History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois, Part 85

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

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George Linton was born August 19, 1844, and married April 23, 1869, to Miss Emrick. They have a daughter, Annie May, born February 10, 1873.

ALLEN H. MICHAEL, farmer, P. O. Clark Centre, who has been long and favorably known in Auburn Township, was born in Rush County, Ind., October 11, 1828. His father, John Michael, was a soldier in the war of 1812; was married in Ohio and became one of the pioneers of the Hoosier State. His first wife died in Indiana, leaving six chil- dren. He was subsequently married to Mar- garet Consore, a native of Pennsylvania, but of German parentage. As a result of this marriage, there were nine children, Allen H. being the fifth. His father died in Missouri in 1876. The mother is living in Kansas in her eighty-fourth year. Mr. Allen H. Mi- chael came to Clark County, Ill., with his par- ents when twelve years old, and has resided in the county since. He describes the school- house in which he received his early educa- tion as being of round logs, slab benches, dirt floor and clapboard door. He was mar- ried in Clark County on the 27th of March, 1853, to Miss Celia Hurst. She was born February 23, 1832, in Edgar County, Ill., but principally raised in Clark County. They have a family of eight children, all born in this county, viz .: Charles, born January 5, 1854, and married to Susan Cloe-they have one child, Cora Bell, born September 21, 1877; James A., born May 2, 1855, and mar- ried Dora Williams, one son-Hartford, born June 10, 1882; Clara J., wife of Joseph James, was born July 22, 1858; Margaret V., wife of J. F. Taylor, was born June 17, 1850-they have one son, Harry, born Septem- ber 26, 1882; Sarah B., born Angust 27, 1862; Mary F., born October 27,1864; John R., born December 23, 1866; Elisha, born January 5, 1869. In 1857, Mr. Michael

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bought his farm of R. B. Sutherland. He has sixty acres in Section 35 and twenty acres in Section 2, of Auburn Township. Mr. Michael, wife and six children are mem- bers of the Baptist Church. He is a mem ber of the Masonic fraternity; has served one term as Deputy County Sheriff, and for some years has filled the office of Justice of the eace. He was a member of Company H, Forty-eighth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and accompanied Gen. Sherman on his march to the sea.

JOHN REED. The subject of these lines is a native of Henry County, Ky., where he was born August 30, 1808. His father, Jon- athan Reed, was born in western Pennsylva- nia, and was a soldier under Gen. Wayne. He was married in Virginia to Miss Margaret Eweing, of Virginia. They removed to Ken- tucky soon after marriage and made a resi- dence of several years, coming from thence to Indiana, where they died (in Clark County). They had a family of eight children, of whom John Reed is the fourth. He attained- his majority in Clark County, Ind., and married in same county in the year 1833 (September 5) to Miss Frances Beadle, daugh- ter of James Beadle. She was born in Jeffer -. son County, Ky., March 1, 1816, and came when a child to Clark County, Ind., where the parents settled. Mr. Reed came to this county in 1847, and in that year located in what is now Dolson Township, where he en- tered forty acres land, upon which he lived a few years, and then sold out and moved where he now lives. They have a family of twelve children, of whom four are deceased.

LEANDER N. REED, farmer, P. O. Clark Centre, native of Clark County, Ind., born November 28, 1837, son of John S. and Frances (Beadle) Reed. The father was born in Kentucky August 30, 1808. Subject came to Illinois and to Clark County with

