History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois, Part 97

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

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cause, and welcomed the " boys in blue " when they would be home on a furlough.

GEORGE FERGUSON, farmer, P. O. Trimble. This gentleman was born June 27, 1823, in Scotland, son of John Ferguson, born in Ireland. He married Susannah Mil- ler, born in Scotland, she is the mother of twelve children. Our subject came to the United States in 1844, settled in New Jer- sey, lived one year in Terre Haute, and seven years in Clark County, Ill .; then six years again in Indiana, settling here in 1865. He has now a good farm of 161 acres of fine land, which he keeps in good shape. He was inarried first in Scotland, to Margaret Daley, who died here February 1, 1877; she had the following children-Susan, James Alex- ander, Mary A., Margaret W. Simpson, John, married Eva Page; George, married Margaret Cooley; James, Letitia, F. Gross, Elizabeth, William and Thomas are dead. Mr. Ferguson was married again, November 19, 1879, to Mrs. Judith A. Fulton, born June 2, 1827, in Perry County, Ohio, daugh- ter of Joseph H. and Ann (Schofield) Clay- pool, and is the mother of four boys-John H., Gus, married Anna Rodgers; Otto, Adam Leo. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson are members of the Christian Church, and good members in society. Our subject has many of the good characteristics of the Scotch race, among others, honesty and piety, and strict tem- perance.

D. W. FOX, farmer, P. O. Palestine, was born February 25, 1845, in Crawford Coun- ty. He is a son of John Fox, whose father was a minister of the Gospel, and one of the first settlers in this county. Our subject has been a farmer all his life. He was joined in matrimony, December 30, 1869, to Miss E. J. Crews, born July 28, 1849; she is the youngest daughter of W. J. and Amelia (Spraggins) Crews, and is the mother of the

following children: Frederick, born Octo- ber 25, 1870; Francis, born December 14, 1872, he died December 1, 1875; Harry, born July 25, 1874; Lucy M., born April 11, 1877; Martha, born March 22, 1879; and William P., born May 1, 1881. Mr. Fox is a wide awake farmer, and has been identified with the Democratic party.

JOSEPH C. FREEMAN, wagon-maker, Palestine, was born September 1, 1836, in Adams County, Ohio, a son of James Free- man, who learned the wagon-maker's trade in Pittsburgh, Penn., and who in after life became a local Methodist minister. He was joined in matrimony to Miss Lydia Shay; she was the mother of eighteen children, nine boys and nine girls; sbe is now living in Vanceburg, Ky. Seven of the boys learned the wagon-maker trade; and the members of this large family were good citizens in their respective communities. Mr. Joseph C. Freeman went to school in Jacksonville and Rome, at which latter place he learned the trade of wagon-maker, and when he was twenty years old he went to Natchez, Miss., where he worked most of his time till 1860, when he went home to Rome, Ohio, and in June the next year he enlisted in the Twenty-fourth Ohio Infantry, Company D, and was honorably discharged at the end of the three years' term. In the winter of 1864, while home on a furlough, he was married to Miss Sarah Beach, who was born in 1840, in Adams County, Ohio; her parents were John and Sarah Beach. She is the mother of seven children, five boys and two girls; those now living are Frank D., Kate C., Walter and Oscar. Mr. Freeman came to Palestine, Ill., in October, 1865, where he has followed his trade. He is identified with the Republican party, yet is independent. He is a member of the " Alfred Harrison Post of the G. A. R." His oldest sister, Mary,

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married James Ellison, who, while defending his property near Nauvoo from the Mormons, was taken prisoner by them and condemned to be shot. He effected his escape, but died from exposure after reaching a place of safe- ty.

