family of seven children, of whom Mrs. Travioli is the eldest, and was born September 19, 1828. Her father died in Ohio October 31. 1849, and the mother in August of 1878. Frank Travioli came to this county in 1849, and has 'ever since been a resident of Wabash Township, which he as- sisted in organizing, and of which he was the first Assessor. In addition to his farming in- terest, he has, for many winters, engaged in school teaching,and in various ways has added to the efficiency of the schools of the town ship. His family consists of twelve children, of whom but one is dead. Aurelia, born March 13. 1849, died August 30, 1872; Celia C., born May 8, 1850, and married to J. W. Ad-

ams; Florence, born December 15, 1851, and married to Virgil Carr; George, born April 12, 1853, and married Mollie Elsworth; Ira, born January 11, 1856, and married Henri- etta Thompson; Howard, born February 11, 1858; Clara M., born November 15, 1859, married W. Elliott; Joseph, born March 13, 1862; Martha, born October S, 1863: Rosa, born September 18,1866; Maggie, born March 6, 1869; Ogden, born February 16, 1871. Mr. and Mrs. Travioli are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and have a farm in Wabash Township of 330 acres, including three frame dwellings.

GEORGE WARSHTLER, farmer, P. O. Marshall, was born in Stark County, Ohio, on the 10th day of May, 1845. His parents, Jonathan and Mary (Hossler) Warshtler, were natives of Stark County, Ohio. The father was born in 1810, grew to manhood, married, raised a family, and died within one mile of the place where he was born. The mother of our subject was born in September, 1815, and is at this time living in Stark County, Ohio. This family consisted of eleven children, George being the seventh, and of whom seven are deceased. George was raised and educated in his native county, where, in September, 1867, he married Miss Mary Mooshower. She is a daughter of Allen and Anna Mooshow- er, and was born in Pennsylvania, and came with her parents to Ohio, when young. Mr. Warshtler came to this county from Ohio in 1871 (October) and settled in Wabash Township, where he bought a farm of eighty acres in Section 20, npon which he now lives. Their family consists of six children, of whom three were buried the same month. Jemima Warshtler was born in Stark Coun- ty, Ohio. October 28, 1869; Clara Warshtler was born in Stark County, Ohio, August 1, 1871, and died in this county February 16, 1877; Curtis L. Warshtler was born in Clark

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County. Ill., October 24, 1873, and died February 25, 1877; Harry A. Warshtler was born in Clark County June 26, 1875, and died February 26, 1877: Armantha Warshtler

was born in Clark County August 30, 1877: Emma Warshtler was born in Clark County, June 27, 1882. They are members of the Presbyterian Church at Oak Grove.

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BRONSON L. ADAMS, express agent, Casey. The efficient express agent of this place was born in Clark County, Ind., April 2, 1851, son of William T. Adams and Re- becca A. Barlow. Subject removed to this county with his parents when about one year old, when they settled in Marshall, where his father now resides. His mother died in 1876. Bronson L. lived in Marshall until 1864, when he removed with his parents to Grand- View, Edgar County, this State, remaining here one year, and returned to Marshall, this county. Subject clerked in drug store for his father, at Marshall, who finally came to this place in 1870, and continued the busi- ness here, Bronson engaging in business with him until 1873, when he clerked for a time. In 1874, he opened up a notion store, con- tinuing the same until 1878. The following year, in August, he was appointed assistant station agent on the Vandalia R. R., at this place, and in August, 1881, station agent of the Danville, Olney & Ohio R. R. August, 1875, he received the appointment as agent for the American Express Company here, and since May 1, agent of the Adams Express Company, having charge of both offices since his appointment. Has been Notary Public since 1875; been a member of Town Board since April, 1878, and in April, ISSO, re-elect- ed President of the same for two years. De- cember 11, 1871, married Mary E. Bell, born in Cumberland County, daughter of Jesse Bell. In politics, he is Democratic, yet he is

liberal and votes for men rather than party. Is a member of Casey Lodge, No. 442, A., F. & A. M., of which he is an official member. Mr. Adams was appointed Notary Public, 1875, and since held the office. Also an in- surance agent.

