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William S. (who married Jessie, a daughter of Thomas and Cleantha (Storm) Hibbard, natives of New York and residents of Chicago, where her father is receiver of the Grand Pacific Hotel) and Gertrude M. (at St. Mary's College, Knoxville, Knox Co., Ill. ). Mr. Greene has served his township faithfully in some of the small offices which are all labor and no pay: has been Supervisor, and held the office of Township Treasurer thirty years in succession. He is Warden in the Protest- ant Episcopal Church of Naperville, of which organization the family are active members.
ADAM GESSNER, farmer, P. O. Naper- ville. was born August 27, 1833, in Germany; is a son of Casper and Margaret (Steperlin) Gessner, natives of Germany and parents of five children-Henry, Conrad. Catharine. Adam and Margaret. Mr. Gessner attended school as much as was convenient in the old country; he came to this county in 1856, and engaged for awhile by the month at $4 to $10: was chopping wood, etc. Was married, 1860. to Elizabeth, a daughter of Joseph and Susannah (Swilly) Russler, the parents of eight children-Elizabeth, Fannie, Rebecca, Daniel, Mary, Susannah, Matilda and Joseph. Mr. Gessner has niue living children out of ten, the result of this union, viz., Clinton, Sarah, Joseph, Albert, Henry, Emma, Ida, John. Lizzie, Walter and infant. He set- tled his present farm of 170 acres in 1870. He and wife are members of the Evangelical Association of Naperville; votes Republican ticket.
JOHN HEITZLER, farmer, P. O. Naper- ville, was born in Alsace February 12, 1845: is son of Joseph and Frances Heitzler, natives of Alsace and parents of four children, viz., Frances (Mrs. Fred Pelling), Rosa (Mrs. J. Seiler), Joseph (living in Henry County, Ill. ). and John; parents came to Du Page County in 1853, settling where the subject
now lives, where they died; the mother was killed by lightning in the cabbage patch August 19, 1879; the father died November 14, 1881; were members of the Catholic Church of Naperville; parents came here in poor circumstances, and labored hard to sus- tain their family, using the pioneer imple- ments and ox teams. Subject attended school but little; owing to the limited circumstances of the family, he was compelled to hire out at the age of twelve at $8 per month, plowing with five yoke of oxen; he mowed with scythe when quite yonng. The means obtained by his labors were consumed by the family; he often hauled corn to Lockport, and sold it at 30 cents per bushel. He worked with his father until his father's death: was married May 25, 1869, to Kate Seiler, by whom he has six children, viz., Joseph, Henry, Frank. Mary, Adaline, infant, also one deceased. He has about one hundred and seventy acres of well improved land, partly timber and partly under good cultivation. He has never sought any office; the family are members of the Catholic Church at Napervi le; votes the Democratic ticket; takes interest in education; he ran a threshing machine for sixteen years; he was in Company D, One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry; was out seven months: in no battles.
PHILIP HERBERT, farmer, P. O. Cass, was born April 19, 1839, in Germany: is the son of Henry and Katharine (Bohrer) Her- bert, natives of Germany, who came here Jan- uary 12, 1854, settling near where the sub- ject now resides. The parents had nine chil- dren -Margaret, Katharine, Mary, Philip, Henry, Abbie. William, Elizabeth and John. The father, who was born June 22, 1801, died February 24, 1880; the mother, born June 20, 1807, is living with her son William. The parents early united with the Catholic Church at Lemont. Our subject attended school but
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nine days in this country. He teamed for three years in Chicago, and the remainder of his life has been spent in farming; was mar- ried in Milton, January 9, 1866, to Elizabeth, a daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Miller) Oberhart. She blessed him with six chil- dren, four of whom died within two weeks in 1882 with diphtheria. Their names were -- Maggie, Katie, Annie and George. Those living are Willie and Mary. Mrs. Herbert was born in Chicago September 4, 1845; her father, born March 11, 1807, died October 30, 1868; her mother, born April 25, 1808, died April 22, 1879. Mr. Herbert has held some minor offices; he and his wife are mem- bers of the Catholic Church of Lemont, Ill. He votes the Democratic ticket.
