USA > Illinois > Clark County > History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois > Part 80
USA > Illinois > Crawford County > History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois > Part 80
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101 | Part 102 | Part 103 | Part 104 | Part 105 | Part 106
J. M. HOLLENBECK, merchant, Hatton. This gentleman represents one of the very old- est and best pioneer families in this connty. He was born May 19, 1838. The family is of Holland descent. His grandfather, Lawrence Hollenbeck, was born in New York and has heard the British bombard Buffalo. IIe was married to a Miss Lewis, who was the mother of eleven children. The trip from New York
to this connty was made mostly by water. They settled here in 1816, when the dark forest was yet filled with wild beasts and still wilder men. His son John was married to Isabell Houts. She was the mother of three children-John M., Emily and Harriet. Emily is the wife of William Lindley and Harriet is the wife of Samuel Lindley. Mrs. Isabell Hollenbeck died in 1838. John Hollenbeck was married a sec- ond time to Isabel Claypoole, who was the mother of Jane, wife of Charles Hogue. Our subject, John M., was educated in this county. Ile was married here to Miss Margaret Neal, daughter of Washington and Hattie (Stevens) Neal, and the mother of five children-Elsie, wife of George Holwick and the mother of Edward and Bert; William T., born October 17, 1861; he is a teacher by profession ; Charles G., born in 1863; and Washing- ton, born April 20, 1866. Mr. Hollenbeck was a soldier in our late war, enlisting twice, the first time in 1861. in the Twenty-first Illi- nois, known as " Grant's Regiment," Company H; the second time in 1864, in the Tenth Illi- nois, Company G, serving till the close of the war. He lost his wife in 1866. Ile is a mem- ber of the Odd Fellows fraternity and also a " Knight of Honor," Marshall Lodge, No. 1198. He has a farm of 260 acres in this county and keeps a general store in Hatton. In politics, he is identified with the Republican party.
JACOB LICKERT, farmer, P. O. Darwin. Mr. Lickert was born August 24, 1839, in Dermbach, Germany, son of John George Lueckert born 1797, in Germany ; he died 1863. near West Point, Ind. He was married to Barbara Elizabeth Arnold, born in Germany, died 1841, in Dermbach, Germany. She was the mother of ten children, of whom John Adam is yet living in Germany ; he married Elizabeth Zobel. Mr. Lickert came to Indian- apolis, Ind., via New Orleans, in 1853. About Christmas the same year, he came to Clark County, Ill., where he has made his home ever
166
BIOGRAPHICAL:
since. He obeyed the call of his country to protect the stars and stripes by enlisting August 1, 1862, at Mattoon, Ill., in the Seventy-ninth Illinois Infantry Volunteers, Company F, serving till close of war; he was taken prisoner in the battle of Chickamauga, suffering untold miseries in different Southern prison pens, viz .: Richmond, Danville, Ander- sonville and Florence, being in captivity four- teen months and seventeen days. After the war, he returned to this county, where he was married March 25, 1866, to Mary Louisa Busch, born March 11, 1841, in Claasmuehle, near Burscheid, Rhein Province, Germany. She is the mother of six children-Flora, born January 18, 1867; Emma, born April 4, 1869; Anna, born November 2, 1870; Ida, born De- cember 31, 1872; Elizabeth, born June 10, 1875; and William, born April 6, 1877. Mr. Lickert has 220 acres of land. Our subject and wife were brought up and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. Mr. Lickert has been iden- tified with the Republican party. His stand- ing in the community is good. His two sis- ters, Elizabeth and Eliza, are living in Indian- apolis. Ind .; his brother Simon lives near the same place.