SAMUEL ADKISON, livery. Casey, is a Kentuckian by birth ; he was born in Breck- inridge County September 4, 1826, son of Jeremiah and Nellie (Johnson) Adkison; he was born in Virginia and removed to Breck- inridge County, Ky., and there married. Samuel was the oldest of a family of three -two sons and one daughter-and came to Vigo County, Ind., when a lad of five years; his father was a farmer, and Samuel was be- reft of both parents at an early age, and was raised by a guardian until fourteen, when he left him and returned to Kentucky, where he lived about nine years, and while here was en- gaged in farming and stock-raising. He was married in this county in March, 1849, to Jane E., born in same county, 1832, daugh- ter of Allen Robertson and Lucy McDowell. In the fall of 1851, he moved to Crawford County, this State, and purchased a farm of forty acres. remained here until his removal to Casey, February, 1877. Shortly after coming here, he engaged in the livery busi- ness: since ran it. When he came here, he had 400 acres of land. Is a self-made man. Has five children-Mary, Essa, Lucy C., Flora and Malcomb. Is a Methodist in belief, and was a Whig first, later a Republican.

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DAVID BAIR, harness-maker, Casey, came married Priscilla C. Freeland, born in May. 1834. daughter of George Freeland. Mr. Bair has but one child. Ella, wife of C. A. Hartwell, railroad agent on the Vandalia Railroad. Democrat. to Clark County in July. 1875, and has since been a resident of this township. He was born in Dauphin County, Penn .. November 25, 1829, the fifth son and sixth child born to John Bair and Mary Moore. He was born GEORGE P. BAIRD, farmer, P. O. Mar- tinsville. This gentleman comes of Ken- tucky stock, He first beheld the light of day August 3. 1937. in Nelson County, Ky. His great-grandfather on the paternal side was James Baird. He was a native of Ire- land and settled in Nelson County. Shortly after the Revolutionary war, he and eight brothers made their settlement in that county and founded Bairdstown. His grandfather was Joseph Baird, who married Lucy, who was a daughter of Proctor Ballard. a Virginian. He (Joseph) was born in Hardin County. Ky., where his father removed, subsequently to his settlement in Nelson County. Here the father of our subjeet was born October 10, 1504. His name is T. R. Baird. He was married in Hardin County October 28, 1830, where he was born, to Elizabeth. a native of Nelson County, born August 3, 1805, daughter of George Dawson and Katie Ballard. George Dawson was born in Penn- sylvania and removed to Nelson County, and there raised a family. The first member of the Baird family that came to the "Sucker State " was Joseph Baird, the grandfather of George P., who came to Lawrence County, this State, at the close of the war of 1812, and remained here until his death. George P. came to the State with his parents about the year 1850, and located with them in Crawford County, and after two years' resi- dence removed to Clark County, where he has ever since lived. After coming to this county, the family lived two years in Wabash Township, remaining here two years; then lived two years in York Township, and subse- in Dauphin County about the year 1791 and died in 1863. She was born in Lancaster County, Penn., daughter of Frederick Moore. Our subject's grandfather was Samuel Bair. David was one of a family of ten children, seven sons and three danghters, all of whom lived to be grown and now living, except Jesse, who was killed at the battle of the Wilderness. The children were Susannah, Jacob, John, Samuel, Jesse, David, Sarah, Mary, Jeremiah and Isaac, all living in Pennsylvania save Jesse, Isaac and David. Isaac resides in Marshall County, Kan. Su- sannah, wife of Solomon Matter; Sarah, wife of John Allbright; and Mary, wife of Abra- ham Crow. These, with Jacob. John and Samuel, all reside in Dauphin County. Penn. David was raised a farmer and remained with his parents until twenty-two years of age; then left home and ran on the river, boating and rafting on the Susquehanna Canal and river, and three years on the Sun- bury & Erie Railroad-did job work also. In the spring of 1861, he began keeping hotel at Clark's Ferry, Dauphin County, and for eight years ran this business. He then disposed of his hotel interests and moved to Halifax in the same county, and was here elected Jus- tice of the Peace, and for six years he held this office. Then he emigrated to this State | and located at Casey. where he has since lived. For three years after his arrival here, he en- gaged in the grain trade; then he engaged in the harness business, which he still carries on. He has recently built a large brick bus- iness house, 22x80 feet and two stories high, on Jasper avenue. October 30, 1860, he , quently to Martinsville. George P. remained

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History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois, Part 68

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