FRED HATCH, farmer, P. O. Lisle, was born February 5, 1839, in Lisle Township, Du Page County, the son of Luther and Laura (Kidder) Hatch, natives of New Hampshire, and parents of three boys, viz., Fred, Ezra (storekeeper at Brooklyn, Iowa), Lnther A. (farmer in Lynn County, Iowa). The father was born February 5, 1804; came to Du Page County about 1832, and bought land where Patrick O'Brien now lives, and afterward lo- cated permanently where our subject now lives; here he died April 22, 1852, having pos- sessed 145 acres of well-improved land, which he had taken when raw prairie: the mother died May 25, 1879. The father was Township Treasurer at the time of his death, having held the office for many years. Mr. Hatch attend- ed the country schools and Wheaton College, after which he applied himself at teaching for nine terms. He was married in Lynn County, Iowa, October 12, 1862, to Hannah T. Burtis, of Iowa; by her he had two chil- dreu-Freddie B. (deceased) and Luther. Mrs. Hatch died July 7, 1867, and he was again married March 10, 1868, to Anna Ott, a daugh- ter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Warner) Ott,
natives of Germany, and the parents of six children, viz., Elizabeth, Franklin, Joseph, Anna, Laura and Joseph; her parents settled in Milton Township, in this county, about 1841, where the father died in November, 1848, and the mother in February, 1849. . Mrs. Hatch was born May 27, 1844, in this county ; she has blessed her husband with six children, viz., Frank W., Clarence R., Rosa, Hattie, Harry and Mabel. Mr. Hatch has 145 acres of finely improved land here, and 120 acres in Linn County, Iowa. He has held some small offices, as Trustee, etc. He is an active member of the Congregational Church; votes the Republican ticket. His father was an early "Abolitionist.
MARTIN HINTERLONG, farmer, P. O. Naperville, was born June 15, 1841, in Alsace, Germany; is a son of Joseph and Celestika Hinterlong, natives of Germany, and the par- ents of four children -- Martin, Antony, John, Joseph; the parents were early settlers where the subject now lives; here they used ox teams and experienced many hardships that were attached to the lives of the pio- neer's. The father died in 1868, and the mother followed him two years later. They possessed 240 acres; at the time of their de- cease, which the children now possess. Our subject obtained a fair education: was mar- ried January 14, 1869, to Frances Kaefer, a daughter of Lawrence and Frances (Neff) Kaefer; her parents had three children- Josephine, Francis and William. Mr. Hin- terlong's union resulted in three children- Edward, Frank and Henry; members of the Catholic Church; has been Pathmaster; Dem- ocrat; has a dairy of forty cows.
HENRY HORSTMANN, farmer, P. O. Na- perville, was born January 22, 1822, in Prussia; his parents, Henry and Dorathy (Jung) Horst- mann, were natives of the same country. and had nine children, four of whom grew up-
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Henry, Emily, Matilda and Bertha; the par- ents were Lutherans. Our subject attended school till he was seventeen, and was engaged then for a time in merchandising. In 1848, he came to New York, and worked awhile for a farmer in Ohio. In 1849, he bought fifty acres of land, a part of his present farm of 200 acres. In 1857, he was married to Maria Hammerschmidt, a native of Germany, which union blessed him with six children, viz., Henry, Adolph, Emily, Julius, Bertha, and one deceased. Mr. Horstmann has been School Director thirty years in succession, and has filled other small offices; he and wife are members of the Lutheran Church of Naper- ville, in which he holds office. He takes a deep interest in education, and is a Republican.
E. W. HEYNEN, farmer, P. O. Naperville, born February 28, 1816, in Germany; is a son of John and Margaret (Reth) Heynen, the parents of nine children-Fred, Caroline, Minnie, John, Peter, August, Harriet, E. W., Julia; they were Lutherans. Mr. Heynen attended school considerable, obtaining a fair education: he entered a store room as clerk when quite young. In 1841, peddled on com- mission, handling all kinds of notions; was married in 1841 to Matilda Kreuzer, the result being seven children, four of whom survive- Robert, Otto, August and Annis. Robert is farming the home place. Our subject came to Illinois in 1848; he farmed two years near Freeport and then worked with Henry Horst- mann for five years. In 1856, he bought sixty acres where he now lives, paying $2,000 for the same. He and wife are Lutherans; votes the Republican ticket; his oldest son, Annis, killed in the late war.