HENRY FULLING, farmer, P. O. Pales- tine, was born May 18, 1824, in Essen, Prov- ince Hanover, Germany. He is a son of Cli- mar Fulling, born 1802, in Germany; he died in Gibson County, Ind. He was a soldier in the old country, and was married there to Ellen Roea, who was born and died in the old country, and who was the mother of four children. Mr. Fulling went to school in Essen, Germany, and at the age of fifteen came to Palestine, where he stayed with Mr. F. Paull for about twelve years, and is now a well-to-do farmer, owning 353 acres of land. Mr. Fulling has been the architect of his own fortune and owes his success to his perseverance and hard work. He was married, in Crawford County, Ill., to Miss Samina McColpin, born August 24, 1826, in this county. She is the daughter of Abraham and Jemima (Higgins) McColpin, and is the mother of six children; four are now living, and their names are John T., born August 23, 1850; Mary E., born February 20, 1853; Sarah E., born August 8, 1855; and Henry A., born June 4, 1861. Mr. Fulling has been identified with the Democratic party, and he and his wife are members of the Pres- byterian Church.

ENOCH GOGIN, carpenter, Palestine, was horn October 9, 1812, in Clermont County, Ohio, a son of Thomas Gogin, born April 5, 1773, in Morris County, N. J., who was a wagon-maker and farmer by occupation. He died in Crawford County. His father, John Gogin, born April 8, 1749, was lost at sea. Mrs. Thomas Gogin's maiden name was Sarah Scull, born 1781, in Cape May County,

N. J. She was married, August 31, 1796, and was the mother of twelve children. Seven are now living, and their ages will average seventy-two years. Mr. E. Gogin went to school in Hamilton County, Ohio. In early life he farmed with his father, then learned the carpenter trade, followed that till 1860, when he was elected Postmaster at Palestine, Ill., where he had removed with his father in 1841, continuing in that office till 1876, when he resigned on account of rheumatism; is an invalid at the present day. He was married, in Hamilton County, Ohio, June 6, 1835, to Mary A. Ewell, born Novem- ber 18, 1817. She is the oldest child of John and Helen Ewell, who died in Cincinnati, Ohio. after which she, her sister Eliza J., and her brother John, who died in Piqua, Ohio, in 1862, were brought up in Hamilton County, by Scotch people. Eliza J. is now living in Robinson, Ill., with her husband, O. W. Gogin, a marble dealer. Mrs. M. A. Gogin is the mother of two children-Leon- idas H., Catharine M., born June 25, 1836, died August 13, 1856; she married J. Purcell, and was the mother of Sarah E., born April 6, 1856; she married Dr. J. S. Thompson, of Bruceville, Ind. ; one son, Frank P, was born August 28, 1878, is the result of this union. Leonidas H., was born November 30, 1838, died August 28, 1872. Was a soldier in the Twenty-first Illinois Infantry, Company I. Mr. and Mrs. Gogin are members of the Christian Church. Mrs. Gogin has carried on a dry goods and notion business for the last eighteen years. She is a strong church and Sunday school worker.

S. R. GOODWIN, farmer, P. O. Palestine, was born August 3, 1835, in Decatur Coun- ty, Ind. He is'a son of Nelson Goodwin, born in Kentucky. He was a physician by occupation, and married Miss Sarah Travis. Mr. S. R. Goodwin was educated in Deca-

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tur County, Ind. In 1854, he moved to this county, where he enlisted in the summer of 1862, in the Ninety-eighth Illinois Infantry Volunteers, Company D. His regiment was afterward mounted and did some hard fight- ing till the close of the war. Mr. Goodwin was joined in matrimony, August 30, 1867, to Mary M. Pifer, born May 30, 1844, on La Motte Prairie; she is a daughter of Jo- seph Pifer, born September 24, 1819, in Vir- ginia. He was married, August 25, 1842, to Margaret Walker, born January 23, 1822. Mr. Pifer died January 1, 1876, and his wife died November 5, 1878. Mrs. Goodwin is the mother of two children-Maggie E., born July 14, 1868, she died October 2, 1869; and Harlin Leslie, born February 20, 1870. Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin are members of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church. He is identified with the Republican party, is a " Knight of Honor," and is a member of the "G. A. R."

