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HENRY KROGMANN, saloon. Altamont. is a native of Germany. born January 25. 1546. in Amt Darma, son of Frank Krogmann and Maria Agal Loot. Henry emigrated to America. arriving September 10. 1567. and for several years worked for John F. Wasche- fort. of Tentopolis, remaining with him nearly six years: afterward was four years in the employ of Mr. Holengstein: subsequently, was in the employ of other parties until No- vember. 1578. when he came to this place and engaged in the hotel business. continn- ing in this line until Jnze. 1879. when he
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engaged in the saloon business, and has since young man; takes great interest in temper- continned, doing a good business, having a ance. Politically. a Republican. liberal share of the patronage of those who love choice liquors, wines, beer and cigars, of which he keeps a constant supply always on hand: also a table for the accommodation of the lovers of pool. November 20. 1976, he married Elizabeth Hannar, a native of In- (liana, who has borne him one child, Hattie. Democratic from the time he cast his first voto.
ROBERT LEITZELL, farmer, P. O. Al- tamont, is a native cf Center County, Penn., born July 18. 1961. to George W. and Matil- dla (Strunk) Leitzell. His father was born in Union County, Penn .. in 1929. He was raised on a farm, and educated in the com- mon schools. He was married in 1850, in Union County. In 1866. he came with his family to Effingham County, Ill., and located on his present farm, containing 220 acres. He is a well-to-do farmer. and bears a name and reputation that is beyond reproach. The mother of our subject was born in Mifflin County, Penn .. March 11, 1930. She is the mother of eleven children. of whom Robert is the fifth child. He was brought to this county by his parents when but five years of age Was educated in the common schools of Effingham County. At twenty years of age. he left his home, took a trip in the West, through Iowa, and there worked for about five months with his brother on a farm. 4 then went to St. Louis, and then to St. Charles County, Mo .. where he ran a thresh- ing machine during the fall of 1881. He then went to Chicago and ran a street car on the North Side. on State street, and contin- ued the same until June, 1852. when he went to Jersey County. Ill .. and ran a steam thresher until November, when he returned home, where he expects to remain and man- age his father's farm. He is an enterprising
PETER MAXHIMER, farmer, P. O. Al- tamont, was born in Allen County Penn .. January 16, 1925, to Samuel and Elizabeth (Poorman) Maxhimer. He was born in Ger- many in 1901; emigrated to Pennsylvania in abont 1925. and then to Stark County, Ohio. in about 1927, and is now living in A-hland County. He is now living with son upon his
farm. He has retired. He was a farmer. The mother of our subject was born in Penn- sylvania in 1901. and died in Stark County. Ohio, in 1547. She was the mother of six children, of whom subject i, second child. He remained at home until he was twenty- two. He attended the common school. When he left home, he removed to Indiana and bonght 120 acres, and farmel soren years. and then came to Effingham County and settled on his present farm. He there bonght 100 acres. He is now own .c of 120 acres. Member of Methodist Church. Po- litically. a Democrat. He had right children : six living -Pearl B .. Ida L .. Emma A .. Austin O .. Frank. Elsie. In 1547. he mar- ried Elizabeth Bishop, who died in 1952. In IS5, he married Josephine Owens, who died in 1575.
G. P. MAGERS, farmer. P. O. Altamont. was born in Knox County, Ohio. February 10, 1524, to William N. and Jane ( Porter) MIagers. His father was born in Frederick County, MId. January 6, 1796, where he was raised. educated and married. He removed with his family to Ohio and settled in Knox County in 1520. and removed to Noble Coun- ty, Ind., in 1554. where he died in 1555. He was a farmer, and a soldier in the war of 1812. The mother of our subject was born in Alleghany County, MId .. in 1799, and died in Knox County. Ohio, in 1526. She was the mother of five children. of whom our subject
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was the fourth child. He was raised and edu- cated in Knox County, receiving such an education as the subscription schools afford- ed. His mother died when he was two years of age. His early life was spent at home, assisting in tilling the soil of his father's farm. At about twenty-one years of age, he left his home and embarked on his career in life as a shoe-maker in Maryland, where he went on leaving home. After four years, he returned to Ohio and began farming in his native county. He removed to Indiana in the spring of 1854, and located in De Kalb County, where he remained until 1861, when he removed to Allen County and remained there until 1872, when he came to Effingham County and located in Mound Township. west of the Mound, and there bought 140 acres. In 1876, he bought his present farm of 100 acres, which he has improved. Iu Maryland, in 1847, he married Miss Julia Ann O'Brian, who has borne him twelve chil- dren, of whom nine are living, viz., John B., William R., Emma C., Samuel D., Frances D., Lucy A., Theodore M., Mary A., Anna B. Subject and wife are members of the Catholic Church. In politics, is a Democrat.