LEWIS MANHART, farmer, P. O. Marshall, born January 25, 1833, near Baltimore, Md., son of George Manhart, born in Germany ; he died in Vigo County, Ind. He was married in Maryland to Rachael Romoser, born in Ger- many ; she died in this county. She was the mother of three children-George, now living, he married Anna Switzer, after her death, he married Sarah Beltz, he is now living in Texas ; John, he was married to Katie Neff, deceased. Our subject was married to Frany Beltz, born in Ohio ; she died in this county. She was the mother of five children now living-Anna S., born March 20, 1862; Albert L., born January 11, 1864; William A., born September 16, 1867; Margaret, boru December 30, 1870, and Franklin L., born April 21, 1873. Mr. Man-
hart is a member of the German Evangelical Church. Ile was married a second time to Mrs. Ailsa Swope, born December 29, 1832, in Lawrence County, Ill., daughter of James and Catharine (Woodworth) Vermillion. Mr. Manhart has a farm of 110 acres of land. He came to this county about 1840, and in politics he is identified with the Democratic party.
HENRY MILLER, farmer, P. O. Hatton, born September 18, 1820, in Ohio. His father, John Miller, was born in Pennsylvania ; he was married to Hannah Maloy, born in Penn- sylvania ; she died in Darwin, Ill .; she was a daughter of John Maloy, and the mother of thirteen children, one of them named William ; he died while in the army in our late war. John Miller came to this county in 1829, and amid the hardships of pioneer life he raised a large family ; his son Henry was married to Eliza Adams ; she was the mother of Andy Mil- ler, who married Nancie Ingram ; they have four children, Sophia, Altamond, Henry and Marcus, two with his present wife and two with bis first wife, whose name was Sarah Jef- fers. Mrs. Henry Miller died in 1847. Mr. Miller was married a second time to Salena Adams, who"died a short time afterward. llis third wife was Mrs. Elizabeth Sanford, born in 1827; she is the mother of three children now living-Lydia, born January 9, 1856, she married Joseph Klemm, who died in April, 1881, he is the father of one son-Henry L. born February 12, 1881 ; Hattie, born July 24, 1864; and Sinia, born March 7, 1872. Mrs. Elizabeth Miller is the daughter of Henderson and Catharine (Walls) Corey, both deceased. Mr. Miller took quite a decided stand during our late war, and did a great deal toward re- lieving Union soldiers and their families ; the work done by him for the good cause at home was not outdone by many in the field. He has never sought public offices but rather avoids publicity. He votes the Republican ticket. By industry and economy he has laid up some-
167
DARWIN TOWNSHIP.
thing for a rainy day. He has a good farm of over 200 acres, which is well cultivated.
R. C. MYLES, farmer, P. O. Darwin, was born July 31, 1831, in Shelby County, Ind., son of Isum Myles, who married Julian Frank- lin, who was the mother of nine children, of whom only William R. and Richard C. are now living. Our subject was married in this county to Sinia Lawwill, born August 24, 1835, daughter of Oliver C. and Jane (Sharp) Law- will. Mrs. Jane Lawwill was of the third oldest family that settled in this county ; she came here in 1814, and is the mother of five children. Mrs. Myles is the mother of four children-Oliver C., married Martha Chica- dannce, of German descent, and is the mother of three children-Nicholas R., Anna S. and Mary T .; Julia A. is now the wife of Le Roy B. Craig ; Bruce A., was born November 7, 1866, and Clark A., born October 12, 1868. Mr. Myles has a farm of 152 acres. He is a Re- publican.
J. W. PADDOCK, Postmaster and merchant, Darwin, was bor .. January 7, 1839, in Vigo County, Ind., son of Ebenezer Paddock, born in Ohio ; he was a farmer ; he married Amanda Shattuck, daughter of William Shattuck. She was the mother of nine children, of whom James W., our subject, is the only one living. He went to school in Vigo County, Ind. Ile was a farmer in early life. In 1876, he came to Darwin, Ill., where he entered the mercan- tile business, keeping a general store in connec- tion with the post office. He has been Town- ship Assessor and School Director. Is a mem- ber of the Odd Fellows fraternity, " Vigo Lodge." Mr. Paddock was joined in matri- mony in Vigo County. Ind., July 31, 1862, to Miss Phœbe Francis, born December 25, 1841, in Lawrence County, Ohio, daughter of John R. and Sarah Ann (Silverthorn) Francis, and i: the mother of six children now living-Conie born March 9, 1867 ; Effie, born July 11, 1869; Otis G., born October 15, 1871 ; John N., born
November 29, 1874 ; Addie A., born May 22, 1878, and James B., born April 27, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Paddock are members of the United Brethren in Christ, and good members of their community.