DAVID GOODWIN, farmer, P. O. Pales- tine, was born December 18, 1843, in Coshoc- ton County, Ohio. His father, John Good- win, was born July 29, 1815; was a mason by occupation, and enjoyed the respect of all who knew him. He was married to Miss Morris, born January 4, 1823; she died Feb- ruary, 1881. She was a daughter of Elisha and Casine (Cullison) Morris, and the mother of eight children. Mr. D. Goodwin went to school in Montgomery Township, and was joined in matrimony, April 5, 1866, to Stacy A. Magill, a daughter of William L. and Elizabeth (McCorpin) Magill; she was born October 3, 1847, and is the mother of four children-Emma J., born January 30, 1867; John W., born July 30, 1868, he died Octo- ber 4, 1869; Noah F .. born November 7, 1873; and Chester A., born August 6, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin are exemplary mem- bers of their community, and both belong to the Christian Church. He has been identi-

fied with the Democratic party. He has good buildings on his farm, which he man- ages with great care and profit.

A. C. GOODWIN, farmer, P. O. Pales- tine. The subject of this sketch was born October 11, 1848 in Decatur County, Ind. He is a son of Nelson Goodwin, M. D., who was born in Kentucky, but who died in Craw- ford County, Ill. The mother of our subject, Sarah B. Goodwin, was born in Travis, Ind. She is the mother of four children now liv- ing-Shadrich R .; Mary J., who married George D. Griswold; our subject, A. C. Goodwin, and his sister, Sarah M., who mar- ried C. J. Price, a physician in Hardinsville. Mr. Goodwin was educated at " The Union Christian College," in Merom, Sullivan Coun- ty, Ind. In early life, he distinguished him- self as a teacher, he taught for five consecu- tive years. He is now living in Palestine, but carrying on farming. He was married there March 6, 1878, to Miss Aggie Cun- ningham, born December 4, 1856. Her father, Isaac Cunningham, was born in Ohio: her mother, Jane Cunningham, was born in Palestine. Mr. Goodwin is the father of one child, named Ethel Cleo. Mr. Goodwin is a Republican, and a Knight of Honor. H had three brothers in the army; one of them was killed at the battle of Nashville.

C. A. GORDON, farmer, P. O. Palestine, was born September 18, 1816, in New Jersey. He is a son of W. T. Gordon, born 1794. in New Jersey, who died 1830, in Morgan County, Ohio. He married Anna La Rue, born September 23, 1798, in New Jersey. She is still living and the mother of eight children, of whom the two youngest were from her second husband, Peter McMullen. Mr. Gordon was educated in Ohio, where he learned the carpenter and joiner trade, which he followed about twelve years. He was joined in matrimony, October 29, 1841, in

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New Reading, Ohio, to Miss Mary Bugh, born November 5, 1820, in Ohio. Her father was Michael Bugh, born in Pennsylvania. She is the mother of three children-Will- iam La Fayette, born January, 3, 1846; Francis G., deceased; Charles A., born August 22, 1849. Mrs. Gordon died Au- gust, 1851, in Crawford County, Ill. Our subject was married a second time, Septem- ber 2, 1852, to Miss Sarah M. Callahan, born January 2,1832, in Ohio. She is the daugh- ter of John and Margaret (Brown) Callahan, and the mother of six children -- Theodore C., born September 8, 1853; Ida, born June 22, 185S; John O., born August 5, 1860; Orin L., born June 27, 1862; Clarence, born November 25, 1863, and George E., born June 6, 1868. Mr. Gordon, who is a descend- ent of a Scotch nobleman, went West in 1852, living fifteen years in Iowa and Ne- braska. He came back to Crawford County, Ill., in 1868, and owns a farm of 600 acres. Mr. Gordon is identified with the Repub- lican party, and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

