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Z. A. PEARCE, farmer, P. O. Palestine, was born March 4, 1829, in Warren County, Ind. He is a great-grandson of Thomas Pearce, who came from New York. He was
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a brave soldier in the Revolutionary war, where he fought for independence under the illustrious George Washington. Thomas Pearce married a Miss Barnes; their son John married Elizabeth Steward, and their son Lemnel B. married Anna Hurley, who was a daughter of Zadock and Lilis (Camp- bell) Hurley, and who is the mother of eight children, of whom only our subject and his brother John are now living. Mr. Z. A. Pearce was educated in Fountain County, Ind. In early life he was engaged in the mercantile business, and in 1851, in company with his father, he came to this county, where he was joined in matrimony, June 3, 1852, to Miss Louisa J. Wilhite, born Sep- tember 18, 1833, on La Motte Prairie. She is a daughter of Enoch and Mary (Myers) Wilhite, of whom the former was born in Virginia, and the latter in Kentucky. Mrs. Pearce is the mother of six children; four are now living-Ora, born February 23, 1853; Eva and Ida are twins, they were born November 26, 1856; and William C., born May 4, 1864. Mrs. Pearce is an amiable Christian woman, who, with her husband, is a member of the Union Christian Church. Mr. Pearce has a fine farm of 390 acres. He is a radical temperance man, and is identified with the Republican party.
T. J. PIFER, stockman and farmer, P. O. Palestine. This gentleman was born August 14, 1844, on La Motte Prairie. His father, E. S. Pifer, was born March 1, 1816, near Har- per's Ferry, Va .; he died November 10, 1849. He was an industrious farmer, coming to this county in an early day, where he was married, December 30, 1840, to Jane S. Walker, born February 18, 1817, in Fayette County, Ohio. she is still living. The grand- parents of our subject were John and Mar- garet Pifer, born respectively June 13, 1784, and March 8, 1789. Mr. T. J. Pifer went to
school in this county, and after the war com- menced his heart was stirred with patriotic zeal and a desire to save the stars and stripes. He enlisted August 2, 1862, in the Ninety-eighth Illinois Infantry Volunteers, Company E, which was afterward mounted. He was under fire twenty-three times; he served till the close of the war, when he came home, and was joined in matrimony, February 21, 1867, to Miss Eliza Walters, born December 23, 1850, in this county. She is a daughter of Jacob and Stacy (McCorpin) Walters, and is the mother of four children living -Maggie R., born December 16, 1867; Edward E., born October 2, 1869; Luther L., born August 17, 1874; and Arthur D., born October 2, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Pifer are members of the Union Christian Church; he has traveled extensively; is a Republican; a Knight of Honor, and mem ber of the " Alfred Harrison Post," of Pales- tine Depart., Ill., G. A. R.
L. S. PIFER, farmer, P. O. Palestine, was born on La Motte Prairie November 16, 1852. He is a son of Joseph Pifer, born September 24, 1819, in Virginia; he was married August 25, 1842, to Margaret Wal- ker, born January 23, 1822, in Obio. Our subject was educated in this county, where he was joined in matrimony, March 25, 1879, to Miss Mary A. Cooley, born February 2, 1859. She is a daughter of William R. and Elizabeth (Myers) Cooley, and is the mother of one child, Medford O., born December 20, 1879. Mrs. Pifer is a lady who believes in making home cheerful and happy, and is a member of the Union Chirstian Church. Mr. Pifer is an energetic, enterprising young farmer, not behind his neighbors in any re- spect; he has been identified with the Re- publican party.