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S. D. ICHL, farmer, P. O. Downer's Grove, was born July 23, 1853, in Vernon, Lake Co., Ill .; is a sou of George and Mary (Escher) Ichl, natives of Germany. His par- ents came to Illinois, the father in 1830,
and the mother later; the parents had four children-Leanna (Mrs. Fred Gress, farmer, Dakota). Libbie, Solomon D. and Reuben; they were members of the Evangelical As- sociation; the father is living in Lake Coun- ty; the mother died October 20, 1866; the father aga'n married Mrs. Elizabeth Schnei- der, the widow of Jacob Schneider, by whom she had two children, viz., Sarah and Henry. Pen cannot describe the hardships of the par- ents of our subject, and we will only leave them to be compared with similar experiences mentioned in different parts of this book. Our subject is farming 167 acres belonging to his uncles, M. E., J. T. and S. D. Escher. His brother, Reuben, is working for him, and his aunt, Mrs. Lizzie (Faul) Escher is keep- ing house for them; her husband is deceased: the boys are making a specialty of raising grain.
THOMAS JELLIES, farmer and retired carpenter, P. O. Lisle, was born December 31, 1807, in England; is the son of Joseph and Sarah (Baker) Jellies, who were the parents of twenty children, eleven of whom grew up and eight now survive. The par- ents lived to be very old; the mother died in a rocking chair without a struggle, while reading the Bible; she was an active member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Jellies, onr subject, obtained a fair educa- tion, and when eighteen years old began the carpenter's trade, which he continued the most of his life. He was married in 1830 to Mary A. Chapman, by whom he was blessed with five children; three survive, viz., William, Betsey and Sarah. Mrs. Jel- lies died in 1848, and Mr. Jellies was again married in 1850, this time to Mary, a daugh- ter of Thomas H. and Mary (Marney) Black- burn; she was born February 21, 1822, in Kentucky, and was first married to James E. Smith, the union resulting in three boys and
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one girl, viz., Byron, Eugene, Thomas and Julia, now Mrs. L. H. McIntosh, of Califor- nia, whose husband owns 4,000 acres of land. Mrs. Jellies' first husband died in 1848; her marriage with the subject resulted in four children-Jennie, Lucy, Bertha and Mary. Mr. Jellies put up the first schoolhouse in the neighborhood of Lisle. He made a wagon, the wheels of which were composed of blocks sawn from an oak tree, upon which he hauled the logs to the mill, and the lumber for it with ox teams to build the rude structure. At this building meetings were held, to attend which many of the early settlers drove their ox teams to their rude wagons and sometimes to sleds in the month of July. Mr. Jellies has property worth $3,000 near Lisle Station, and with his wife enjoys good health at their ripe old age. Mr. Jellies is a Republican.
JOHN KUECHEL, farmer, P. O. Naper- ville,. was born January 17, 1840, in Alsace, now Germany; is a son of John and Salome Kuechel, natives of Germany, where the father died, and the mother. emigrated to this country in 1856, and died in 1869; was a member of the Evangelical Association. Mr. Kuechel attended school until fourteen year old, at which time he engaged actively in rural labor, driving ox team, etc. He set- tled with his mother on the land now owned by Solomon Mertz, where he remained until 1864, entering then the ministry in the Evan- gelical Association, which he continued with unbounded success in different parts of the State till 1876, when he withdrew on account of ill health; he now devotes his time mostly to his fine farm of 106 acres, lying a short distance north of Naperville; he was married to Mary Sembach, which union resulted in six children, viz., Adin, George, Charles, Samuel, Mary C. and Benjamin. He is now Superintendent of the Sunday school of the Evangelical Association at Naperville, of
which organization he and wife are active members. Mr. Kuechel is the artificer of his own little fortune; he experienced the loss of a father when quite young, and consequently, being the only child, had to care for himself and mother. He labored for several years by the month, and by frugality and energy se- cured bim a very pleasant home. He has taken a deep interest in educating his chil- dren.
