History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois, Part 93

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

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25, 1866, to Miss Angusta Rains, who died November 21, 1866. His present marriage occurred November 25, 1875, to Miss Lucinda Mickey, a native of Crawford County, born February 8, 1856. This union has been blessed with the following children: Earnest, Eunice and Almie.

A. J. COX, druggist, Hutsonville. This gentleman was born in Crawford County, Ill., November 1, 1841, to Bryant and Martha (Bradbury) Cox, whose history appears in an- other part of this work. His early life was spent at home, receiving such an education as the common schools afforded, and assisting in tilling his father's farm; arriving at his ma- jority, he left his home and embarked on his career in life as a hired hand in a stable for William B. Touel, of Terre Haute. He continued to work out by the month until about 1866, when he came to Hutsonville, and entered into partnership with J. T. Cox, in the dry goods business; three years later, his partner died and J A. Parker entered the firm; they continued the business until 1873, when he sold his interest to Parker, and the following year bought the whole stock of goods and ran it individually until the crisis of 1876, when he lost everything. In 1877, he engaged in the drug business, at which he still continues in his large and commodious brick store. In 1865, he married Miss Celesta Fleming, a native of Crawford County. In politics, is a Democrat, and, with his wife, is connected with the Christian Church. He enjoys the highest esteem of the community in which he lives.

SIMPSON COX, farmer, P. O.Hutsonville, was born near his present residence in Craw- ford County, August 19, 1847. He is the youngest son of Byrant Cox, whose biography appears in this work. His early life was spent at home assisting in tilling the soil of his father's farm and receiving such an edu-

cating as the common schools afforded. When he became of age he was given by his father 106 acres of home farm, and he has since re- mained here engaged actively in farming and stock-raising. He is now the owner of 460 acres of good land. In Crawford County, February 11, 1879, he married Miss Olive Newlin, a native of the county, born February 7, 1847 to Cyrus and Eliza Ann (Hill) Newlin. Mr. and Mrs. Cox are members of the Christian Church. Mr. Cox is now holding the office of Supervisor.

FRANK DRAPER, farmer, P. O. Hutson- ville, is a native of Crawford County, Ill., born one half mile from his present residence, March 4, 1819, to Chalkley and Rhoda (Wil- lard) Draper. His father was a native of North Carolina; emigrated to Crawford Coun- ty in 1815; his occupation was that of wagon making, which he continued to the time of his death, which occurred in about 1840, aged fifty - four years. His mother was born in North Carolina, and died in Crawford County, in November, 1848, aged sixty-four years; she was the mother of eleven children, of whom Frank was the tenth child born; he was raised on a farm, and deprived of the opportunity of receiving an education; at twenty-three years of age, he left his home and commenced farm- ing upon his present farm on his own ac- count; the farm then contained 60 acres, but by his industry and studied economy he has enlarged it until now it contains 225 acres of good land. In August, 1879, Mr. Draper was afflicted with a stroke of paralysis, from which he has never recovered. While in good health, he was a very industrious man, and never went farther away from home than Terre Haute. In Crawford County, June 1, 1845, he married Miss Mety Morgan, a na- tive of North Carolina, born October 31, 1824, to William and Mary (Lamb) Morgan, both natives of North Carolina. He was born

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November 23, 1801, and died February 20, 1846. She was born April 1, 1805, and died in August, 1866. Mr. and Mrs. Draper have two children, Oliver and Alonzo. Mrs. D. is a member of the Universalist Church. Po- litically, Mr. Draper is a Democrat.