CHARLES PAKER, farmer, P. O. Marshall, born August 31, 1847, in Bismarck, Prussia, Germany, grandson of Diederich Paker, whose son, Charles, was born 1822 ; he died 1869, in Terre Haute, Ind. He was married, 1846, in Germany, to Lonisa Schmidt, born December 24, 1818; she is now living with her son Charles ; she is the mother of four children- William A., now living in Terre Hante, where he married Rosa Schmidt, who is the mother of Ida, Carl and Otilie, Herman, deceased, Frank F. (also living in Terre Haute, where he married Matilda Seitz), and our subject, who was educated in Germany. He came to this country with his parents in 1862. He worked at the blacksmith trade for six years, and clerked in a queensware store for five years. He was joined in matrimony December 14, 1875, to Emma Rottman, born December 29, 1853, in Terre Haute. She is a daughter of Frederich and Sophia (Steinmehl) Rottman, and the mother of two children-Clara L. S., born November 7, 1876, and Emilie Rosa, born November 4, 1881. Mr. Paker is a member of the Grange. He has been a member of sev- eral societies. He has a farm of 120 acres. In politics, he is independent, voting for the best man. Mr. Paker is a member of the County Board, representing Darwin Township; he is also School Director. Mrs. Paker's grandfather, Joseph Richard, born 1807, in Germany, where he was a soldier, is yet living, a hale and strong man ; he came here in 1850.
JOHN PEARCE, farmer, P. O. Marshall, born December 23, 1822, near Baltimore, grand- son of Richard Pearce, whose son Edward married Sarah Lawrence, who was the mother of a large family. Iler son John came to this county in the fall of 1837. He was married
168
BIOGRAPHIICAL:
here Jannary 16, 1849, to Mahala Craig, born June 26, 1830. She is a daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Brown) Craig, and the mother of three children, as follows : Edward ; Thomas, born January 16, 1852 (he is a teacher by pro- fession); Sarah E., born April 18, 1856 (wife of Emmit Craig). Mrs. Pearce has a good farm of 120 acres. Mr. Pearce has been Town- ship Trustee, and has been School Ditector for sixteen years. In politics, he' had been identified with the Republican party. Before the existence of the Republican party, he voted the Whig ticket.
EDWARD PEARCE physician, Darwin, born December 24, 1849, in this county. He is a grandson of Edward Pearce, Sr., born in Delaware, died 1860, in this county. He was married to Sarah Lawrence, who was the mother of eight children. Edward Pearce, Sr., was a soldier in the war of 1812. His son John, born in Maryland, came to this county with his parents in 1837. Ile was married here to Mahala Craig, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Brown) Craig, who were early settlers. Mrs. M. Craig was the mother of three children -Thomas, born January, 1852 ; Sarah E., wife of E. A. Craig ; and Edward, our subject, who was educated partly in this county, Terre Haute Commercial College, and finished his medical education in the Chicago Medical Col- lege, receiving his diploma in March, 1878. He was joined in matrimony January 1, 1874, to Miss Martha E. Huffington, born July 27, 1851, near Indianapolis, Ind. She is a daugh- ter of Edward J. and Harriet F. (Turner) Huf- fington, and the mother of three children- Homer N., born June 8, 1875; Effie E., born January 25. 1878; Edmund R., born March 11, 1881. Mr. Pearce is a member of the Masonic fraternity, "Darwin Lodge, No. 551, of which he is Master. He is also an Odd Fellow, " Eureka Lodge, No. 64, 1. O. O. F." In pol- ities, Mr. Pearce is identified with the Repub- lican party. Has been County Superintendent
of Schools for two years; is now Township School Treasurer.