HENRY MANBECK, farmer, P. O. Naper- ville, was born in Berks County, Penn., Janu- ary 14, 1823; his parents removed to Schuyl- kill County, Penn., when he was six years old, where he lived till 1854. He received a fair education in the district schools, and began life working on the farm; hic also worked at the turner's trade two years, but abandoned it for farming. April 26, 1853, be married Rachel Reed, a native of Schuylkill County, Penn., and in the same month moved west to this county, where he bought a piece of land about two miles east of Naperville, on which he lived till about the year 1869, when he moved to his present place, which adjoins the northeast corner of the corporation of Naperville; here he has lived ever since. Of his seven children only five are now living. He is a Republican, and a member of the Evangelical Church.
J. R. McMILLEN, Station Ageut and Post- master, Lisle, was born September 4, 1830, in Union County, Ind., and was raised in Ohio: is the son of James W. and Cynthia A. (Mil- ler) McMillen, he, a native of South Car- olina, born October 31, 1796, died in Illinois February 26, 1868; she a native of Shelby- ville, Ky., born in August, 1806, died in Ohio August 23, 1843. Our subject availed him- self of such educational advantages as the dis- trict schools afforded. At twenty years of age, he commenced working on the Illinois Central Railroad track, where he continued two years, after which he learned the trade
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of brick-laying; after working at his trade four years in Bloomington, he settled in Ches- ter, Randolph County, where he continued his trade successfully; while at work on a railroad depot, he fell, breaking both his lower limbs, one of which was amputated above the knee. As soon as he had sufficient- ly recovered to labor, he was employed in a railroad office in Chicago. In 1866, he was appointed agent for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad at Lisle, which position he has since held. In 1867, he was commis- sioned Postmaster. At Macomb, III., Septem- ber 13, 1859, he married Martha A. Hawkins, born in Reading, Vt., March 11, 1840, a daugh- ter of John S. and Martha (Morrison( Hawk- ins, natives of Vermont. This union has re- sulted in five children, viz., Edward W., aged nineteen years; John F., seventeen years; Charles A .. twelve years; Fletcher H., ten years; and Anna M., who died in infancy. Mr. Millen was Justice of the Peace three years, and is now in his seventh term as Town Clerk. By his industry, he has secured a good property worth about $1,800. His wife is a member of the Baptist Church, he of the Congregational, in the Sunday school of which he is Superintendent; he is a stanch Republican.
SOLOMON MERTZ, farmer, P. O. Lisle, was born July 12, 1813, in Pennsylvania; is a son of Henry and Hannah Mertz, the par- ents of eighteen children, six of whom still survive, viz., Solomon, Charles, David, Elias, Edward and Mary. The father was in the battle of Lexington, the beginning of the Revolutionary war. Mr. Mertz obtained a good education, and worked at farming, which occupation he began on his own re- sponsibility on attaining his majority. In 1834, he married Lucy, daughter of Solomon Butts, of Pennsylvania; she died in 1854, having borne eleven children, seven of whom
are living; they are Solomon, Frank, Will- iam, Owen, Henry, Louisa and Mary. Mr. Mertz was again married in 1856 to Saloma. daughter of Jacob and Saloma (Repps) Rehm. Mr. Rehm died December 28, 1881; his wife, at the age of sixty-seven, lives with the sub- ject. Mr. Mertz has by his second wife nine children, viz., George, Daniel, Edward, Alice, Amelia, Delia, Ida, Ella and Lula. Mr. Mertz settled where he now lives August 11, 1845: he has 350 acres of well-improved land in this county, and 160 acres in Kankakee County. Mrs. Mertz is a member of the Evangelical Church, and Mr. Mertz of the Lutheran; he was one among the noted hunters of this county; he is a Republican.