ROBERT PLUNKETT, farmer and stock- man, P. O. Hutsonville, was born October 4,
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1828, in Shelby County, Ky. He is a de- scendant of a Lord Plunkett, who is connect- ed with the history of Ireland, where his estates were, and becoming involved in her political affairs with England, he had to flee for his life, and settled in Virginia. His son, Jesse, who is the grandfather of our sub- ject, removed to the dark and bloody grounds of Kentucky, where he participated in the border warfare with the red man of the woods, and married a Miss Moseley; they reared a large family. One of the boys, named Robert, married Nancie Hartley, daughter of Daniel and Rebecca Hartley, and the mother of thirteen children. Abra- ham, one of the boys, was killed at the battle of Stone River, Tenn. Our subject was edu- cated in Indiana, where his father had re- moved in 1833; from there he went to the Mexican war, in 1846, and participated in the battle of Buena Vista. He was married, August 19, 1847, in Montgomery County, Ind., to Christina Andrews, daughter of John and Nancie Andrews, who came from Ohio. She is the mother of four children uow living: John M., was married twice; is the father of one little boy, named Rollin A .; he is a min- ister of the Union Christian Church, receiv- ing his theological education at Merom, Ind. His brother, Robert A., born August 19, 1850, was educated in the same college: he is now engaged in the insurance busi- ness; Nancie A., wife of Asa Eckard, a tiller of the soil in this county, he is the father of Anna, Josephine and Henrietta; Henry S. L., born February 27, 1860. Mrs. Plunkett is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; her daughter belongs to the Chris- tian Church. Mr. Plunkett enlisted, 1861, for the three years' term, in the Thirty- eighth Illinois Infantry 1 Volunteers, Com- pany D, as Second Lieutenant. He was afterward detailed to Gen. Jefferson C.
Davis' staff, of the Union army. He partic- ipated in many thrilling scenes and battles. He came to this county in 1858. He and his boys have about four hundred acres of fine land; they pay a great deal of attention to stock raising, and in political affairs are identified with the Republican party. Mr. Plunkett has tilled school offices.
T. N. RAFFERTY, physician, Palestine. The subject of this sketch was born June 12, 1846, in Springville, Lawrence Co., Ind. His father was M. C. Rafferty, born 1816, near Covington, Ky, a merchant in Spring- ville, who was joined in matrimony to Mary S. Benedict, born 1823, in Nicholasville, Ky. She was the mother of three children-Theo- dore N., Mollie E., Malcolm E. Our sub- ject, Theodore N., went to school in Spring- ville, Ind. In early life, he clerked in his father's store, and, after attending the State University at Bloomington, he taught school three years, but during that time he took a commercial course at Indianapolis, where he graduated. At an early age, he became im- bued with a thirst for medical knowledge, and in the winter of 1867-68 he entered the Medical Department at Ann Arbor, Mich. He finished his medical studies in the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, where he graduated in the spring of 1869. He went back to his old home and practiced medicine one year; in the spring of 1870, he came to Palestine, where he follows his profession. Mr. Rafferty has served his township in the capacity of Township Supervisor for two years. He also filled school offices. He was married, at Palestine, October, 1827, to Miss Sadie E. Donnell, born in Palestine, March 12, 1849. She is the mother of three chil- dren, living-Pearl. born December 8, 1873; Herbert N., born September 22, 1878, and Glen A. born February 19, 1881. Her father, Dennis Donnell, was one of the pioneers of
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this county. The maiden name of her mother is Eliza Netherton. Our subject is a member of the county Medical Association, a Knight of Honor, a member the Escula- pian Society of the Wabash Valley, and also a member of the Tri-State Medical Society.
J. C. RANEY, farmer, P. O. Palestine, was born in Greene County, Ohio, November 8, 1836. He is a son of James Raney, who was born July 22, 1789, in Berkeley County, Va., who was a farmer by occupation. In the year 1812, he obeyed the call of his coun- try, and fought for American rights and free- dom; he died in 1864; he was joined in matrimony to Miss Martha Siler, born Sep- tember 5, 1794, in Berkeley County, Va., who was the mother of ten children. Our subject went to school in Greene County, Ohio, where he farmed afterward. He was married there, also, October 12, 1863, to Miss Charlotte M. Archer, born December 10, 1842, in Washington County, Penn. She is the daughter of Ebenezer Archer, born 1806, in West Virginia, near Steubenville, whose occupation was that of a tiller of the soil, and whose father came from Scotland. Her mother was Marguerette McCrea, born 1807, near Steubenville, Ohio. Mr. Raney has been identified with the Republican party, but is now strongly in favor of the Prohibi- tion party. He has three children, Albert I., born November 25, 1864, in Greene County, Ohio; Marguerette E., born December 29, 1866. in Greene County, Ohio; Archer Rus- sell. born July 1, 1873, near Palestine. In
·the spring of 1867, Mr. Raney came to Craw- ford County, Ill., where he had bought 200 acres of land the year before, lived on it seven years, when he sold out and bought the David Lagow farm, situated just west of Palestine. Mr. Raney is a useful member of the community in which he lives; he is an Elder of the Presbyterian Church, of
which body his wife is also a member. She is also known as a good Sunday school worker.
