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SOLOMON DUNHAM, deceased. Of the early settlers who came to this region of Cordelia, Jane, Julia and Helen. He located
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on Section 12, now St. Charles Township, bought a claim of about four hundred acres of land of France; Perry, a portion of land ex- tending into Du Page County. He studied surveying, and surveyed off and divided many of the claims that were taken at that time, and in the settling these lines it often required much promptness and decision of character to settle disputes among the real claimants and the "jumpers." He was the first Station Agent at Wayne Station on the Chicago & Galena Railroad, and built the first store there. In politics, he was a Jefferson Demo- crat. and up to the time of his death was true to the principles he held. He was a good farmer. and was successful in his business affairs. He was a good neighbor, and a valu- able member of the Commonwealth. He was the first County Commissioner and first Assessor in Kane County, and took an active part in the interests of the county as long as he lived. He died in April, 1865. His mar- riage to Lydia Ballard was blessed with eleven children, all born in New York, except Mark W. and Emma. now Mrs. Carswell; six are living-Daniel, Harriet, Cordelia, Helen, Mark W. and Emma, all now in Wayne Town- ship, except Mark W. and Harriet; the latter resides in St. Charles Township, adjoining Wayne Township, wife of Mark W. Fletcher. Betsey. now deceased, married Ira Albro; Helen; Jane married Daniel Stearns: Julia died aged sixteen: Cordelia resides in Wayne Township, wife of Peter Pratt; Emma, wife of Robert Carswell: Mark W., on the home- stead. Solomon Dunham died April, 1865.
DANIEL DUNHAM, farmer, breeder and importer of Percheron horses; residence, Grove Place; P. O. Wayne; is one of the prominent farmers of Du Page County, and ranks among the first of the breeders of fine stock in the State. He was born in Erie County, N. Y., January 13, 1821, and is the
eldest son of Solomon and Lydia (Ballard) Dunham. At the age of five years, he removed with his parents to Gowanda. Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., where he remained till the spring of 1835, when he came West to Illinois, and located at St. Charles Township, Kane County, one-half mile from the Du Page County line, where his father purchased about 400 acres of land from Francis Perry. Mr. Dunham lived with his parents until he was twenty-seven years of age, having, in 1842, purchased a farm of 250 acres in this county, which he began improving in 1849. November 5, 1853, he married Olive Hatha- way, born in Steuben County. N. Y., in May, 1837, eldest daughter of Edward and Sallie A. (Dolph) Hathaway .he born in Massachu- setts in 1815, son of Joel Hathaway, she born in Steuben County. N. Y., daughter of Alvin and Mary (Calkins) Dolph. The Hathaway family moved West in 1844 to St. Louis, Mo., where they remained until 1850, when they came to Wayne Township, this county. Mr. Dunham built a house in 1849, on his farm, where, after his marriage, he located and has since remained. Mr. and Mrs. Dunham have four daughters-Ellen D., wife of Joseph Ross, of Wayne Town- ship; Flora I., wife of Charles P. Dewey, of the banking firm of Birge & Dewey, Toulon, Stark Co., Ill .; Julia and Mary at home. Mr. Dunham began breeding and importing Norman horses in 1872, and makes a specialty of that business, in which he has met with good success. He has now forty brood mares and eighty head in all. Prior to his engaging in the breeding and import- ing of fine horses, he followed the dairy busi- ness, beginning in 1868. He kept about 100 cows, and, in the summer of 1877, shipped to Chicago 7,000 cans of milk. Before keep- ing the dairy farm, he fed cattle for about ten years, shipping large numbers of cattle
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and hogs. He carried on the dairy business till 1880, since which time he has given his attention to his horses. He has 800 acres of land, and one of the best improved farms in this county. Among the breeders of Per- cheron horses in the United States, Mr. Dun- ham ranks third. He is a supporter of the Democratic party.