JUDGE JOHN B. HARPER, blacksmith, Palestine, to whom this sketch is devoted, was born February 6, 1813, in Knox County, Ind. He is a son of James Harper, born May 15, 1790, in Fayette County, Ky., who died December 1, 1829, in Knox County, Ind. He was a brave soldier in the Indian war of 1812, par- ticipating in the battle of Tippecanoe, where he received a shot in his leg; he carried the bullet in it to his grave. He was married to Peggy Walker, born July 25, 1795, in Mer- cer County, Ky .; died August 26, 1826, in Knox County, Ind. She was the mother of seven children. Mr. James Harper's father, George Harper, was one of the pioneers of Fayette County, Ky., participating in many of the terrible contests of that country, well

called the "dark and bloody ground." He was also in the Revolutionary war; on ac- count of that he received a grant of land in Indiana, from the United States Government. After building a fort on it to protect his fam- ily from the Indians, he settled there and commenced to farm, stationing always one of his children with a horn on top of the tower in the fort so as to be ready to give the alarm if the Indians should be near. Our subject went to school in country log schoolhouses. He came to Palestine in 1830, where he learned the blacksmith trade, which he fol- lowed for thirty-six years, when he com- menced to farm. He was married, Novem- ber 16, 1837, to Miss Abigail Everingham, born November 19, 1820, in Ohio. Her father was a millwright; her parents Enocil, and Triphena (Kitchell) Everingham, came from the East. Mrs. Harper was the mother of six children-James E., Mary V., Rhoda A., Charles O., Lizzie Bell and Lucy J. Mr. Harper is one of the most prominent men in the county. He has been honored with the office of Township Justice of the Peace for ten years, and county magistrate for four years; has been School Treasurer, and from 1869 till 1877 has filled the honorable office of County Judge to the entire satisfaction of the people. He and his family are orna- ments of our society. Mr. Harper is identified with the Democratic party.

C. O. HARPER, farmer. P. O. Palestine, was born July 17, 1848, in Palestine. He is a son of Judge John B. Harper, who was born February 6, 1813, and is one of the most prominent men in the county. He has filled satisfactorily various offices the last one was that of County Judge, which he filled for eight years. He was married to Miss Abi- gail Everingham, who was born in Ohio, and who is the mother of six children. Our subject was educated in Palestine. After

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his school days were over, he turned his at- tention to agricultural pursuits, which was only interrupted by his obeying the call of his country and enlisting February 11, 1865, in the One Hundred and Fifty-second Regi- ment of Illinois Volunteers, Company H, and serving till the close of war, after which he went to school one year, and then taught school for two winters, one north of Rob- inson and another at Morea. Mr. Har- per was married, September 10, 1873, in La Motte Township, to Miss Catharine P. Lis- man, born December 25, 1853, in Merom. She is a daughter of David and Nancy (Wells) Lisman. Mr. Harper is identified with the Republican party, a "Knight of Honor," and a member of the " Alfred Har- rison Post," No. 152, of Palestine Depart- ment, Illinois G. A. R. Mr. and 'Mrs. Har- per are members of the Presbyterian Church.

E. C. HASKETT, merchant, Palestine, was born near Hutsonville, Crawford Coun- ty, Ill .; son of John Haskett, who was born in North Carolina. The father was a far- mer by occupation, and at an early age came to Crawford County, Ill., where he bought land near Hutsonville, on which he lived till his death, which occurred in the spring of 1841. He was married to Miss Nancy West, born in 1810, in North Caro- lina, and now living near Hutsonville; she is the mother of six children, four of whom are now living. Mr. E. C. Haskett went to school a short time in Hutsonville, but is mainly self-educated; remained on the home- stead till he was sixteen years old, when he en- tered a general store in Hutsonville, clerking there six years, and one year in Melrose, Clark County; from there he came to Pales- tine, and in the spring of 1852, commenced to clerk for the Preston Bros .; in 1855, he be- came a partner; in 1865, he and his brothers bought out the Preston intorest, at this time

they did one of the largest business in the State. In 1876, they dissolved partnership. Mr. Haskett was married twice, his first wife was Miss E. A. Kitchell, born December, 1827; she died in 1867, and was the mother of four children-Catlin P., Ida B., Fanny B. and John C. His second wife was Mrs. Sarah E. Kitchell, who was born May 30, 1832, in Palestine. Her father was Dr. R. H. Mauzy, once an officer in the Black Hawk war; he died in 1834, in Palestine. Mrs. Haskett had four children-Richard H. and Garvin, by her first husband; Edmund C. and Sarah E., by her second husband, Mr. Haskett opened a general store in 1880. Is an Odd Fellow, also a member and deacon of the Presyterian Church. Is identified with the Democratic party.