JOHN RICHEY, farmer, P. O. Palestine, was born in County Derry, Ireland. He is a son of Andrew Richey, who was born and died in the same country. There were eight children in the family. Mr. J. Richey was educated mostly in Ireland. He has been a farmer all his life. He came to the United States in the fall of 1858, settling in Greene County, Ohio. He came to this county in 1868, where he was joined in matrimony the following year to Miss Sarah A. Fox, born January 26, 1840, in this county. She is a daughter of John and Emeline (McGahey) Fox, and is the mother of the following chil- dren; Abbie J., born July 13, 1871; Will- iam O., born October 10, 1873; James C., born April 11, 1876; Freddie F., born Sep- tember 24, 1878; and David A., born October 12, 1881. Mr. Richey, through his honesty, frugality and industry, has become the pos- sessor of a nice farm of 227 acres of land, on which he has good buildings. He has been identified with the Republican party, is an honored citizen of the community in which he resides, and, with his wife, is a member of the United Presbyterian Church.
JAMES RICHEY, farmer, P. O. Pales- tine, was born in County Derry, Ireland. His father, Andrew Richey, was born and died in County Derry, Ireland. Our subject went to school mainly in Ireland. His occupation is that of a farmer. He came to the United States in 1861, settling in Cedarville, Ohio. He finally came to Illinois, where he was joined in matrimony, November 26, 1874, to Miss Emma L. Miller, born December 29, 1854, in this county. She is the daughter of Henry H. and Luna (Wheeler) Miller, and the mother of three children-Flora J., born September 28, 1875, Luna B., born August
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2. 1877, and Harry, born September 28, 1880. Mr. Richey is a quiet, unassuming gentleman; the owner of a nice farm, with good buildings, and also the architect of his own fortune. He is a Republican. Mrs. Richey is a member of the Methodist Episco- pal Church; her uncle, J. E. Miller, was a First Lieutenant in the army.
A. SALESBERRY, merchant, Palestine, first beheld the light of this world May 1, 1834, in La Motte Township, Crawford Co., Ill. His father was James Salesberry, who was born, 1810, in Virginia, a farmer by oc- cupation. He came to Palestine at an early age, and for awhile ran a ferry across the Wabash River. He died in 1848. His wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Harden, born in 1805, in Kentucky. She died in 1879 in La Motte Township. She was the mother of five children. Our subject went to school in Merom, Ind .; was a farmer in early life. In 1875, in partnership with A. J. Plough, he started a general store in Hut- sonville; continued in that till 1880, when they dissolved partnership, and, after divid- ing the stock, Mr. Salesberry came to Pales- tine, where he opened a general store. Our subject has been married three times. His first wife was Sarah Mackey, who was born in Kentucky, and died in La Motte Town- ship. She had three children-Andrew C., Ida Bell and Anna. His second wife was Miss Sarah Stratton, born in Crawford County, died in Hutsonville. She was the mother of one child named Lucy. His third wife was Mrs. P. A. Hasselbach, who was born in 1829, in Kentucky; her father was a farmer in Indiana. Mr. Salesberry has been connected with the Democratic party. He is a member of the Christian Church.