A. POORMAN, farmer, P. O. Walnut Prairie. This man who is one of the few who are de- scendants of pioneer families in this township, was born November 1, 1825, in this county. Ilis father, John Poorman, born April 5, 1802, in New York. He came to this county in 1818, with his parents, Jacob and Elizabeth Poorman, who were born in Germany. John Poorman was married in Indiana to Mary Ann Skomp, born October, 1802, in Pennsylvania. She was the mother of eight children. Her son, Amandar, was married to Jane L. Stevens, born April 11, 1828, in Kentucky, daughter of Henry and Jane R. (Porter) Stevens, and the mother of four children now living-Elizabeth Jane, born September 23, 1852, wife of Thomas J. Garwood, and mother of Oceola ; John J., born January 19, 1856 ; he was married to Eliza Maneer, born January 2, 1858, died February 20, 1883 ; she is the mother of Jennettie B., boru September 4, 1878, and William Franklin born March 4. 1881 ; Hattie Ann, born Octo- ber 10, 1858, wife of Levi Garwood, and the mother of Margaret ; Hannah R., born August 29, 1860. Mr. Poorman has a good farm of 200 acres, with fair improvements. He has filled school offices. In politics, he has been identified with the Democratic party. Is a quiet, respectable citizen, who does not care much for outside show.
CHIARLES TAUBENECK, farmer, P. O. Marshall, born December 30, 1820, in Schkeutitz, Prussia, Germany. He is a son of John Frederick Taubeneck. born July 7, 1797 ; he died in 1877, in this county, to which he had come in 1855. Ile was married to Anna C. W. Gephart, born February 12, 1792, in Hanover, she died where our subject was born; she was the mother of eight children. Her father was in Paris when Louis XVI was beheaded ; one of her brothers was a minister, and another was a Professor at the University
169
DARWIN TOWNSHIP.
in Leipzig. The great-grandfather of our sub- ject was a Russian Nobleman, who married a citizen's daughter while a student at the Uni- versity of Goettingen, in Germany, of which he afterward became a Professor. Our subject came to the United States in 1850, he has seen most of the eastern cities, and came to Clark County, mostly by water, where he was mar- ried August 15, 1850, to Bertha Nonnenbruch, born April 20, 1825, on the Rhein, in Linehlin- gen, Prussia, daughter of Bertram Nonnen- bruch, a miller by occupation ; he died in Cin- cinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Taubeneck is the mother of three children now living-Matilda, born August 13, 1853, wife of F. Bubeck, she has four children ; Emil C., born February 5, 1856, he married Mary Holtzer, mother of Carl Vic- tor ; Victor E., born July 19. 1860, he married Hettie Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Taubeneck are members of the Lutheran Church. He owns a good farm of 100 acres ; he has given almost 200 acres of land to his children. Mr. Tauben- eck is a strong Republican.
OTTO TAUBENECK, farmer, P. O. Mar- shall, born October 16, 1825, in Schkeutitz, Prussia. He is a son of Frederich Taubeneck, who married Minna Gephart, born in Duder- stadt, Hanover. Her father was in France during the first Revolution, but after its elose he again returned to Germany. Otto Taube- neck has two sisters in Germany, viz., Emilie and Louisa. He was educated in Germany, and served his term of two years in the army. In the spring of 1848, he came to this country, landing in New York, and after a ten months' stay in New Jersey, he resolved to go to the gold fields of California. Owing to lack of funds, he was deterred from joining a company of eighty-four nice young men, at Cineinnati, Ohio, who intended to take the overland route. This little circumstance, probably, saved his life, as the young men never reached their destination, being all massacred by the Indians. Mr. Taubeneck came to this county in 1851,
and on January 1 of the following year he was married to Emma Nonnenbruch, born Febru- ary 16, 1833, on the Rhine in Prussia ; she is the mother of eight children-Emma, deceased; Herman, born January 2, 1855; Oliver O., born July 10, 1857; Arvor, born May 17, 1861; Natalia, born January 27. 1867; Oscar, born April 8, 1869; Alfred, born April 9, 1871; Nellie Agnes, born February 6, 1873. Mr. and Mrs. Taubeneck are members of the Grange. He has been identified with the Re- publican party since Fremont's time, but is now independent in politics, voting for the best man. He has a farm of 366 acres, which is mostly under cultivation; but the most in- teresting feature on it is a silver mine which was discovered by our subject about seven years ago. The first assay, by the United States Assayer in Nevada, was valued at over $11 per ton. Mr. Taubeneck has made mine- ralogy a study for the last three years ; he has over thirty certificates from assays made the last two years, ranging in value from $2.60 per ton, from the blossom, to $26 per ton of gold and silver ores. Mr. Tanbeneck's sons, Her- man and Oliver, are engaged in mining in Colorado