W. L. DRAPER, hardware merchant, Hutsonville, is a native of Crawford County, Ill., born September 22, 1827. His father, Exum Draper, was a native of North Caro- lina, born in 1804. He was brought to Illi- nois by his parents, who located in Crawford County in 1816, being among the earliest settlers; here he was raised on a farm and ed- ucated from the common schools. During his life engaged in agricultural pursuits and also worked at the trade of a carpenter. In 1846, he removed to New Orleans, and there died in 1847. The mother of our subject, Mary Wells, was born in North Carolina in about 1806, died on the Mississippi River, while en route to New Orleans, in 1846. W. EATON, M. D., Hutsonville. Among the enterising practitioners of medicine in Crawford County is Dr. Eaton, who was born in Sullivan County, Ind, on the 22d day of February, 1838. He was raised on a farm until he was nineteen years of age, and educated from the common schools and sem- inary at Sullivan. At twenty years of age, he began teaching the common schools of his native county during the winter months, and working on the farm in the summer. April 20, 1861, he enlisted in the last rebellion, and served in Company I, Seventeenth Indiana Volunteers, under command of Col. John T. Wilder, and was engaged in many battles; the following are among the most prominent, viz .: Stone River, Hoover's Gap, Selma, Ala., Chattanooga and Nashville. He was mus- tered out of service August 19, 1865, and im- mediately returned to his native town and began the study of medicine with Dr. Hin- They were the parents of four children, of whom William, our subject, was the oldest child. He was raised on a farm and edu- cated from the subscription schools com- mon in his day. He has however, ac- quired more than an ordinary education from observation. In 1846, he removed to New Orleans with his parents and entered the employ of his brother-in-law. In 1849, he returned to Hutsonville, where he em- barked on his career in life, a merchant, do- ing a general merchandising business on a small capital, and continued the same until 1863, when he sold his stock of goods and removed to Terre Haute and engaged in a cotton speculation, which proved very unsuc- cessful; he lost over $40,000 by the transac- tion, and went into bankruptcy. In 1870, he returned to Hutsonville and again embarked in the mercantile business, carrying on a general store for two years. In 1872, he kle, with whom he had studied before enter-

started a new hardware store, at which he is still actively engaged, carrying a large and complete stock, and doing the only business of the kind in town. It might be said to Mr. Draper's credit that he struggled through bankruptcy, paid his individual debts, and is now one of the wealthiest men in this part of the county. In York, January 22, 1850, he married Miss Elizabeth Foster, who has borne him five children, of whom three are now liv- ing, viz .: Beatrice, widow of Frank Boyd, residing in Iowa; Mattie, wife of Samuel Bennett, and Henry L, at home. He has been an active member of the I. O. O. F. for thirty-two years, and has repre- sented his lodge at the Grand Lodge several times. He is a thorough and energetic bus- iness man, always first in any public enter- prise, and well worthy of the high esteem in which he is held. Politically, he is a Dem- ocrat.

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ing the army. In 1865, he entered the Rush Medical College at Chicago, and graduated in 1867. He immediately entered upon the practice of his profession at Hutsonville, where he has built up a large and increasing practice. He was united in wedlock in 1867, May 7, to Miss Eliza Griffith, who has borne him four children, viz. : Georgia, Fanny, Char- ley and Bethel. Capt. Charles Eaton, the father of our subject, was a farmer, born in Kentucky, emigrated to Sullivan County, Ind., in about 1825. where he died in 1873, aged sixty-six years. His wife and mother of our subject was born in Kentucky, and died in Sullivan County, Ind., in 1866, aged fifty-seven years. They had eleven children, seven of whom are now living, viz .: James, Madison, Sarah, Lewis S., William, Robert and Charles, the latter a physician at Ann- apolis. The Doctor is a member of the Esculapian Medical Association of the Wabash Valley, and President of the Craw- ford County Association. He is an Odd Fel- low, Knight of Honor, and with his wife, member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. C. CAPT. GEORGE B. EVERINGHAM, farmer, P. O. Hutsonville, was born near Trimble Station, Crawford County, Ill., March 2. 1843. His father, John Evering- ham, was born near Cincinnati, Ohio, and there raised and educated. In 1830, he emi- grated to Crawford County, Ill., and located at Palestine, where he engaged at his trade, that of a harness-maker, which had been learned in Ohio. He afterward divided his time between farming and working at his trade. He died June 20, 1873. He was a son of Enoch Everingham, a native of Sus- sex County, N. J., a millwright by trade. The mother of our subject, Sarah (Newlin) Everingham, was born in Crawford County, Ill., and died April 15, 1878. She was the mother of fourteen children, of whom nine

are now living, George B. being the oldest child. He was raised on a farm, and was compelled to work out for his board, while re- ceiving a limited common school education. At nineteen years of age, he enlisted in the late rebellion, serving in Company F, of the Sixty-second Illinois Volunteers Infantry. He was in the following engagements: Jack - son, Tenn .; Cross Roads, Tenn .; aud Little Rock, Ark. He entered the service Decem- ber 1, 1861, as a private, and was mustered out March 6, 1866, Captain of his company. After the close of the war, he returned home and worked with his father at the harness- maker's trade for about three months, and then engaged in the livery business, at Palestine, in partnership with John E. Miller. After one year in this business, he engaged in farm- ing with his brothers, William and Allen C .. renting a farm on the prairie. In 1868, he bought 30 acres of the home farm and re- mained upon the same until January, 1871, when he traded this land for 112 acres where he now resides. Mr. Everingham's life has been marked with many ups and downs, but being a man of good health, he has worked many days from sunrise till sunset, and by his energy, honesty and economy he has man- aged to meet his many discouragements and drawbacks, and at present stands among the more substantial men of Crawford County. He is now the owner of one of the best improved farms of the county, containing 260 acres of good land. In February, 1868, he married Miss Anna M., daughter of William Musgrave. They have the follow- ing children: Nora, Ellen, Ida. Arthur C. and Esther. He and wife are members of the Baptist Church ; he is Deacon of the same. Politically, he is a Republican.