J. R. SMITH, farmer, P. O. Palestine, was born in Fayette County, Ky. He is a son of W. B. Smith, who was born in the
same place, and who married a Miss Casey, born March 28, 1772. She is the mother of twelve children, and is now living at Mat- toon, aged one hundred and ten years. The grandfather of our subject was a Judge of the Circuit Court at Logansport, Ind., when he was one hundred and two years old; he died at the age of one hundred and fifteen. This proves that our subject is of a long-lived family. He was married, 1854, in Bartholo- mew County, Ind., to Miss Nancie Chields, who was born in the same place, and who is the mother of the following children: Oscar, Finley, Joe, Harry, Amanda, Eme- line, Martha I. and Rose Bell. Mr. Smith is independent in politics; his father was a soldier in the Black Hawk war.
DANIEL STONER, farmer, P. O. Hut- sonville, was born January 1, 1810, in Freder- ick County, Md. His father, William Stoner, married Elizabeth Garber, who was the mother of nine children. Mr. Stoner went to school in Maryland; from there he went to Ohio, where he was joined in matri- mony, March 3, 1832, to Esther Pfoutz, born December 10, 1809, in Maryland. She is a daughter of Samuel and Rebecca (Rinehart) Pfoutz, and is the mother of six children now living-Samuel P., boru March 21, 1835; William H., born July 25, 1838; Mary E., born April 14, 1840; Jessie C., born July 19, 1844; Chloe S., born October 1, 1848; and Lloyd R., born September 7, 1855. Mr. and Mrs. Stoner are members of the German Baptist Church, of which he is a deacon and an exemplary member. He has a nice farm. Is a Republican.
S. G. SWEARINGEN, farmer, P. O. Duncanville, who is the personification of good humor aud kindness, was born January 8, 1807, in Ohio. He is a son of Thomas V. Swearingen, a merchant by occupation, who was born December 19, 1779, in Virginia,
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and who died September 29, 1863. He was joined in matrimony, April 6, 1806, to Miss Theodosia Goodale, born February 25, 1785. She died April 6, 1832, and was the mother of six children. Our subject's ancestors were of French and Holland descent, and he can date his family back as far as the begin- ning of the seventeenth century. He was educated in Chillicothe, Ohio. and in early life clerked for his father: afterward he learned the tanner's trade, which he followed till 1851, when he came to Crawford County, Ill., where he has been a farmer ever since. Mr. Swearingen was married to Miss Sarah N. Colwell, born December 19, 1808, in Pennsylvania. She died May 20, 1871. and she is the mother of four children, as follows: Lincoln G., who died near Vicks- burg, while in the army; Sally C., deceased; Cynthia. deceased: Theodore P., born No- vember 16, 1848, he is now married. Mr. Swearingen was married a second time, No- vember 28, 1872, to Mrs. C. A. Cunningham, born April 15, 1830, she is a daughter of W. J. and Amelia Crews, and the mother of three children, from her first husband. The chil- dren are all married, and their names are Thomas H., William O. and Charles A. Mr. and Mrs. Swearingen are members of the Methodist Church.
CAPT. G. B. SWEET, painter, Palestine, was born September 20, 1835, in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he went to school. He is a son of W. M. Sweet, born in Fauquier County, Va., a machinist by cccupation: he married Mary A. Goldsmith, who is the mother of two children. In early life, Mr. Sweet boated for some years on the Ohio; then learned the carpenter trade in Indiana; after- ward he clerked in the railroad contractor's "office at Tipton, Ind. In 1853. he came to Palestine, where he clerked for O. H. Bristol & Co., for over two years. Having learned
the painter's trade, he followed it till Septem- ber 3, 1862, when he enlisted as private in the Ninety-eighth Illinois, Company E. During the war, through his bravery and good conduct, he rose to the rank of A. A. A. General, holding the rank of Brevet Captain under Gen. A. O. Miller. The Ninety-eighth Illinois, as is well known, did some of the heaviest fighting during the war. It was in fifty-six engagements; in all of which Capt. Sweet participated except one. He was wounded only once. He was mustered out of the service near Springfield, July 6, 1865. when he came to Palestine to follow his trade. He was married in Palestine, Feb- ruary, 1855, to Miss C. J. Alexander, born 1835, died December, 1876, in same place. Her father, Dr. H. Alexander. was a pioneer of this county, a member of the Legislature and County Judge; he was a native of Ken- tucky. He married Julia Kitchell, a daugh- ter of Judge Kitchell. Mr. Sweet has three children living-Edmund C., born Decem- ber. 1856; Janella, born January, 1862; Ira, born September 21. 1866. He is a Presby- terian, a Democrat and a member of the " Alfred Harrison Post," No. 152. G. A. R. Dept. of Ill. He holds the office of " Officer of the Day."