LYMAN W. DURFEE (deceased) was born in Windsor County, Vt., April 4, 1802; second son of Nathan and Cynthia (Slade) Durfee, natives of Vermont. Our subject was raised on a farm, and was early in life thrown on his own resources. He finally purchased some land and engaged in farm- ing. June 5, 1825, he married Betheny Al- len, born November 4, 1807, in Cayuga County, N. Y., eldest child of Barry and Abigail (Derby) Allen, she a native of New York State, and he of Vermont. Mr. Durfee came West in the fall of 1838; spent that winter two miles east of Elgin; thence he came to Kane County, Ill., near the Du Page County line, where he worked three years. He visited this county first in 1837. and brought his family here in 1838; in 1842, he pre empted a piece of land, which he afterward lost, and the following year bought forty acres for $40; he added to this land till he had 120 acres at the time of his death. which occurred December 5, 1874; he was a Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. Durfee had eight children-Jane, living in Jackson County, Wis., wife of Irvin Whitney; Martin, en- gaged in mining in Arizona; Harvey, in Kansas; Henry, in Idaho, mining; Almera, deceased; Andrew, Frank and Abigail, at home.
W. J. GORHAM, farmer, P. O. Wayne Station, born November 27, 1837, in Dutch- ess County, N. Y., the youngest son of Will- iam and Sarah (Halloway) Gorham. He re- moved West with his parents, and located
with them in Will County, and remained there until his location on the farm he owns, which was shortly after his marriage, which occurred in July, 1866, to Lucinda Smith, daughter of John Smith, one of the early settlers. Mr. Gorham has an excellent farm; the buildings he has erected since his purchase; he has one child-Willis, born October 17, 1871. His father, William Gor- ham, was born in old Stratford, Conn., about the year 1792, son of William and Mary (Cannon) Gorham. Mary Cannon was born in France; her father came over with Lafay- ette, and fought in the Revolution under Washington. William Gorham, the grand- father of our subject, was a sea pilot by oc- cupation. He had ten children born to him. viz., Le Grand, Joseph, Hannah, William, Mary, Lewis, Stephen, Charlotte, Curtis and Betsy. Le Grand was born the day that Danbury was burned; he settled in Massa- chusetts, and run a mill and kept a hotel at Great Barrington. Joseph went off with Commodore Porter on the sea, and was never heard of after. Hannah married George Robson, a Revolutionary soldier; they settled in New York. Mary settled in the same place; she was the wife of George Cox. Lewis settled in Great Barrington. Stephen in old Stratford, where he was born. Betsy married Capt. Kimball, and settled in New York. Charlotte and Curtis never married, so far as known. Sarah Holloway, the mother of W. J., was born July 22, 1800, in Pawling. Dutchess Co .. N. Y., daughter of Justice and Hannah (Parks) Holloway. Hannah was a daughter of Jacob Parks and Deborah Stevens. Jacob Parks married Lydia Tinkham, who was a daughter of Jacob Tink- ham, an Englishman by birth, who died leav- ing a large estate, which his heirs in this coun- try have never been able to get possession of. He (Jacob Tinkham) had three children-
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Lydia, Hannah and Jacob; the latter died when crossing the ocean. To Justice Hollo- way and Hannah, his wife, were born five sons and one daughter, viz., Sarah. Debo- rah. Jacob, Althea A., Phebe and Anna; all of the above. except Sarah (Mrs. Gorham), came West and settled at St. Charles, Kane County, this State. Justice Holloway died March 1, 1840; his wife survived him until January, 1862. William Gorham, the father of W. J., was a tanner and currier by trade, and carried on merchandising to some extent while in Dutchess County. After he came West, about 1852. he went to Will County. where he died. He was a member of the M. E. Church, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. Seven children were born to him, viz., Hannah E., Mary A., Ai- ken. Eletha, Jacob R., Elijah and William, all of whom are living, except Eletha. Han- nah E. resides in Grundy County, this State. relict of Newall Dodge. Mary A. resides in St. Charles, wife of R. H. Leake. Aiken re- sides in Will County, a farmer; Jacob R. and William, in this township.