JAMES S. McCOY, farmer, P. O. Alta- mont, was born in Effingham County, Ill., October 31, 1857, to Elisha and Caroline (Ashing) McCoy. His father was born in Greene County, Ohio, June 9, 1807. He was raised on a farm and educated in the common schools. At twenty-one years of age, he left home and embarked on his car- ecr in life as a farmer in Fayette County, Ohio. In 1834, removed to Allen County, Ohio, where he remained until 1859, when he came to Illinois and located in Effingham County on his present farm. Here he has since remained. He has been twice married. In Madison Connty, Ohio, March 10, 1836, he married Miss Elizabeth Stuthard, who
died August 8, 1345. She was the mother of four children, of whom one is now living. viz., Bromwell. In 1846, March 17, he mar- ried a second time, Miss Caroline Ashing, a native of Champaign County, Ohio. She is the mother of eight children, of whom seven are now living, viz., Sarah, Margaret, Alice, James, Samuel, Anna and Naucy. Mr. Eli- sha McCoy has been a member of the Meth- odist Church for about twenty-three years. Politically, he is a Republican. James was educated in the common schools of Effing- ham County, and has never left his home. He has, however, been renting a portion of his father's farm for four years. Politically, he is a Republican, and cast his first vote for J. A. Garfield.
G. H. MILLEVILLE, agricultural imple- ments, Altamont. Among the dealers in ag- ricultural implements of this county is Mr. Milleville, who was born in Germany, village of Bergholtz, on November 16, 1843, the third son of eight children by his father, Philip Milleville, and Augusta Schultz. Gustavus Henry came to America with his parents in 1847, July 4, arriving in Buffalo, N. Y. The family settled in the township of Wheatfield, Bergholtz Village. Father was a blacksmith. and followed his trade here. The family camo here to this county in 1866. Gustavus H. came in Feb- ruary: parents came in April following, and settled in Mound Township, and has since remained. G. H. worked on the farm from the time of his coming here until 1870. . In February, same year, he engaged in the mer- cantile business half a mile south of Alta- mont. He bought the interests of his broth- er and William Krull, and his sister's inter- est, who had been running said store, in con- nection with his sister, Mrs. Krull, which partnership lasted until May of 1871, when he bought his sister's interest, and then took
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in Charles Kellim; firm was Milleville & Kellim. This lasted until July 15, same year, when they took in George Hilleman; firm was Kellim & Co. Eighteen months later, when Mr. Hilleman dropped but, the business was then continued by those re- maining until about one year after. when Kellim retired, and Mr. Milleville continued the business alone until September, 1876, when he sold out to George Hilloman and en- gaged in the agricultural and farm imple- mynt business. He has done a thriving busi- ness; handles MeCormick's harvesters, and Furst & Bradley's plows; also general line of farming implements. He moved to Altamont August 20, 1870, and moved np a house he had, and this was the first house in Altamont. He was appointed Postmister at Mountville, half a mile south of Altamont, where he was doing business. First commission was dated the 31st of March, 1570. Continued here as Postmaster until AAugust 19. same year, when he got the name of the office changed to Alta- mont, and was re-commissioned, the 8th of December, 1870, and continuelas Postmas- ter about two years. When the administra- tion changed, was succee led by John C. Rus- sell. Was married, November 24, 1870. to Joninna Wendt, born in New York in 1850, daughter of Freleric Wendt and Mena Schultz. Has four children-William, Car- oline, Cordelia and John. Members of Lu- theran Church. Democratic from the first vote for Lincoln. January 28, 1864, he en listed in the Second New York Mounted Rifles, Company I, and served until August 10, 1865. Served in fourteen engagements. Regiment was 1,200 strong at first; came out 460. Some of the most prominent battles. Was in all the battles in front of Petersburg; hardest one was July 31, 1864. June 14, same year, was struck with shell and now carries the scar on his leg.