parents in 1846, where he grew to man- hood, settled in what is now Dolson Township. He received the elements of an English education in the common schools of the county, aud married March 21, 1858, in Auburn Township, to Miss Eveline Hurst, daughter of Nicholas and Harriet (Craig) Hurst. She was born in Edgar County, Ill., August 19, 1839. In 1859, he bought |the land on which he has since lived of Allen Michael, and entered by Richard Sutherland, consisting of fifty-five acres, to which he has added sixty-five acres. Seventy-five acres are in Section 35 and the remainder in Section 2; eighty acres in cultivation; principal pro- duction, small grain. Member of the Mason- ic fraternity, a Democrat and has represented his township several years as Supervisor. Their family consists of nine children, all born in Auburn Township. Harriet E., born September 19, 1859; Nicholas, born June 14, 1861; Dora F., born March 20, 1863; Eas- ter, born April 1, 1866, died September 18, 1872; Emily M., born April 27, 1869; Eve- line, born September 2, 1871; Viola, born July 12, 1874; John A., born July 27, 1877; Ollie, born March 26, 1879; an infant died. Mrs. Reed and two oldest children are mem- bers of the Baptist Church. Dora F. mar- ried March 7, 1883, to James W. Dunn. He is a native of the county, son of Judge and Rebecca Dunn. He was born Decem- ber, 1861.

WILLIAM F. ROMINES, Martinsville, was born January 25, 1831, in Wythe County, Va. At the age of two years, he removed with his parents, Jasper and Mahala Rom- ines, to Clark County, Ill. The former was a native of Tennessee and the latter of Vir- ginia. Mahala was a daughter of John Wyriek, a native of Virginia. Mr. Jasper Romines located with his family in Wabash Township, and subsequently made his final

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settlement in Marshall Township, where he died March, 1847, leaving a family of four children-Polly A., deceased, wife of M. N. Canady; Jane, wife of James Wallace; Rheuhamy A., wife of Gilman Noyes. Will- iam F., whose name heads these notes, was principally educated in the schools of Mar- shall. He was married September 9, 1856, in Clark County, to Miss Barbara Meskimen, a daughter of Abram, born in 1798 in Mary- land, and Amelia, born in Cochocton Coun- ty, Ohio, in 1808. Mrs. Romines was one of nine children, and was born March 24,

1835. Her father received his death by an attack of cholera while in the Western country prospecting for land. William F.'s union blessed him with four children, viz .: Viola R., born November 2, 1860, married C. D. Cleaver, September, 1879; Leroy, born July 21, 1865; Charley, born July 13, 1868; Fred- die, born August 27,1873. Mr. Romines pos- sesses a fine farm of 640 acres, mostly the result of his energy and frugal dealings. He and wife are marked among the long- time members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Martinsville.

DOUGLAS TOWNSHIP.

ROBERT BROWN, farmer, P. O. Mar- shall, was born September 2, 1811, in Wash- ington County, Penn., a son of Samuel and Nancy Brown. His father was a native of Ireland and emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1801, settling in Washington County, that State, and died in Ross County, Ohio, in 1841, at the home of our subject. Our sub- ject's mother was a native of Scotland; came to America with her husband, and died in Wash- ington County, Penn., when our subject was about six years old. They were the parents of six children, three boys and three girls- i James, Margaret, John, Robert, Eliza and Martha. Our subject and Margaret are the only ones now living. Mr. Brown received a limited education by walking three miles over the rugged hills to the subscription schools of his native county. He moved to Ohio in 1834, settling in Ross County and purchased a house in Frankford and worked at his trade of shoe-making for twenty years. He was first married in Ross County, Febru- ary 24, 1836, to Cynthia Rittenhouse, of Virginia; she was a daughter of Samuel

and Judy Rittenhouse, both of German de- scent, but natives of Virginia. By this wife. who died February 26, 1843, our subject had three children-Mary, boru November 23, 1836: Eliza, born February 9, 1839; John. born June 16, 1841; Nancy, the last surviv- ing of these children, died June 19, 1880. Our subject was married a second time, Jan- uary 26, 1844, to Eleanor King, born April 22, 1821, in Fayette County, Ohio, daughter of Reuben and Prudence (Davis) King; he a native of Maryland and she of Ross County, Ohio. Both parents died when she was small. By this marriage our subject had two children-Edward R., born in Ross County, Ohio, February 24, 1845, and Rob- ert H., born in Clark County, Ill., November 13, 1861. Our subject removed by wagon in September, 1853, from Ross County, Ohio, to Clark County, Ill., and lived in Marshall about eleven years, after which he removed to his present farm in Section 25, which he had previously purchased. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are members of the Methodist Episco- pal Church, of Marshall. In politics, he is a

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Democrat; he cast his first vote for Jackson, and still adheres to the principles of the old Jacksonian school. Our subject has served Douglas Township as Supervisor for a period of about four years. He has a farm of 287 acres, about one-half of which is in culti- vation, the balance being in timber.