JACOB RANSOM GORHAM, Wayne, is a native of Dutchess County, N. Y., born September 26, 1830, second son of William and Sarah (Holloway) Gorham. William Gorham was born in Stratford, Conn .; was a tanner and currier by trade, and, in addition to pursuing his trade, carried on mercantile business and the manufacture of boots and shoes; his wife, who was a daughter of Jus- tice Holloway, was born in Pawling. Dutch- ess Co., N. Y. Mr. Gorham learned the trade of a carpenter and joiner; left home when he attained his majority, and arrived in this township with but $4 in his pocket, and engaged in farming with R. H. Lake; after- ward, traded in stock, meeting with success. After one year. he dissolved partnership with Mr. Lake and returned East, and, after stay-
ing a short time, returned to this county and worked at his trade and also engaged in farm- ing. In 1855, he married Adelia Reed, born November 15, 1838, only daughter of Horace Reed; from this union five children were born-Almira, wife of Thomas W. Lake; Gussie F., Edith, Horace and Mamie. Hor- ace Reed, Mrs. Gorham's father, was born January 26, 1795, in Weston, Mass .; came West and settled on the place now owned by our subject, which he improved and on which he remained until his death, which occurred Jannary 28, 1867. April 19, 1818, he mar- ried Almira Parker, a native of Massachu- setts, born May 5, 1800, daughter of William and Sallie (Parker) Parker, also natives of Massachusetts. William Parker was born in Lynn, Mass., and died in 1828, aged fifty- seven years; his wife born in Leicester, Mass., died November 3. 1863, at the ad- vanced age of ninety-two years; they had the following children, who grew to maturity: Esther, Otis (settled in Vermont), Almira and Louisa (twins), Sarah and Mary. Mr. Parker settled in Vermont in 1803, and died in that State; his wife and daughters came to Illinois in 1859. Horace Reed served in the war of 1812; afterward, joined a militia artillery . company, in which he was promoted from Sergeant to Captain; he and his wife were members of the M. E. Church. After his marriage, Mr. Gorham bought a farm of sev- enty acres, which, after working six years, he sold, and bought 180 acres in the same school district; worked it five years, then sold out and bought his present place. on which he has lived since 1867; his farm consists of 337 acres; he carries on general farming and dairying. He is a supporter of the Demo- eratic party. William Gorham, subject's father, had seven children, six of whom are living - Hannah E., residing in Grundy County, relict of Newall Dodge; Mary A., in
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St. Charles, wife of R. H. Lake; Elijah; Ai- ken. a farmer in Will County, Ill .; Jacob R. (subject) and William, in this county; he was a Methodist. The Gorhams were early settlers of Stratford, Conn., being there in 1777; they came out with the Pilgrim Fathers. The Holloways were of Quaker descent.
M. J. HAMMOND, farmer, P. O. Wayne, was born in Dutchess County, N. Y., October 13, 1834. eldest son of Egbert and Phœbe (Halloway) Hammond, he a native of New York, born in 1809, son of Mathew Ham- mond, she a daughter of Justice Holloway and Hannah Parks, daughter of Jacob Parks, all of Dutchess County, N. Y. Jacob was one of the first settlers of that county. and a Revolutionary soldier. The Holloways were of Scotch descent, the Hammonds from En- gland. Jacob Parks died aged eighty-eight. The Hammonds came West in 1850. The family consisted of parents and five children -M. J., Perry H., Jacob C., Sarah and Em- ma. l'erry H. died in the army, a member of the One Hundred and Fifth Illinois Vol- unteer Infantry. Company F .; Jacob died at home, aged twenty-two; Sarah and Emma are at home. When Mr. Hammond came to this township, he bought in company with A. H. Leake; stayed here one year, but settled finally on Section 16, and lived there from 1861 to 1868. M. J. remained with family till he was twenty-one. In 1855, he bought land. In 1861, he enlisted in the Thirty- sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, Company K, and served until September, 1862; was Sec- ond Lieutenant, and resigned; he re-entered the service as private, but was promoted to Fifth Sergeant, and finally was commissioned as Second Lieutenant; he was at Pea Ridge and the siege of Corinth. After his return home, he resumed farming, and has since lived here. He owns 250 acres here and 120 acres on Section 16; has farmed and run
a dairy. Mr. Hammond has served as Jus- tice of the Peace two terms; also for several years as Assessor and Collector. He was married, in February. 1863, to Miss Marga- ret Simpson, born in Ontario County, N. Y .. daughter of John and Alice (Palmer) Simp- son. Mr. Simpson came to Cook County in 1835. Six children have been born: Charles M., Florence A., Frank J. and Edward.