HERMAN MUNZEL, merchant, Altamont, son of Christopher and Sophia (Buchholz) Munzel, was born in the village of Rosenthal, Hanover, Germany, May 11, 1843. He learned the trade of barber in his native town, and worked at it until the age of twenty-one years. He came to the United States in 1865, and stopped near Hillsboro, Montgomery Co., III., where he worked on a farm for six months, and then went to St. Louis, where he followed his trade, and also at Lobanon, Mo. At Pierco City he opened a restaurant. and came to St. Elmo, Ill., in 1870, where he also followed mercantile pursuits. and, in 1872, came to Altamont, Ill., where he followed the same business until 1875, when he bought a farm in Fayette County, Ill., and operated it one year, and, in December, 1876, he bought a half-interest in a stock of mer- chandise, and formed the present partnership of Klitzing & Munzel, and has since conduct- ed a successful business in general store. He was married, in 1872, to Miss Augusta Rade- loff, of this county, and has three children living-Lydia, Edward, Agnes. He came to this county with small capital, and has made all by his own labor and management.
D. P. NEEDHAM, farmer, P. O. Alta- mont, was born in Clark County, Ind., on the Ohio River. December 22, 1830, to Daniel P. and Julia Ann (Kincaid) Needham. His fa- ther was born in Bradford County, Penn .. in 1804. He was a carpenter and farmer. He emigrated to Colos County, Ill., in 1831; was among the first settlers of that county, and settled on the head of Muddy Point, and sub- sequently at Charleston, Jewett, and Spring Point Township, where he lived for forty years, and died in February, 1875. His par- ents were of English descent, and natives of Pennsylvania. The mother of our subject was born in Erie County, Penn., in 1805, and died in Cumberland County in October,
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1866. They were the parents of nine chil- dren, of whom our subject was the second child. He was raised on a farm in Cumber- land County, Ill., and educated from the common schools of that county. He re- mained with his parents until he was twenty- four years of age. At twenty-one he em- barked on his career in lite at the carpenter's trade, with his parents. At twenty-four, he began farming in Effingham County. Ho made his settlement in 1855 or 1856, St. Francis Township, where he remained until 1872, with the exception of two years he spent in Effingham, working at the carpen- ter's trade. He bought his present farm in the winter of 1871, and removed to the same the following spring, and, the same year, erected a brick residence. He is now the owner of 200 acres of good land in the county. In 1855, January 23, in Indiana, he married Miss Mary M. Westbrook, a native of Ohio, born October 24, 1832. She is the mother of five children, four of whom are living, viz .: John W., who died in in- fancy; William C., James, Ada J., Charles N. Was Supervisor for one term; School Trustee; is now holding it this eight years. Dimitted member of the order of A., F. & A. M., at Effingham, 149. Politically his sym- pathies are with the Democratic party, strong, and cast his first vote for Franklin Pierce.
ALFRED NEWMAN, SR., farmer, P. O. Altamont, was born in North Carolina June 4, 1812, to Jesse and Luany (Watkins) New- man. His father was born in Stokes Coun- ty, N. C., in 1770, where he was raised on a farm, educated and married. In 1818, he emigrated with his family to Virginia, and located on the Blue Ridge Mountains, in Grayson County. Here he remained five years, and, in 1823, moved to McMinn County, Tenn. In 1835, while en route to Missouri with his
son-in-law to look at the country, he was tak- en with a fever, and died in Warsaw, Mo. after a short sickness. He was a son of John Newman, a native of North Carolina, of Irish descent. He was a soldier in the Revolu- tionary war. His parents were natives of Ireland. The mother of our subject was born in North Carolina in 1767, and died in 1833. She was of Irish descent. They were the parents of twelve children, of whom Alfred, our subject, was the youngest child. She was first married to John George, who lived only three years. Alfred was raised on a farm, and received such an education as the sub- scription and common schools of his day af- forded, all received from the log school- houses. He remained at home until he was thirty-one years of age, when he embarked on his career in life as a farmer, at which he has since continued. In 1836, he came to Illinois and located in West Township, Effingham County. His mother, brother, sisters and niece came with him. They came by wagons, driving through from Tennessee, taking twenty seven days to make the jour- ney, and camped out at night. When he first came to the county, the Indians used to come in a tribe to hunt, and the families used to fear them. During his life, Mr. Newman has accumulated 400 acres of land, and is now the owner of 140, at the old homestead. In July, 1844, in Effingham County, ho married Ellen Drysdale, a native of Switzerland County, Ind., born May 14, 1826. They were the parents of ten chil- dren, viz .: Jesse; Charity, wife of R. C. Martin; Jane, wife of Edward Grace; Mar- garet, widow of Thomas Howe; William; Al fred A .; Mary, wife of James Robinson; James D., Thomas J., Allen and Ella. Mr. Newman has twelve grandchildreu living. Mr. Newman is a Democrat; never sought political promotion, nor clamored for office,
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believing it to be more consistent with his views to stay at home and give his time and attention to his farm and family.