JOHN FALLAN, teacher, Marshall, is a native of Eastern Pennsylvania, born Feb- ruary 8, 1852, a son of Matthias and Hannah (Grogan) Fallan, natives of Ireland; he was born in 1827, was a farmer and came to America about 1833 and died in 1868, in Coles County, this State; she born in 1834 and died in Coles County in 1873. They were mar- ried August 6, 1850, and were the parents of nine children, three boys and six girls, all living except one boy and one girl. Our sub- ject's mother was married a second time, Au- gust 15,1870, to Patrick Dunn, also a native of Ireland, and by him had two children, one of whom, Elizabeth, is living. Our subject's early education was gained from only 110 days attendance at the schools of his native' county. Clark, Edgar and Coles County, this State. He learned the trade of photo- graphing at Mattoon, this State, and after- ward ran a gallery at Windsor, and then went to St. Mary's, after which he went into the confectionery and cigar business at Mat- toon. He railroaded on the Midland, and also on what is now called the P., D. & E. In 1881, he went to East St. Louis, where he was engaged at car repairing on the Wabash Railroad, and was also car inspector. He worked at his trade of photographing at Mar- shall, when he also attended two teacher's in- stitutes. January 6, 1876, he took charge of the Pike's Peak school, where he taught three terms, and after teaching one term at East Liberty, he resumed charge at Pike's Peak, and taught two six-months terms. He then read law with O. B. Ficklin, Jr., Mar-

shall, and again took charge of the Pike's Peak school, where he is the present (1883), qualified and popular teacher. In 1880, he was elected Assessor of Douglas Township and served one term in that capac- ity He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Eureka Lodge, No. 64. In politics, he is Democratic.

CHARLES L. HOLLINGSWORTH. farmer, P. O. Oliver, Edgar County, is a native of Jefferson County, Ky., born three miles south of Louisville, at a little place called Man's Lick, April 13, 1809, to Joseph and Margaret (Beeler) Hollingsworth; he a painter and farmer, born in Frederick County, Va., March 5, 1771, and died in Jackson County, Mo., in December, 1841, She is a native of the same county as her husband, born about 1777, and died at the home of our subject January 8, 1861. They were the parents of twelve children, seven sons and five daughters, three of whom are living-Mary, in Missouri; Jolin, a banker in California, and our subject. He was three years old when his father removed to Shelby County, Ky., where our subject re- mained till sixteen years of age. He then re- moved to Morgan County, Ind., remaining two years, then to Owen County, same State, where he resided twelve years. During this time, November 10, 1836, he was married to Adeline Griffith, a daughter of the Rev. Sam- uel Griffith, of Gainsboro, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Hollingsworth have had thirteen children, of whom there are ten living -- Ad- dison, Lewis, Sarah, Margaret, Susan, Emily, Louisa, Minerva, Nancy, Mary and Edward. In November, 1843, our subject came to Douglas Township, Clark County, where he has since resided. In 1860, he was elected Justice of the Peace, which office he held for about fourteen years, having resigned before the expiration of his last term. Dur-

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ing this long period of official service, his judgments were so satisfactorily received that but one appeal was taken from his court, and that was ultimately settled before it reached a higher tribunal. Our subject has a farm of 200 acres in Section 23, mostly in cultiva- tion. He is a Republican in politics. His son Edward, received the advantages of a dis- trict school education, and at seventeen years of age, passed an examination before the Coun- ty Superintendent of schools, and received a first grade certificate. He was employed as teacher in his district, and was retained four years. In 1882, he was a candidate for County Superintendent of Schools. He in- tends studying law with Golden & Wilkin of Marshall.