D. H. NARAMORE, retired farmer, P. O. Downer's Grove, was born in Benson, Rutland Co., Vt., December 10, 1803; son of Joel and Electa (Clarke) Naramore, natives of Pitts- field, Mass. Joel Naramore, who was born October 1, 1767, died at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., June 13, 1813; his wife, born October 29, 1764, died March 3, 1844: she was a member of the Congregational Church. They were the parents of eight children, four of whom are living, the eldest being eighty-seven, the youngest seventy-three years of age. Mr. Naramore, at twenty-one years of age, appren- ticed to the blacksmith's trade in Benson, Vt., which trade he followed for ten years or more. In 1835, he came by boat and stage to Ohio; afterward settled at Lisle Township this county (then Cook County), paying $1,000 for a claim of 280 acres, which he farmed till 1876, when he moved to Downer's Grove, where he has since resided. In this county, February 12, 1837, he married Eunice K. Peet, born July 24, 1815, in Poultney, Rnt- land Co., Vt., who came to Lisle Township and stayed with her brother Lester, who taught the first school in this county at Naper- ville; she is a daughter of Wheelock and
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Alcy (Hickok) Peet, he a native of Bethle- hem, Conn., born April 28, 1774, died July 29, 1860; she was of Williamstown, Mass., born September 12, 1775, died October 20, 1832; the parents of six children, of whom three are living, the eldest being seventy- eight, the youngest sixty-six years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Naramore are the parents of five children, of whom two are living -- Lucy A. (married John Stanley) and Lester P. (mar- ried Eppie M. Pinches). Mr. Naramore has always been a stanch advocate of temper- ance; his wife is a member of the Congrega- tional Church; when she first came to this county the Indians were quite numerous.
HENRY NETZLY, farmer. P. O. Lisle, was born in Lancaster County, Penn., Septem- ber 21, 1832; is the son of Jacob and Mary (Mentzer) Netzly, who came to this county in 1851, settling where the subject now lives, and where the father died in 1868; the mother is living in Chicago. The parents had fourteen children, viz., Urias, Henry, Susan, Betsey, Sarah, Mary, Jacob, John, Daniel, Samuel, Lenaus, Franklin, Lydia and Lucinda. Mr. Netzly obtained a fair ed- ucation, and the greater part of his life has been that of a farmer. He came to Du Page County with his parents by steamboat; for a few years the family did all their tilling of the soil and hauling of grain to Chicago by means of ox teams. Mr. Netzly was married in 1855 to Catharine Brossman, born October 14, 1836, daughter of Jacob and Leo (Grill) Brossman, natives of Pennsylvania; they were Lutherans, and came to Naperville, Ill., in 1854. They had twelve children, all of whom are dead, except four, viz, Jacob, Mar- tin, Catharine and Lydia; the father is dead; the mother is living. Mr. and Mrs. Netzly have had nine children, viz., Adelia, Rufus, Mary, Laura E., Ira, Lydia, Marvin, who was drowned June 10, 1882, in the Du Page
River, and Jared and Horace, also deceased. Mr. Netzly owns 300 acres of fine land, most - ly the result of his own labors: he and wife are members of the Baptist Church; he is a Republican.
MORIS NEFF, farmer, P. O. Naperville, was born in September, 1822, in Alsace, Ger- many, son of Martin and Catharine (Craver) Neff, natives of Germany, and the parents of four children-Moris, Martin, Joseph and one deceased; the parents were Catholics. Mr. Neff attended school during his younger days, and came to America at an early day. He mined in California from 1850 to 1851; he served during the Mexican war, being in every engagement from Vera Cruz to Mexico. In 1849, Mr. Neff, married Helena Frederick, who blessed him with seven children-Adam, Andone, Henry, Moris, Victor, Allen and Katie. Mr. Neff settled on his present farm of 104 acres in 1852: he put up a store building costing $2,000. The family are members of the Catholic Church. Mr. Neff has plowed with the ox teams, and has wit- nessed the varied scenes of pioneer life; he is a Democrat.