WILLIAM OLIVER, farmer, P. O. Alta- mont, was born in Lebanon County, Penn., March 27, 1831, to Matthew Nelson and Mary Sarah (Emrich) Oliver. His father was born in England; was brought to America by his parents when he was a baby; his mother died when he was two years old. and his father when he was seven years. He was raised an orphan in Lancaster County, Ponn. He was born in 1800, and died in Pennsylva- nia in 1867; was a distiller and farmer. He was a son of James Oliver, a soldier of the Revolutionary war. The mother of our sub- jeet was born in Pennsylvania, in Lebanon County, in 1807, and is now residing in Effingham County with her daughter, Mrs. Bowers. She is the mother of eleven children, William, our subject, being the fifth child. He was educated in the common schools of Penn- sylvania, was raised on a farm and spent his arly life in assisting in tilling the soil of his father's farm. Before he arrived at his majori- ty, learned the trade of a mason of his brothers. At twenty-two years of age, he left home and embarked on his own career in life, and worked at his trade for about eight years. In 1861, he commenced farming in Center County, Penn., but was drafted in 1863, and served in the last rebellion to the close of the war, One Hundred and Forty-ninth Buck Tails. At the close of the war, he returned to Center County, and again took upon him- self the duties of a farm life, until 1867, when he with his family removed to Illinois and settled on his present farm the same year. He is the owner of eighty acres of good land. In 1854, in Pennsylvania, he married Miss Sarah Rishel, a native of Penn- sylvania, born April 7, 1834. They are the parents of seven children, of whom three are
now living, viz., Adam H., Sadie E., William K. He and wife aro members of the Meth- odist Church. He is a Republican. Since lie came to the county, he has at times, when he could leave his farm work, been engaged in building the brick houses at Altamont. His daughter Louisa Rebecca was passing by the now beautiful cemetery at Altamont, in com- pany with several of her companions, and in the conversation wondered who would be the first one buried there, and in two weeks it fell to her to give up her earthly home and rest in the same ground that was laid out for the cemetery.
J. M. D. ORRELL, railroad agent, Alta- mont, is the efficient agent of the St. Louis, Vandalia, Terre Haute and Ohio & Mississippi Railroads of this place, who has had charge of the offices since August 1, 1877, and has engaged in railroading since thirteen yoars of age. He was born January 24, 1847, in Mooresville, Morgan Co., Ind., the eldest son of Marcus L. Orrell, a native of Guilford County, N. C., son of Daniel B. Orrell, who died in 1869, having attained to the remarkable age of one hundred and three years, lacking two months and three days. The father of our sub- ject removed to Morgan County, Ind., when a young man, and there engaged in milling, and there married Lucinda, daughter of Peter Spoon, also a North Carolinian, who came to Mooresville, Ind., the same time with the Or- rell family. She died in December, 1876. aged fifty three years, having borne seven children, whose names are Mary E., Jasper M. D., Adolphus L., Laura, Ellen, Lillie and Cory C. In 1855, Marcus L. removed to Quincy, Ind., where he yet resides. Mary E., the oldest child, is the wife of George Tyler, and resides in this town. Laura lives in Quincy. Ind., wife of John Asher. Ella is the wife of Wiley P. Jones, of Highland, this State. Lillie resides in New Providence,
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Ind., wife of David McGill £ Adolphus is railroad agent at Quincy, Ind .. on the New Albany road. Jasper M. D., began his ca- reer as a railroader at the age of thirteen, when he began the art of telegraphy, making his first commencement in charge of an office at Bedford, Ind .. and since that time has' been located at various points; was three years agent and operator on the Ohio & Mis- sissippi Railroad, and for some time was gen- eral operator on the Union Pacific Railroad, and since 1874, has been in the employ of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad Company, and since August, 1877, in charge of the office at this place, on the St. Louis, Vandalia & Terre Haute Railroad, having now both offices in charge. August 1, 1869, he married Mary H., born in Mount Zion, Ind., daughter of William Gwin and Rebecca Mouser, the for- mer of Virginia, the latter of Kentucky. Mr. Orrell has a small farm lying adjacent to the town where he resides. He has two chil- dren -- Lora Elvira and Ida E. Politically, he is a Republican.