T. R. UNDERWOOD, miller, Darwin, born April 15, 1840, in Mt. Carmel, Ill., to which place his father, James Underwood, had removed in 1832, coming from Ohio, where he had been married to Mary Wood, of German descent. She had five brothers and two sisters. The former all became Methodist ministers of con- siderable renown. Their names are Aaron, Wesley, Enoch, Jesse and Moses. Rachel, one of the girls, became the wife of Rev. George Bennett, and Lydia became the wife of T. Laf- ferty. James Underwood was the father of five children. Our subject and his sister Mary, wife of W. Simons, are now living. Mr. Under- wood dying. Mrs. Underwood was married again to H. A. Henderson. They raised four children-Enoch, Andromache and Bell-
170
BIOGRAPHICAL:
vereta are twins, and Charles. Our subject was educated partly in this county and partly in Iowa, to which place his parents had moved. He returned to this county in 1858. In 1861, he enlisted in the First Missouri Cavalry Volunteers, Company K, participating with his regiment in many thrilling scenes and famous battles west of the Mississippi River, among others, at Sugar Creek, Pea Ridge and Coldwater. Mr. Underwood was a Sergeant, serving till close of war, after which he re- turned to this county, where he was married, February 1, 1866, to Amelia G. McClure, born
January 2, 1847, in York, III. She is a daugh- ter of Louis and Elizabeth (Rockafellar) Mc- Clure, and is the mother of three children- Willie L., born August 20, 1869; Mary E., January 30, 1872 ; Anna B., born September 24, 1873. Mr. Underwood lived seven years in Indiana. After that he came to Darwin, where he bought the steam saw and flour mill, which he has run ever since. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, "Darwin Lodge, No. 551," A., F. & A. M. In politics, is a Re- publican. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
YORK TOWNSHIP.
J. H. G. BAKER, M. D., was born Decem- ber 31, 1842, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the oldest son of Major and Elizabeth Baker, who came to Clark County, Ill., when our subject was five years old. They afterward returned to Cincinnati, where they gave him the advantages of its good schools, and after returning to this county he taught school. In the spring of 1861, when the war cloud gathered over this fair nation, he resolved to protect the stars and stripes, and enlisted May 11, at Darwin, in the Twenty-first Illinois Volunteers, Company H, and after- ward re-enlisted for the three years' term. Our subject participated in many thrilling scenes and famous battles. He was wound- ed in the battle of Stone River, from the effects of which he died. March 28, 1883, in West Union, Ill. He served out his three years' term doing light guard duty ; after that he assisted in raising a company of men for the war. Afterward he taught several terms of school, and then commenced the study of medicine with Dr. R. C. Prewett, of Marshall, Ill., and graduated at the Ohio
Medical College, in 1875. He followed his profession in York and in West Union, Ill. Mr. Baker was married in 1876, to Miss Tilly Bartlett, who is the mother of three children. Dr. Baker was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, also a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity, and of the Chapter at Mar- shall, Ill. He filled several offices with abil- ity and honesty. In his death the community lost a good member of society and of the profession, a kind brother, husband and fa- ther. Sweet rest be his till the grand roll- call in heaven.
J. L. BRADBURY, merchant, York. This gentleman is a member of one of our old pio- neer families who came here when the set- tlements were few, and wild beasts and wilder men roamed through the forest. He was born August 9, 1850, in Crawford County. His father, John S. Bradbury, whose portrait is in this work, is a farmer by occupation. Onr subject was also a tiller of the soil in early life. He was educated mostly in Rob- inson and Terre Haute. He taught school two years, after which he clerked four years
171
YORK TOWNSHIP.
in York and Sullivan. He opened a grocery store in the former place in 1877. Mr. Brad- bury was joined in matrimony, March 22, 1877, in this county, to Miss Mary A. Hamill, born May 7, 1855, in Sullivan County, Ind. She is a daughter of Marks and Jane (Kelly) Hamill, who were born in Ireland. Mrs. Bradbury is the mother of one little girl: Ola Joy, born November 1, 1882. Mrs. Brad- bury is a member of the Old School Presby- terian Church. Mr. Bradbury is identified with the Democratic party.