JOHN M. L. HILL, stockman, P. O. Palestine. Mr. Hill was born March 19, 1820, in Knox County, Ind. He is a son of John Hill, born 1793, in North Carolina, who died 1825, in Knox County, Ind .; he was a farmer, and a soldier in the war of 1812; he married Mary Clark, born 1795, in North Carolina. She is the mother of nine children. Our subject went to school in Knox County, Ind., and in early life learned the saddler and harness trade. He had a hard time in early life. He earned his first money by raising corn on the shares and tak- ing it to New Orleans on a flat-boat, where he sold it for 25 cents per bushel. After- ward, he, in partnership with two tailors, went into the stock business, which proved successful. In 1845, he opened a harness shop in Palestine, Ill .; in 1854, he went into the stock business. From time to time he entered land in different counties. He owns now 717 acres of land besides town property. Financially, our subject's life has been a suc- cess. He was married October 8, 1846, in La Motte Township, to Miss Jane Purcell,

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born March 24, 1824, in La Motte Township. She is a daughter of Jonathan Purcell, a pioneer, who was born in Virginia. Her mother was Sarah Boatright, who was born in Tennessee. Mr. Hill was identified with old Whig party, but he is now a Republican.

E. B. HILL, deceased. Mr. Hill will be remembered by many who have lived in Pales- tine as one of the best professors of music, especially leader and teacher of brass bands; he was born February 22, 1825, in Liberty, Union County, Ind. His father, Samuel Hill, was born in Kentucky; he died in In- diana. He was raised among the Shakers in Ohio, and from them learned the hatter's trade. He left the society and married Nancy Hardman, who was the mother of eight children. Mr. E. B. Hill was educated in Liberty, Ind. He studied medicine with a view of becoming a physician, but being foiled in this hope, and being ,naturally in- clined to music, he made it the object of his life, and is well known in Eastern Indiana and Crawford County as a competent teacher; to the latter place he came in 1857, and there made the acquaintance of Miss Mary E. Mc- Gahey, and made her his wife May 1, 1860. She was born November 25, 1831, and was the mother of one child, Hattie, born Janu- ary 12, 1861; she died March 17, 1880. Mrs. Hill is living in a comfortable home provided by her late husband. Her father, Allen McGahey, born September 6, 1797, died August 8, 1857. His father, David McGa. hey, came to Palestine at an early day, and may be called a pioneer, a scholar and minis- ter of the United Christian Church, then called the New Light Church. He was mar- ried November 24, 1796, to Elizabeth Don- nell; he died in September, 1851. Mr. Allen McGahey was married August 7, 1828, to Harriet Newland, born February 27, 1810, and died October 2, 1851. Mrs. Hill has

traveled in many parts of the United States.

LAFAYETTE HUGHES, lecturer, Pales- tine, was born September 12, 1852. He is a son of John Hughes, born August 14, 1803, in South Wales. He is a son of John Hughes, Sr .; his occupation was that of a puddler; he was married in the old country to Mary Morris. They, with two of their children, who afterward died in New Jersey, came to Quebec, Canada, in 1832, at the time of the first cholera in this country. They were shipwrecked in their passage across the ocean, while on board the Welsh sailing ship, " King Henry V," but were res- cued by Capt. Seward, from Sunderland. Mr. Hughes raised fourteen children after com- ing to this country, of whom only seven are now living; their names are David, Victoria, Alice, John, Edward, Lafayette and Adaline. Mr. John Hughes is a Free-Will Baptist, and has been identified with the Republican party. Two of his children, Adaline, born April 22, 1854, and Edward, born February 27. 1845, are at home taking care of the old folks. The latter enlisted July 18, 1861, in the Thirty-eighth Illinois Infantry Volun - teers, Company D. He was afterward at- tached to the light artillery, serving till the close of the war. He was at Murfreesboro; in Sherman's campaign; suffered nine months in the Southern prison pens and was dis- charged October, 1866, in Fort Kearney, Neb. Lafayette Hughes was educated at the U. C. College, in Merom, Ind., was a salesman in early life, but for the last six years he has been a temperance lecturer, la- boring in Iowa, Illinois, Canada, Kansas, In- diana, Michigan and Ohio.