JOSIAH HARRIS, Bartlett. Cook County. Among the early settlers in this township was the Harris family. Josiah was born April 26, 1836, in London, England, the second son of Benjamin and Amy (Cook) Harris. The family emigrated to this State in 1845, and bought eighty acres in this township, Section 2. The father remained here until his death, in 1860. aged fifty-seven years; he was a member of the Protestant M. E. Church; he raised four children, three of whom came here-Josiah, Amy and Hannah. Benjamin remained in England. The mother is still living. Amy resides in Minnesota, wife of John H. Mason; Hannah resides in Grinnell, Iowa. Josiah has since remained in this county. He was married, in May, 1867, to Jane Denham, born in this county, daughter of Robert and Jane Denham, natives of the Isle of Wight, and seven children have been born to them-Hannah E., Robert B., Amy J., Melvin J., William. Irvin and Nathaniel. Mr. Harris has 125 acres of ex- cellent land, and is a Baptist and a Republi- can.
ABRAHAM KERSHAW is a descendant of one of the early settlers, and is one of the leading breeders of Short-Horn cattle of this county, born in Rhode Island July 10, 1822. His father, for whom he is named, was a na- tive of Manchester, England, and was a weaver by trade; he married Rachel Butter- worth, who bore her husband thirteen chil- dren, of whom our subject is the third son
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and fourth child; three of the oldest were born in England. Subject's father came to this country in 1818; he was a thorough silk and cotton weaver, and ran great risks in coming to America when he did. as at that time England had forbidden her mechanics to come to this country. He first operated a factory in Rhode Island. then went to New York State, and. in 1838. came West. locat- ing in what is now Wayne Township. Du Page County, Ill .; here he died in June. 1850; his wife died in 1840. Mr. Kershaw, our subject, now owns the homestead, situ- ated in Section 7. Of the thirteen children, seven grew to maturity, viz., John, Abraliam. William, Mary, Marsden, Minerva and Charles; of these, three are now living- John. in Johnson County, Neb .; Marsden, in San Francisco, Cal., and Charles, in Can- ada. Abraham being the only one of the chil- dren in this State. When our subject was a lad of seven years, he worked in the factory at Fall River, printing calico, at $1 per week. and boarded himself: he then worked mainly for his father until the latter's death. Mr. Kershaw was married, in September. 1550. to Mrs. Althea J. Whipple, relict of Dr. Thomas Whipple, a native of New York. who came West in an early day. Mrs. (Whipple) Kershaw died July 4, 1873. Mr. Kershaw married his second wife, Mrs. Emily Lee. January 24. 1880; she was born in Kane County, Ill .. daughter of George Muir. Mr. Kershaw has. by his second wife, two chil- dren-Althea and Abraham, Jr. Our sub- ject located on his present farm in 1852: he traded a suit of clothes and a gun for his first claim; he now owns 320 acres. Since 1855. he has been engaged in the breeding and raising of Short-Horn cattle; he has bred some of the finest cattle in the county. having raised twin steers that weighed respectively 3,350 and 3,400 pounds; they were sold in
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Chicago, and were on exhibition at Dexter Park; he raised a three-year-old heifer that weighed 2,200 pounds; he also raises some Berkshire hogs. His farm is finely located. and he has the best of farm implements. Politically, he is a Democrat.