JOHN R. FITCH, farmer, P. O. West York. This gentleman was born January 2, 1862, in York, Ill. He was a grandson of

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Chester Fitch, born April 12, 1787, in Rut- land, Vt., who died August 23, 1847, in York, Ill. He married Elizabeth Richardson, born December 15, 1789, in New York. She died September 25, 1869, in York, Ill. She was the mother of seven children, of whom Ed- ward Fitch was one. He was born Novem- ber 1, 1829, in York, Ill., and died January 9, 1870, in York, Ill. He married Mary Jane Mount, born October 14, 1832, in Clark County, Ill. She died April 27, 1865, in York, Ill. She was a daughter of John L. and Tamar (Megeath) Mount, and the mother of one son, John R. Fitch, our subject. Chester Fitch may be classed among our old pioneers and his grandson yet owns the old home place which was entered by him. Mr. John R. Fitch now owns about 500 acres of land in Clark and Crawford Counties. He is identified with the Republican party, as were his ancestors before him. Edward Fitch was married November 22, 1860, and after spending a portion of the following winter in the South, he came back to York and settled on the old farm which then be- longed to the heirs. By his careful manage- ment of the farm, and dealing in stock, he made enough money to buy the interests of the other heirs, and at the time of his death owned 500 acres of land free from debt, which our subject inherited.

H. H. FLESHER, merchant, Hutson- ville. The father of this gentleman, Isaac Flesher, was a native of West Virginia, born in 1796. His occupation was that of a car- penter. For several years previous to his death, was High Sheriff of Jackson County. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. He died in 1841. His father was Andrew Fles- her. of French descent, a native of Virginia and a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The mother of our subject was Elizabeth Bonnett, a native of Pennsylvania, born

October 4, 1802, and died in March. ISSO. William Bonnett, her father, was of German descent and a native of Pennsylvania; he was noted for his strength. H. H. Flesher was the youngest of eleven children born to his parents. He remained at home until he was twenty one years of age, and' attended the common schools of his native county. He first began farming, and continued the same about two years, and then engaged in boat- ing on the river, commencing as second clerk, afterward pilot, and subsequently Cap- tain and owner. He continued in this busi- ness until 1881, when he came to Hutsonviile and embarked in the mercantile business. at which he is still actively engaged. In 1861, at Racine, Ohio, he married Miss Catherine Batey, a native of Racine, Ohio. He is Secretary of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Hut- sonville, No. 106; is Town Clerk, and poli- tically a Democrat.

MANUEL FURRY, farmer, P. O. Hutson- ville, was born in Johnsville, Montgomery Co., Ohio, September 20, 1832. His father, Martin Furry, was a native of Washington County. Md .. born in October, 1799. He was raised on a farm and received a common school education. In 1832 he, with his fam- ily, emigrated to Montgomery County, Ohio. where he remained actively engaged in farm- ing until he died in 1880. He was of Ger- man descent. His wife, and mother of our subject, was born in Washington County, Md., in 1799, and died in Ohio in 1840. She was the mother of nine children, of whom seven are now living, Mannel being the fifth child. He remained with his parents, assist- ing in tilling the home farm and receiving a common school education, until he was twenty-eight years of age. He then enlisted in the last rebellion, in the Sixty-third Ohio Infantry, in the company of Capt. Colliflower. He was mustered out of the

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service in July, 1865, at Camp Dennison. After the war, he removed to his present residence in Crawford County, where he has since been engaged in farming. He is now the owner of sixty-five acres of land. In 1860, in Johnsville, he married Miss Lydia A. Horning, a native of Johnsville, Ohio. This union has been blessed with the follow- ing children: Josephine E., Viola A., and Bernice B. Mr. Furry and wife are members of the Union Church of Lamotte Prairie. He is a Republican.