N. VANE, Postmaster, Palestine, was born September 24, 1827, in Brown County, Ohio. He is a son of Arthur Vane, who came to Palestine in 1831. He was a farmer by oc- cupation, and was born March 24. 1796; he died in New Hebron, Crawford Co., Ill., in 1860. He married Eleanor Blair, a second cousin of Gen. Frank P. Blair; she is the mother of nine children. Mr. Vane went to school in Palestine. He farmed till he was of age, and then learned the cooper trade in Terre Haute, Ind. He followed his trade till 1864; he then commenced to clerk in a. drug store in Palestine; after that he was in
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different business till 1877, when he became Postmaster of Palestine; has carried on the office ever since, together with a stock of drugs and medicine. He was married, Au- gust 31, 1851, near Palestine, to Miss Julia A. Wheeler, born April 22, 1834, in Rutland, Vt. She is a danghter of Leonard Wheeler, a farmer, who died in Crawford County; her mother was Elizabeth Wittmore, who was born in Massachusetts. Mr. Vane has two children living-Arthur, born November 6, 1852, and Flora, born July 13, 1856. Mr. Vane's two brothers died in the army. Mr. Vane enjoys the esteem of his fellow-men. He and his wife are members of the Method- ist Episcopal Church; he is a supporter of the Republican party.
MRS. SABRA WALKER, farmer, P. O. Palestine, was born April 15, 1829, in Law- rence County, Ill. She is a daughter of James Vermillion; he married Catharine Woodworth, who was the mother of seven children. Mr. Vermillion died November 25, 1834. Our subject went to school in Lawrence County, Ill. She was joined in matrimony, May 7, 1850, to Charles S. Wal- ker, born July 20, 1825, in Ohio; he died March 9, 1869. He was a son of Thomas and Mary (Short) Walker, and was the father of four children-Orlando, born May 1, 1851, he was married to Matilda Wright; Mary L., born January 15, 1854, she was married to James Seeders; Elsie F., born January 8, 1859, she died September 3, 1863; Eva C., born September 13, 1866, she died October 9, 1866. Mrs. Walker owns and lives in a cozy, comfortable home, and is a member of the Methodist Church.
ORLANDO WALKER, farmer, P. O. Palestine, was born May 1, 1851, on La Motte Prairie. He is a son of Charles S. Walker, deceased, who was a fond and indulgent parent. a good husband and an industrious
farmer. Mr. O. Walker was educated in this county and at Merom, Ind. In early life, he, like Nimrod, of Biblical fame, was very fond of the chase, and the deep-mouthed baying of the hounds, was music in his ear. He was joined in matrimony, November 16, 1871, to Miss Matilda Wright, born Febru- ary 14, 1847. in Gibson County, Ind. She is a daughter of Andrew J. and Lucinda (Spain) Wright, and is the mother of three children. living, Virgil, born June 17, 1875; Jessie, born December 14, 1877; and Horace, born February 29, 1880. Mrs. Walker is a fond mother and a member of the Union Christian Church. Mr. Walker has been identified with the Republican party.