MRS. REBECCA LYCAN, farmer, P. O. Marshall, was born January 24, 1811, in Nel- son County, Ky., close to the Salt River, a daughter of Stillwell and Susanna (Stone- breaker) Heads; he, a farmer, was a native of Kentucky, and died when our subject was small; she was born in Pennsylvania, of German descent, and died about 1850. They were the parents of four children -- Christina, Rebecca, Thomas and Elizabeth. Our subject received her early education in the old subscription schools of her native county. attending the same for about a year. At the age of twenty, she removed to Edgar County, this State, where she remained about two and a half years, during which time she was married, December 26, 1830, to William W. Lycan, also a native of Kentucky, born on Lincoln River, September 11, 1807, a son of John and Nancy (Whitley) Lycan (see dates in sketch of David Reynolds of this township). Our subject left Paris, Edgar County, the year following her marriage, and came to what is now Douglas Township,with her husband. He was a farmer, and after coming to this township worked in a distil-

lery run by his father. In the fall of 1834, he purchased eighty acres of land, of which there was about twenty improved. He made several subsequent purchases, and at the time of his death he owned 2173 acres, forty of which lies across the line in Marshall Town- ship. He died March 16, 1878. For about sixteen years, he ran a grist mill on Big Creek in Douglas Township, and afterward operat- ed a saw mill for about three years. He came to this State with his parents in 1820, and settled on the north arm in Edgar Coun- ty, living there for two or three years, when they moved near Paris, where he was mar- ried as before stated. He was the father of eight children -- Nancy Whitley, born May 23, 1833; Harriet Ruth, August 17, 1834; Jacob Stilwell, November 17, 1836; Mary Jane, December 5, 1838; William Shields, October 13,1844; Frances Leura, August 25, 1846; Sarah Ellen, October 5, 1843, and Lyman Booth, December 8, 1851. Our sub- ject rents out the farm which is given to gen- eral farming.

LYMAN B. LYCAN, farmer, P. O. Mar- shall, was born on the home farm, Douglas Township, December 8, 1851, a son of Will- iam and Rebecca (Heady) Lycan, (see sketch elsewhere). Our subject obtained his early schooling in an old log schoolhouse in this township, and farming was his first occupa- tion in life. He assisted his father on the home farm, and afterward in connection with his brother, W. S. Lycan, rented their father's flouring mill, which they ran about two years, when the mill was burned, since which time our subject has been engaged in farming. He was married September 30, 1874, in Marshall Township, to Sarah Black, born January 25, 1852, a daughter of John A. and Nancy N. (Baird) Black, natives of Ohio, both living in Marshall Township. Mr and Mrs. Lycan have had one child-Robert,

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born January 12, 1878, and died when quite young. Our subject rents land of his mother and engage s in general farming. He is also in partnership with John K. Black, of Mar- shall, where they carry a general line of gro. cery and provision goods. Our subject is Democratic in politics.

DAVID REYNOLDS, farmer, P. O. Mar- shall, was boru near Crab Orchard, Ky., March 6, 1802, a son of William and Jane (Milligan) Reynolds, both natives of East Tennessee, he a blacksmith, and died when our subject was about six years old by over- working himself in his shop in the summer; she died in Bedford County, Tenn., about 1840. They were the parents of eleven chil- dren, ten sons and one daughter-Thomas, James, John, Benjamin, William, Elizabeth, Henry, David, Andrew, Joshua and Richard. Our subject's early and only education, re- ceived in schools was gained by a month or two attendance in the old-fashioned subscrip- tion schools. He started in life as a farmer, which occupation he has since followed. In 1822. he came to Clark County and worked as a hired hand for Jesse Essary, a French- man, who was one of the first to settle in this county. Our subject's first marriage oc- curred near his present farm June 1, 1826, at which time he wedded Plata Davis, a native of Kentucky, born March 1, 1808, a daugh- ter of Margaret Davis. She died December 9, 1855. By her our subject had sixteen chil- dren, the following of whom were named Jane, Margaret, William, Wilson, Wellington, Washington, Walter, David, Plata, Eliza- beth, Richard and Izilla. About 1827, our subject purchased eighty acres of land on Big Creek. He entered several tracts of the Government, and now has a farm of 360 acres, which was once all timber, but is now mostly in cultivation. Our subject was mar-