JOHN J. GOLDEN, M. D., hardware merchant, Hutsonville, whose portrait ap- pears in this work, is the youngest in a fam- ily of fourteen children, was born October 28, 1837, at Xenia, Clay Co., Ill. His early years were spent upon his father's farm in his native place until about sixteen years of age, when he accompanied his parents to Texas. Here he remained with his father, who was engaged in stock raising, until 1859. In the meantime he had laid the foundation of a good education at the public schools, but with no intention of entering upon a professional career. His tastes were toward the trade of silversmith, but his father, who was well to do, urged him to take up the medical profession. A chance book on anat- omy. which fell into his hands while in Texas, turned the scale in favor of his father's wishes, and in 1859 he entered the St. Lonis School of Medicine. Here he en- tered with ardor upon the preparation for his chosen profession, and was thus engaged when the war of the rebellion summoned him to the field. While devoted to the profession he had learned to love, he felt his highest duty called him to the defense of his country, and he at once enlisted in Company K, of the Forty-eighth Illinois Infantry. Here his medical ability found recognition, and he was soon made Hospital Steward, and sub-

sequently promoted to Hospital Surgeon. He shared the fortune of his regiment through the war, however, and with them traveled, by land and water, 13,000 miles, and took part in thirty-two engagements. After serving to the end of the war, and being mustered out at Little Rock, in 1865, he returned to Clay County, Ill., and began the practice of his profession. Four years later he returned to his college, completed his studies interrupted by the war, graduat- ing in 1870, and resumed his practice. In 1872, Dr. Golden removed to Hutsonville, Ill., and the following year, in connection with his practice, engaged in the drug busi- ness. He was appointed Postmaster in 1872, which he held until 1879, when he sold his drug business and retired to his farm in the suburbs of the village. It was his inten- tion, at this time, to give up his riding prac- tice and attend only to office calls, but the force of business habits, and the burning of his residence in the spring of 1882 has again brought him to the village, where he has just embarked in the hardware business in partnership with R. W. Kennedy. The earliest of Mr. Golden's ancestry in this country came from County Tyrone, Ireland. His father, Edmond Golden, was born in the year 1776, in Virginia, where he passed his youth and. early manhood. He served as Captain in the war of 1812, and in 1815 he removed to Barbersville, Ky., and five years later to Orange County, Ind., and there helped to erect the first court house in that county. In 1830, he came to Clay County, Ill., and in 1853, to Wise County, Tex. Herc he_ entered largely in stock raising, and accumulated considerable property; but the fate of war wrecked his fortunes. In 1865, he returned to Clay County, Ill., where he died three years later His mother, Mary (Cheser) Golden, was born in Grayson Coun-

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ty, Va., in 1780, and died in 1872, in Clay County, Ill. Her father was William Cheser, a native of England, who emigrated to this country very early. He was subsequently a soldier in the war of 1812. Dr. Golden was married to Miss Mary E. Trinkle, a native of Covington, Ind., in 1864. In public mat- ters, as in business affairs, Dr. Golden has been animated by an energetic spirit of en- terprise. Receiving an injury during his army experience that has prevented active professional practice of late years, he has turned his attention to business, and in each case with marked success. Starting, practi- cally, upon his own resources, he accumulated a large estate in business and farm proper- ty. He is a Republican in politics, and a public-spirited citizen.

SAMUEL S. GREEN, farmer, P. O. Hut- sonville, is a native of Crawford County, Ill., born August 14, 1834. His father, Joseph Green, was born in North Carolina, in 1802, emigrated to Union County, Ill., in 1822, and a few years later to Crawford County, where he remained actively engaged in farm- ing to the time of his death, which occurred in 1855. He was a soldier in the Black Hawk war. His wife, and mother of our sub- ject, was Queen E. (Lindley) Green. She was born in North Carolina in 1811, and died in Crawford County in July, 1856. She was the mother of twelve children, of whom Sam- uel was the fourth child. He was raised on a farm and educated from the common schools; at twenty-one years of age, he left his home and embarked on his career in life as a farmer. His first farm contained forty acres, located near his present residence. After ten years spent on this farm, he returned to the old homestead farm, where he has since re- mained. He is now the owner of 230 acres of land. He married Miss Alice R. Boyd, September 13, 1854. She is a native of

Crawford County. They have the following children: Elzora E. (Morton) Gyer, Joseph W., James, Henry E., Harry E., Charles O., Ulysses G., Anna L. and Thomas E. Mr. and Mrs. Green are members of the Friends Church. Politically, he is a firm Repub- lican.