JAMES WESTNER, farmer, P. O. Pales- tine. This gentleman, who is known to all the old settlers in this county, was born in La Motte Township July 17, 1818. He is a son of George Westner, born May 7. 1765, in Chester County, Penn. His brothers were in the Revolutionary war; he himself was in the war of 1812, participating in the battle of New Orleans. He was married, in Ken- tucky, to Miss Nancy Eaton, who was the mother of fourteen children. It is generally supposed that he came to this county at a very early date, probably with the Eatons, of Indian fighting fame. Our subject, James Westner, was joined in matrimony, October 6, 1840, to Miss Margaret Kent, who was born Angust 12, 1819, in North Carolina. She is a daughter of Thomas and Ellen (Con- nerly) Kent, and is the mother of eight chil- dren. Three are now living; their names are Elizabeth, born August 17, 1846, she married John Gano; George L .. born January 23, 1849; Rose L., born December 1, 1856, she married George Hawkins, and is the mother of the following children: Pearl B., born August 1, 1875, Myrtle G., born May 16. 1878, and Altha E., born December 13, 1882.
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Mr. and Mrs. Westner are members of the Christian Church; he is a Republican, and living on the old place that his father bought at $3 per acre from McCall, who was the old Government Surveyor, and who was killed by the Indians.
G. S. WILSON, grain dealer, Palestine. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was born August 27, 1836, in this county. He is a descendant of one of the leading pioneer families, whose members filled vari- ons public offices, among others that of Rep- resentative. James Wilson, grandfather of our subject, was of Old Virginia stock; his wife was the mother of five boys and four girls; they came here in 1817, entering Gov- ernment land at $1.25 per acre. Their son, James H., was born in Virginia, and in the same year that his parents came West he went South to New Orleans, but came back the next year and settled in Palestine, on the same spot where his son now lives. He was married here, also, to Jane Caldwell, dangh- ter of James Caldwell, and the mother of six boys. She died near Palestine. James H. Wilson was married a second time, in In- diana, to Mrs. Ashley, who was the mother of Mary Jane, who afterward married R. A. Bristol. At the death of Mrs. Wilson, he was married a third time, to Mrs. A. Phelps. She is still living with a daughter of her for- mer husband. James H. Wilson died in the year 1856. His son, Guy S., was educated in this county, and in Waveland Academy, Ind. He was joined in matrimony August 6, 1866, in Vincennes, Ind., to Miss Hattie M. Young, born November 14, 1848, daughter of Henry and Louisa (Haddoc) Young. The former came from New Jersey, the latter from North Carolina. They were married in Palestine, where he was a mechanic. He died in New York, his wife died in Palestine. They were the parents of two boys and two
girls. William G., the oldest boy, was a Colonel in the late war. Our subject is the father of three boys and one girl-Henry H., born March 14, 1868; Charles F., born Octo- ber 2, 1870; Cliff W., born March 19, 1872; Estelle, born Jannary 16, 1874. Mr. Wilson has traveled, to some extent, in his youth. In politics, he is identified with the Demo- cratic party. Mrs. Wilson is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and keeps one of the best boarding houses in the Wabash Val- ley.
THE WOODWORTH FAMILY, Palestine. One of the prominent pioneer families of Craw- ford County is that of Woodworth. For nearly three-quarters of a century, the name has been identified with the county's interests, and is a synonym of honor and integrity, industry and business energy. John S. Woodworth, the progenitor of the Wood- worth family in this county, and whose por- trait appears in this volume, was born December 29, 1785. He was a native of New York, but mostly reared in Kentucky, and emigrated to Illinois in 1814, locating near where Palestine now stands. He came here with Thomas Gill and family, and after- ward married a daughter of Mr. Gill. Soon after his arrival, he bought a squatter's claim from Thomas Kennedy, and during his life accumulated a large landed property, own . ing at the time of his death about a thousand acres of land in La Motte Township, near Palestine. He was the second Sheriff of Crawford County, but never aspired to office or public position, preferring a quiet life, and devoting his time and attention to the improvement of his property and to the ties of home. In 1815, he was married to Miss Gill, who died in a few years, and in 1827 he was married again, to Mrs. Kincaide, of Lawrence County. Of ten children born to him there are now but three living; viz. : Martin
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