ried a second time, March 6, 1856, to Dolly C. Davis, his present wife, who was born May 27, 1822, on the North Arm, Edgar County, this State, a daughter of John and Nancy (Whitley) Lycan, he born in North Carolina April 27, 1782; she in Virginia January 19, 1787. They were the parents of eleven chil- dren-Jeremiah, William W., Jacob G., Oliver, Elizabeth, Daniel, Sarah, Dolly, Nancy, Jane and Illinois. Our subject's pres- ent wife was first married February 29,1844, to Haywood Davis, born in Kentucky July 31. 1817, a son of Margaret Davis. He died October 7, 1852, in Clark County, the father of four children-Justus, born Decem- ber 8, 1844, and died August 18, 1879; Mary, born October 11, 1846; Nancy Jane, January 10, 1849, and Salinda, April 8, 1851. By his present wife, our subject had five children-John B., born December 17, 1856; Virginia Aun, January 21, 1859, died when seven years old; Tenney, October 17, 1861; Henry, January 22, 1864; and Daniel W., April 26, 1867. When our subject first came to this county, the wilds were in the. possession of the Pottawatomie and Kicka- poo Indians, with whom he always entertained the most friendly relations. Throughout our subject's long life, he never sued but two persons, and he himself was never sued, pre- ferring always to settle up his own accounts without the aid of the law. He cast his first vote for Jackson, and "votes for Jackson now." He had three brothers in the war of 1812-James, John and Benjamin, and a brother-in-law, Arthur Campbell. He volun- teered his own services during the Mexican war, and took a load of eight to Alton, but they were not received. Our subject has in his possession deeds of lands signed by Presidents Jackson, Van Buren and Tyler.

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DOLSON TOWNSHIP.

SPERRY CLAYPOOL, farmer, P. O. Mar- shall, was born in Licking County, Ohio, July 3, 1812. His father, William Claypool, was a native of Hardy County, Va., born July 3, 1781, a son of John Claypool, who came from England. William Claypool served in the war of 1812, and died in the spring of 1845. The mother of our subject was a na- tive of Virginia, and died in Delaware Coun- ty, Ohio. The parents had eleven children who lived to maturity, our subject being the fifth of the family. He received his early education in the old subscription schools of Ross County, Ohio, and also attended school a short time in Delaware County, of the same State, to which county his parents removed in the spring of 1826, where our subject lived about ten years. He was married in Ross County, Ohio, January 19, 1835, to Nancy Kirkendall, born October 25, 1810, in Ross County, a daughter of Jeremiah and Phœbe (Hopkins) Kirkendall, who came from Penn- sylvania. In 1839, our subject came to his present place, and made a purchase of 320 acres, to which he has made several subse- quent additions. He has now a farm of 195 acres, having distributed large portions of his land to his boys. Mr. and Mrs. Claypool are the parents of seven children, all of whom have farms in the immediate vicinity. They are Jeremiah, Isaac, Joseph, Elijah, Elisha, John and Nancy. Mr. and Mrs. Claypool are members of the Blue Grass Christian Church. In political affairs, our subject does not draw any party lines, but votes for whom he considers the best man.