WOODFORD D. HAND, farmer, P. O. Hutsonville, is the oldest in a family of three children born to James F. and Nancy (Draper) Hand. He was born in the same house he is now occupying as a residence, July 29, 1835. His father was a farmer, born near Chillicothe, Ohio, May 20, 1805. He was brought to Crawford County, Ill., by his parents, who located on the same farm where our subject resides. Their arrival was dated April 21, 1821. He died October 9, 1876. He was elected Second Lieutenant of the Sixteenth Regiment Illinois Militia, in 1827, and was Justice of the Peace and As- sociate Justice of Crawford County for many years previous to his death. He was a mem- ber of the Baptist Church. The mother of our subject was born in North Carolina De- cember 12, 1806. She was brought to Craw- ford County by her parents in 1816. She died August 23, 1860. Woodford D. Hand was raised on the farm and educated from the subscription schools. October 5, 1861, he enlisted in the late rebellion, serving in Company D, Thirtieth Illinois Infantry. He entered as a private, and when mustered out July 17, 1865, was Captain of his company. He was with Sherman on his march to the sea, and took part in most of the engage- ments of his regiment. After the war, he returned to the home farm, and began farm- ing, at which he still continues. He is now the owner of 100 acres of good land. He was married, in Crawford County, October 21, 1855, to Miss Mary J. Cox, a daughter of Needham Cox, a native of Wayne County, N.

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C. Mrs. Hand was born in Crawford County, May 3, 1838. They have the following children: Maliuda E., Mary B , Daniel W., Angusta B. and William S. Mr. Hand is now holding the offices of Justice of the Peace and School Treasurer. He and wife are members of the Baptist Church. Polit- ically, he is a Republican.

JOHN C. HARNESS, miller and farmer, P. O. Hutsonville, was born in Ross County, Ohio, September 27, 1812, to Job and Rachel (Liming) Harness. His father was born in Old Virginia, on the South Branch of the Potomac, February 11, 1748; here he was raised and educated. In 1800, he was re- moved by his parents to Hamilton County, Ohio. He was married on the 17th of March, 1808, and immediately removed to Ross County, in the same State. In 1 817, he re- moved to Vincennes, Ind., here his wife died, and in 1818, he removed to Lamotte Prairie, in Crawford County, on a farm he had bought and partially improved while in Vincennes. After five years, he returned to Ross County, and there remained until 1830, when he returned to Crawford County, and died November 28, 1834. He was a son of Michael Harness, of German descent and a native of Virginia. He served in the Revo- lution and war of 1812. The mother of our subject was born in New Jersey, August 12, 1786, and died August 7, 1817. She was the mother of three children, John being the youngest child. She was a daughter of Isaac Liming, of French descent, a native of New Jersey and a soldier of the Revolution- ary war. John Harness spent his early life in assisting his father in the flour mill in Ohio, and in Crawford County to till the farm. He was sent to a high school at Cincinnati, Ohio, to receive a thorough edu- cation, but at the end of two months his father's property was destroyed by fire, and

he was obliged to return to his home and go to work, and give up receiving an education. At twenty-one years of age, he left his home and embarked on his career in life, the first fifteen years being divided between farming and boating on the river. In 1849, he went to California, and engaged in mining, con- tinuing the same until 1854, when he was called home at the death of his brother Isaac. He then engaged in farming in Crawford County, and in 1855 came to Hutsonville and engaged in the milling business, at which he is now actively engaged. He is the owner of sixty-two acres of land, which he superin- tends in connection with his mill duties. In Terre Haute, in 1855, he married Miss Pau- lina C. Wood, a native of Ohio. They have two children-Stacey E., a partner in the mill, and Elenor P. He is an active mem- ber of I. O. O. F. at Hutsonville. In poli- tics, is a Democrat. He and wife are mem- bers of Christian Church. Mr. Harness has, by his studied economy and business habits, succeeded in gaining a good property, and a name and reputation which is beyond re- proach. He has served on the Town Board of Hutsonville for five years.

DOCTOR HILL, farmer, P. O. Hutson- ville, whose portrait appears in this work, is one of the worthy pioneers of Crawford County. He settled in what is now Hutson- ville Township, with his family, in the year 1818, after having resided for a period of nearly two years in what is now Sullivan County, Ind. He was born June 28, 1796, in Randolph County, N. C., a son of John and Rachel (Sargent) Hill. The father was a farmer, born and raised on the same place our subject was, and died in 1849, aged about eighty-two years. The mother was also a native a North Carolina, and died in this county, at the advanced age of ninety- three years. The parents were blessed with

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History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois, Part 93

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