JOHN NADELHOFFER, farmer, P. O. Naperville, was born July 10, 1836; is a son of John and Magdalena (Operline) Nadel- hoffer, the parents of five children, viz., Magdelena, John, Mary (Mrs. John Earhardt), Charles and Saloma; the parents were Luther- ans; the father was a wagon-maker. John attended school during the winters until fourteen years old, when he hired out at small. wages; he came to America in 1856, and en- gaged on a farm for John Christie, of this county, at $12 per month. In 1863, he rented of Alois Schwartz for two years, afterward of D. Sleight and James Wright; he then bought 143 acres where he now lives, and has since remained there, improving the same; he pos- sesses 150 acres, the result of his own labors;
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was married August 16, 1856, to Catharine Krautwasser, the result being eight children, viz., Catharine (Mrs. J. D. McMahan), John, Daniel, Lena (Mrs. J. Seiles), Julia, Emma and Bertha. Mr. Nadelhoffer has been no office seeker, but is now Constable of Lisle Township. The family belong to the Lutheran Church of Naperville; he votes the Democratic ticket.
JACOB OFFERLE, farmer, P. O. Naper- ville, was born September 28, 1844, in Alsace, France, now Germany; is a son of John J. and Marie Salome (Yagel) Offerl?, also natives of Alsace, France, now Germany, who came to Pennsylvania in 1855, and to this county in 1865. The father, born April 10, 1811, died February 18, 1881, and the mother, born May 28, 1813, died August 8, 1876; they had three children, viz., Adam, Jacob and Adolph; the parents were Lutherans. Mr. Offerle at- tended the country schools, and was married at Naperville March 19, 1868, to Wilhelmina Rippe, born December 12, 1850, only child of Henry and Marie D. (Rosenwinkle) Rippe, natives of Hanover, Germany, who came to Illinois in 1856; the father was a tailor, and worked in Naperville. Mr. and Mrs. Offerle have five children-William Frank, born De- cember 17, 1868; Marie Dorothy, born May 29, 1870; Henry Adolph, born Jan. 29, 1872, died May 27, 1872; Hannah Lovine Clara, born August 12, 1874, and Henry L., born May 16, 1879. Mr. Offerle has ninety acres of well improved land; he and wife are Lutherans. Mr. Offerle's brother Adolph was born December 20, 1847, and was married in; 1872 to Matilda Rosenwinkle, by whom he had five children - Frank, Alfred, Amel, Adolph and Amelia.
F. S. ORY. farmer, P. O. Lisle, was born January 12, 1818, in Germany; is the son of Ferdinand Ory, and one of five children, and the only boy: he attended school some in his
childhood days; he came to Illinois in 1844, and bought 200 acres where he now resides at $15 per acre. He now possesses 300 acres of well improved land, the result of his own labors; was married to Josephine Doael, and has eight children living of a family of eleven, viz., Antres, Atwal, Adaline, Joseph- ine, William, Ferdinand, Mary and Louise; has used the ancient farm implements and driven ox teams, hauling oats to Chicago, and selling them at 13 cents per bushel. He has twenty-eight cows, and runs a dairy. He and wife are members of the Catholic Church at Naperville; he votes the Democratic ticket.
MRS. ROSELLA PUFFER, Downer's Grove, was born in Rensselaer County, N. Y .: she is the daughter of David and Lavina ( Wilkinson) Kinyon, natives of New York State, and the parents of seven children. The father died in 1826; the mother is still living. In her younger days, Mrs. Puffer lived with her cousins, Loring and Grenell. In 1843. she married Reuben Puffer, a son of Henry and Lusani (Wilson) Puffer. Soon after their marriage, they came to Du Page County, and settled where subject now re- sides. Their first purchase was eighty-five acres of farm land, and they have since bought fifty acres of timber land in Milton Township. Mr. and Mrs. Puffer had ten chil- dren-Edwin, a stenographer in Chicago; Elmer, a manufacturer of telegraph apparatus in Chicago; Frank, a merchant in Chicago; Leonard R., engaged with his brother Elmer; William, Hattie and Genevieve, all at home. Two of their sons were in the late war; they were George, who died in the service, and Charles, who died in Iowa in 1867. Mr. Puffer died of heart disease in 1867. He and his wife experienced all the hardships of pio- neer life. The Puffer family are active Re- publicans. She is an active member of the
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