JOSEPH BROOKS, farmer, P. O. West Union, born May 29, 1842, in Union Prairie. He is a son of James Brooks, born 1796, in Kentucky; he died in November, 1853, in this county. He was married twice; his first wife died at Carlisle, Ind .; she was the mother of James and Andrew Brooks, deceased. James Brooks came to this county in 1832, and was married here the same year to Mrs. Abigail Lacy, born October 6, 1800, in North Caro- lina; she is a daughter of Samuel and Jane (Lee) Prevo. She is the mother of six chil- dren, viz .: Mary, Robert, Samuel, Alfred, de- ceased, from her first husband, and Caroline and Joseph from her second husband. Our subject, Joseph Brooks, was joined in mat- rimony in this county, December 30, 1880, to Mrs. Sofrona Greenlee, born April 23, · 1844, in this township. She is a daughter of Robert and Sofrona (Howerton) Harrison. Mrs. Brooks is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks have a farm of 120 acres. Mr. Brooks has been identified with the Democratic party.
F. E. BUCKNER, farmer, P. O. West York, born December 25, 1828, in Crawford Coun- ty, Ill. Bis great-grandfather, Jessie Buck- ner, was a man of considerable wealth and renown. He was a minister of the Baptist Church for forty years, having formerly been an officer in the Revolutionary war. He
married Mary Pyle. Their son, Elisha, was born in Chatham County, N. C., he died there in 1829. He married Sarah Steele, born in North Carolina, she died 1842, in Clark County, Ill. Her son, John Buckner, was born July 26, 1805, in North Carolina, he died December 15, 1876, in this county. He came to Crawford County in 1828. He was married March 3, 1825, in Tennessee, to Mar- garet Decker, born October 3, 1806, in Smith County, Tenn. She was a daughter of Fred- erick and Anna (Earnest) Decker. Mrs. Anna Decker's father, Andrew Earnest, and his six sons, viz. : Capt. Andrew, John, George, Peter, Daniel and Christopher were all sol- diers in the Revolution. Andrew Earnest, Sr., was a wealthy shad fisher in Philadelphia; he married Katie Sommers, a sister of Gen. Sommers, of Revolutionary fame, who raised and commanded a regiment of German troops from Pennsylvania. Andrew Earnest, Sr., received several land grants from the United States, of which he made no use whatever, and it. together with property in Philadel- phia, belongs, properly to his heirs. Mrs. Margaret Buckner is yet living, at the home of her only son, Frederick E., who was edu cated in Smith County, Tenn., to which place he had moved back, with his parents, in 1829. He was also married there to Miss Avaline Vantrease, born 1831, in Tennessee; she died in 1866. She was the mother of two children, viz .: Margaret F., deceased, former wife of Robert Waire, and the mother of Eva, Lydia, and Freddy. Julia Ann, wife of C. S. Buck- ner, and the mother of Emma R. Mr. Buck- ner was married a 'second time to Bethiah Snipes, born 1835, in Tennessee; she died there 1872. She was the mother of Martha E., born October 19, 1868; and John W., born January 28, 1871; he died December 27, 1879. Our subject was joined in matri- mony a third time, November 8,1877, in this
172
BIOGRAPHICAL:
county, to Miss Rebecca L. Richards, born August 28, 1851, in Ohio; daughter of Thomas and Mary A. (Brown) Richards. Mr. Buck- ner obeyed the call of his country by enlist- ing November 1, 1864, in the Fourth Regi- ment of Mounted Infantry, Tennessee Volun- teers, Col. Blackburn, serving till close of war. Mr. Buckner came back to this county iu 1876. He has 340 acres of land with good improvements. Mr. and Mrs. Buckner are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and also the G. A. R. In politics, he is in- dependent.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.