Z. ILIFF, farmer, P. O. Palestine, was born July 30, 1839, in Hampshire County, W. Va. He is a son of James Iliff. Mr. Z. Iliff spent most of his early life among

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strangers, being six years in Ohio. In 1866, he came to Crawford County, where he was joined in matrimony, May 14, 1868, to Mrs. Margaret Barker, born July 4, 1838; she is ; the daughter of William Hicks, whose father, William Hicks, Sr., was one of the pioneers of this county. William Hicks, Jr., mar ried Elizabeth Montgomery, who was the mother of four children. Mrs. Iliff is the mother of three children-Charles Barker, born August 26, 1859, he died November 8, 1862, he was a son from her first husband; Lessie, born November 4, 1869; and Nora, born May 8, 1874, are from her second hus- band. On the 10th of February, 1865, Mr. Iliff obeyed the call of Union to defend the stars and stripes. and enlisted in the One Hundred and Eighty fifth Ohio Infantry Volunteers, and served till the close of the war. Mr. Iliff is independent in politics, and is a wide-awake, well-to-do farmer, and, together with his estimable wife, is a mem· ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

D. F. JOHNSON, tile manufacturer, Rob- inson, was born November 6, 1842, in Cham- paign County, Ohio. He is a son of John Johnson, born 1780, in Kentucky. He is a machinist by occupation, and is considered one of the pioneers of Champaign County. He is of a long-lived race, as he is still liv- ing, having reached the almost incredible age of one hundred and two years. He is a grand old man and does not seem to mind his age much. He was married to Elizabeth Dodson, who was born in Pennsylvania, but who died in Ohio. She is the mother of eleven children; nine of them are now living. Mr. Johnson was educated in Ohio, where he became a machinist. He was married there, January 7, 1864, to Mary Ann Lochard, born February 22, 1846. She is the daughter of Isaac and Isabelle (Bothal) Lochard, who came from the East. She is the mother of

three children-Isaac Newton, born August 17, 1863; Lily May, born July 30. 1863; and T. T., born October 25. 1874. Mr. Johnson has filled township offices in Ohio. He came to Crawford County, Ill., in the fall of 1870, aud has run machinery and farmed of late years. He has made tile and run a saw mill. He is a very indus- trious man; has been identified with the Democratic party, and in 1868 he joined the Odd Fellows fraternity, in Ohio.

J. KITCHELL. storekeeper, Palestine, was born January 2, 1839. in Palestine; he is a son of James H. Kitchell, born in New- ark, N. J. He was one of the pioneers of Crawford County, and a merchant and farm- er by occupation. He died in Palestine. His wife's maiden name was Nancy Gill, born February 3, 1802, died 1879. She was the mother of thirteen children, of whom only our subject and his sister Julia, who mar- ried Judge J. C. Allen, are now living. Mr. Kitchell was educated in Palestine; in early life he clerked in a dry goods store till 1857. when he went to Washington, D. C., where he clerked in the House of Representatives till 1859 when he came back to Palestine and in partnership with Judge Allen started a gen- eral store. They continued in that about thirteen years, when they sold out and com- menced a hardware and agricultural business, continuing in that till 1877, when Mr. Kitch- ell went out of business and was elected Township Assessor for three terms in suc- cession. In the spring of 1881, he com- menced to do business for J. L. Woodworth in a hardware store. Mr. Kitchell was mar- ried in Palestine, December 5, 1872, to Miss R. M. Wilson, born March 29, 1844. She has two children, Anna, born September 5, 1878; and Bessie, born March 9, 1S82. Her parents were Presly O. and Maria Kitchell Wilson. Her father died in California; but

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History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois, Part 97

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