FREDERICK B. ENNIS, farmer, P. O. Dolson, was the third person to settle in what

is now Dolson Township. He came about the 1st of November, 1833, with his parents, who located on the place where Moses Heath now lives He was born in Gallatin County, Ky., April 17, 1817, a son of James and Judy (Boyer) Ennis, he a farmer, born in Virginia March 4, 1790, and died August 3, 1855, in Auburn Township, this county. He served in the war of 1812. The mother of our subject was a native of Pennsylvania, born April 12, 1791, and died in Auburn Township April 13, 1868. The parents had twelve children, five sons and seven daugh- ters, our subject being the eldest of the fam- ily. He received a very limited education in the old subscription schools of his native county, and spent his early life in assisting his father on the home place. At an early age, he commenced to learn the shoe-maker's trade, with his own ingenuity for a teacher, and made the first pair of boots he ever wore. On becoming of age, he started out for him- self, and worked at stone cutting, to which trade he served an apprenticeship. He also worked at brick-making and making rails, and had made over 33,000 of the latter be- fore he had reached the age of twenty- five, for most of which he received only 333 cents per hundred. Mr. Ennis was mar- ried, December 23, 1845, in what is now Dolson Township, to Rachel Marrs, born May 4, 1822, in Washington County, Ind., a daughter of William B. and Margaret (Snod- grass) Marrs, he a native of Tennessee, and she of Virginia. The mother died in 1866, and the father in the year following. Our subject purchased forty acres of his present place in 1839, and now has a farm of 186}

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acres in Dolson Township. He also owns eighty acres in Jasper, and forty acres in Cumberland Counties. Mr. and Mrs. Ennis are members of the Clarksville Baptist Church, of which he is a Deacon and Church Clerk. He is Democratic in politics. He has served his township twelve years as School Trustee; about fourteen years as School Director; four years School Treasurer; Collector, two years; Assessor and Deputy, five years; and Town- ship Clerk for about thirteen years.

WILLIAM H. GARVER, P. O. Martins- ville, is a native of Butler County, Ohio, born May 27, 1851, a son of Abraham and Eliz- abeth (Galloway) Garver; he, a farmer born in Pennsylvania, April 7, 1810, and died May 7, 1876, in Dolson Township; she, born May 13, 1816, in Butler County, Ohio, and is still living in this township. They were the par- ents of ten children, five sons and five daughters-Lucinda, John, Rhoda, Hannah, Thomas (deceased), Mary Ann, our subject, Martin, Jackson and Elizabeth. Our subject received his education in this county, his parents removing here in 1858. He started in life as a farmer, which occupation he has since been engaged in. He was married De- cember 9, 1877, in this township, to Hattie Raudebaugh, born February 6, 1858, a daughter of Jacob S. and Rebecca (Rhodes) Raudebaugh; he died August 24, 1876, and she is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Garver are the parents of two children-Hattie May, born May 1, 1879, and Franklin, August 26, 1881. Mr. Garver votes the Democratic ticket.

ALBERT C. HAMMOND, farmer, P. O. Martinsville; born in Dolson Township Sep- tember 17, 1857, son of Clark H. and Rox- anna (Hammond) Hammond. The father was born in Rutland County, Vt., April 21, 1829, a son of Alanson P. and Sally (Tarble) Ham- mond ; he, born September 23, 1802, in Ver-

mont, and died July 7, 1846; she was also a native of Vermont, born February 22, 1804, and died January 25, 1842. The mother of our subject was born May 25, 1834, a daugh- ter of Lyman C. and Jane Augusta (Daulcy) Hammond. The parents of our subject were blessed with seven children, four of whom are living, our subject being the eldest of the family. The others are Clara A., George A. and Francis H. Our subject received a good education in the schools of Clark County, and he started in life as a farmer, and he has always given his attention to farming pur- suits. He was married September 3, 1882, in this county, to Martha Jane Hurst, born February 23, 1860, a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Boyer) Hurst. Our subject runs part of his father's property, his father owning 1,679 acres of land, all of which lies in Dolson Township, with the exception of 431 acres, which is situated in the adjoining township of Parker. In politics, our sub- ject is a Democrat.

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History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois, Part 85

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