JOHN KLINE. Winfield, was born in the city of New York December 27, 1828. son of Casper M. and Louisa (Krebell) Kline. Casper Kline was born in Germany August 28, 1801. and came to America when very yonng: his wife. whose parents were from Germany, was born in Philadelphia, Penn .. and died in January, 1876; they had the fol- lowing children, all living: Matthias, in Michigan; John and Francis, on the home farm in Winfield Township; Mary L., wife of Thomas Watson, of Winfield Township; Joseph, in Benton County. Iowa: Lonisa. wife of Nathan Benjamin, of Wayne Town- ship. Mr. Kline remained on the home farm till he had reached the age of twenty-four years, and. November 23. 1852, married Clarissa M. Champion, born in Canada. danghter of Elias and Susan (Ayres) Cham- pion; she died Jannary 25, 1858. leaving two children-Eliza A., wife of Byron Reid. of Kane County, Ill .. and Francis T., in Black Hawk County. Iowa. September 21, 1859. Mr. Kline married Caroline E. Benja- min, born August 23. 1836, eldest daughter of R. T. Benjamin, one of the earliest settlers of this township. Since his marriage, Mr. Kline has resided in this township. at the Junction for some time, and at Wheaton six years. locating in the latter place December 5, 1870. He has held the office of Sheriff three terms, being elected in the fall of 1870, and since re-elected twice; he has also been Road Commissioner one term. He moved to his farm in 1855, and has since resided there. with the exception of the time he resided at the Junction and at Wheaton while acting as Sher-
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iff; his farm consists of 1023 acres of land. By his last marriage, he has four children -- Ade- laide C., Cooper M., John R. and Nathan J.
GEORGE KLINE, farmer, P. O. Winfield. Among the prominent farmers of Wayne Township is the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He is a native of Prussia, born December 1, 1822, son of Michael Kline. The family came to this State, bought eighty acres the same year and settled upon it, where they lived and where the father died in 1866, the mother surviving until 1876. They had two sons and two daughters, the daughters being dead-Jacob, in Kansas, and our subject being the survivors. Mr. Kline learned the shoemaker's trade in his native country, and worked several years at the same in Naper- ville. He bought the farm he now owns in 1853, and has made all the improvements on it. June 22. 1850, he was married to The- resa Hentes, born in 1832, daughter of Math- ew Hentes, and six children have been born to them-Peter, Jacob, Nicholas, George M., Theresa and Maggie. He has 194 acres at the Junction and 170 acres here. Mr. Kline is a member of the Catholic Church and a Democrat.
ROBERT H. LAKE was born in Dutch- ess County, N. Y., October 27, 1819, and is the eldest son of Thomas and Elise Lake, both natives of New York and parents of seven children, six of whom grew to maturity. Mr. Lake remained with his father on the farm till he was twenty-seven years of age. and, in June, 1849. came West, to Illinois, and bought 152 acres of land in this town- ship at $12 an acre; afterward increased his farm to 222 acres, and carried on farming and dairying; in 1876, he removed to St. Charles. He married Mary Ann Gorham, also a native of Dutchess County, N. Y., and daughter of William Gorham; they have two children-Thomas and Imogene. He is a
supporter of the Democratic party. Thomas W. Lake, only son of the subject of this sketch, is one of the enterprising farmers of this township. He was born on the farm on which he now lives, September 25, 1851. He married. December 15, 1875, Almira Gorham, born May 11, 1855, eldest daugh- ter of Jacob R. Gorham; they have one child -Jacob Ransom Bertie, born July 15, 1882. Mr. Lake has had control of the farm since his marriage.
THOMAS MUIR, farmer, Wayne Tp .. was born April 2. 1810. in Scotland, youngest of eleven children born to Alexander Muir, a shepherd and small farmer, who died in Scot- land. Our subject was a shepherd boy un- der his father until coming to Canada, land- ing at Quebec in June, 1832, after a voyage of eight weeks. After working by the month in Canada for three years, he came (just pre- vions to the Patriot war in Canada) to Buffa- lo, N. Y. He worked in a saw-mill in Buffalo for a short time. then on a railroad running from Buffalo to Niagara Falls (this was one of the first railroads); subsequently, he was engaged in a saw-mill and at the car- penter's trade on the Illinois River; then, after recovering from a severe illness, he worked in Chicago for two winters, then bought and worked up thirteen acres of tim- ber on North Branch. Mr. Mnir next came to Bloomingdale, Du Page County, and bought 120 acres for $800; he also paid $25 for a claim, and entered the same. After making some improvements on his land, he returned to Chicago and engaged in the commission business for two winters, then, after a return to his farm, he sold goods on commission for James F. Durant, and subsequently, handled the same line of goods on his own account. Mr. Muir next located on his farm, built a house and remained there until April, 1867, when he bought 1783 acres in Wayne Town-
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ship, where he still resides. October 7, 1857, Mr. Muir married Esther J. Owen, børn June 9, 1826, in Hastings, Oswego Co., N. Y., daughter of Shubel and Hannah (Cook) Owen, natives of New York. Mrs. Muir's paternal grandfather served during the entire war of the Revolution. Mr. and Mrs. Muir have buried three infants, and now have four children-Alexander J., Albert O., Helen J. and Thomas E. Mr. Muir was raised in the faith of the church of Scotland, or Old School Presbyterians; he is now a member of the Baptist Church. In politics, he is a Repub- lican, but cast his first vote for Harrison.
W. H. MOFFATT, farmer, Wayne Tp., who was born February 24, 1810, in Orange County, N. Y., came to this county in 1845, and purchased a part of a claim from the Government, upon which he settled and where he has since remained. He was the eld- est son of Thomas and Deborah (Helm) Moffatt, natives of New York State. Thomas was a farmer, and raised a family of eight children -WV. H., Mary A., Phebe, William, Sylva- nus, Catharine, Anselm and Ruth, all of whom are living except William; Mary A., wife of Elmer Gregory, lives in Elgin; Phebe resides in Bartlett, Cook County, relict of Henry V. Sayer; William died a young man; Sylvanus resides in Wheaton, and Catharine in the same place, relict of Frank Bordeen; Anselm resides in Kansas near Clyde, Cloud County; Ruth, wife of Daniel L. Wheelock, resides in Iowa. Mr. Moffatt's father, Thom- as, died in September, 1827; his wife died in May, 1879. Our subject remained on the home farm until he became twenty-three years old, when he began for himself. He was married, December 31, 1833, to Dolly A. Watkins, born February 3, 1809, in Orange County, N. Y .; she is the youngest child of Joshua and Ann (Tuthill) Watkins, both of Orange County, N. Y .; Joshua was a son of
Hezekiah and Dolly (Brown) Watkins. Ann was a daughter of Benjamin and Susan Tut- hill. After leaving home, Mr. Moffatt worked land on shares until he came West and set- tled on his present farm of 203 acres. Mr. and Mrs. Moffatt have had three children- Mary, Thomas and Albert. Thomas enlisted in September. 1861, in Company K. Thirty- sixth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and, after serving one year, was killed in the battle of Perryville; Mary, wife of Jonas G. Blank, resides in this township; Albert resides on the homestead, and is married to Alice Wal. cott; they have two children-Charles and Fannie. Mr. Moffatt and his family are members of the Congregational Church. Mr. Moffatt was a Whig, and has been a Repub- lican since the organization of that party.
ERNST MEYER, farmer, P. O. Ontario- ville. Among the settlers of Bloomingdale was Mr. Meyer, who was born September 1, 1819, in the Kingdom of Hanover. He was the eldest son of Christian and Margaret (Essmann) Meyer. Ernst remained with his father till he was fourteen years of age, when he went to clerking for some time, when he went into the army, where, in consequence of merit, he was appointed to a position as serv- itor "at court, where he remained till twenty- eight years of age. In 1848, he came to America, and, coming to this county, bought eighty acres of land in Addison Township, where he lived some time, and then went to Brush Hill and lived. In the fall of 1850, he married Louisa Krausa, born in Prussia, daughter of John Krausa; she died August 26, 1855, leaving one child-Matilda. Feb- ruary 29, 1856, he married Wilhelmina Hin- amann, a native of Hanover, born May 22, 1826, daughter of George and Margarita (Ro- her) Hinamann. Six children were born, five of whom are living-Louisa, George, Angus- ta, Julius, Mary (dead) and Emma. Louisa
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