GEORGE ORTMANN, wagon maker, Al- tamont. Of the self-made mechanics in Effingham County is George Ortmann, who came to this town in February, 1876, and has since been identified with the business inter- ests of this place. He was born April 24. 1852, in Amt Cloppenburg Prussia, son of Wilhelm and Kate (Heien). Ortmann, to whom were born four children, two sons and two daughters. At the age of eighteen, George emigrated to this State, coming to Clinton County, where he attended English schools for awhile, afterward completed the wagon- maker's trade, which he continued some time as a journeyman workman, up to the time of his coming to this place, in February, 1876, when he set up in business on his own ac- count, continuing in this manner until his association with Martin Heinmann, in March,
1880, when the business is carried on as Ort. maun & Heimmann. In connection with their large wagon and paint shop, they carry on blacksmithing at the same time, and are turning out first-class work, and having all the work they can do. October 20, 1876, he married Kate Kolker, a native of the county; she has borne him three children-Frankie, Eddie and Clara. Democratic, and a member of the Catholic Church.
ORLANDO POORMAN, farmer, P. O. Al- tamont, was born in Stark County. Ohio, July 20, 1837, to Peter and Maria (Werner) Poorman. His early life was spent in re- ceiving such an education as the common schools of Ohio afforded, and assisting in tilling the soil of his father's farm. He has always remained with his parents, and came with them to Effingham County in 1861. and settled on the same farm where our subject is now living. When he first came lie bought 365 acres of land, and is now the owner of the same. The father of our subject makes his home with our subject, but is now visiting with his daughter, in Shelby County. In Effingham County, in 1882, he married Miss Caroline Hott, a native of Fairfield County, Ohio. She is a daughter of Philip Hott, now residing in Fayette County; he is a farm- er. Mr. and Mrs. Poorman have only one child. viz., Iva Lorrin, born August 31, 1877. Subject and wife are members of the Reform Church. Politically, his sympathy is with the Democratic party.
GEORGE W. POORMAN, farmer, P. O. Altamont, was born in Stark County, Ohio, September 30, 1838, to Peter and Maria (Werner) Poorman. He was born in Franklin County. Penn .. near Chambersburg, February 27, 1809; he was raised in Pennsylvania, and came to Stark County, Ohio, in 1827, where he remained until 1861, when he came to Effingham County, Ill., and settled near Blue
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Mound. He is now living in Shelby County with his daughter. He is now retired; was a farmer. The mother of our subject was born in 1814, in Franklin County, Penn .; she died in August, 1850. They were the parents of nine children, seven of whom were raised. Subject is the second child. His carly life was spent in receiving a common-school edu- cation in Stark Co., Ohio, and Heidelberg Col- lege, Tiffin, one session. He remained with his parents until he was twenty-nine years of age, and previous to that taught school in Stark County, and twelve years in Effingham and Fayette. He taught the first school in Alta- mont. In 1873. he gave up teaching, and be- gan farming, which he has continued since. His farm is located one-fourth mile from Alta- mont. In 1873. in Fayette County, he mar- ried Eliza J. Watson, a daughter of Alfred and Christiana Watson. They have five children, viz .. Lucy, Mary. Clara M., Alfred P., Charles W. He was second Township Clerk and served three years: was Collector one year. He was an active member of the A. O. U. W., at Altamont, Blue Mound Lodge (Financier of it). Himself and family are members of the Reformed Church of the United States. In politics, his sympathy is with the Democratic party; also his father. He came to Effingham County in 1857, and located near his present residence.
JOSEPH F. QUATMAN, merchant. Alta- mont, son of Joseph and Mary Ann (Otten) Quatman, was born in Teutopolis Township, two miles north of Tentopolis, Ill., April S, 1851. He was educated in the public schools and St. Joseph's College, and was raised on a farm until the age of sixteen or seventeen, when he entered upon an apprenticeship at shoomaking, and served two years with B. Ho- debecker. of Effingham, and afterward worked as a journeyman at different points in the West, and, in 1873, when he settled at Alta-
mont, Ill., and was the second shoe-maker that located here. He started his first shop in the north "Y" of Railroad street, and moved to Railroad street two months later. He has been located on Railroad street over since, except about one year on Main street. He employs from one to two journeymen, and carries a full stoek of boots and shoes, doing, also, a large custom trade. He was married, in October, 1574, to Miss Anna Hays, of Mat- toon, Ill., and has five children living. His father, Joseph Quatman, was born in Essen, Oldenburg, Germany. May 10, 1S10. He was the schoolmate of the late John F. Wasche- fort in Germany. He came to Cincinnati, Ohio. in 1836, and worked at different points in Ohio, at various callings, until 1846, when he came to this county, and bought land in Teutopolis Township. where he still lives. engaged in farming. He had three sons and two daughters, of whom two sons and one daughter are living -- Frederick Quatman, of Teutopolis; Mary, wife of August Schultz, St. Francis Township, and subject. The father and mother were married in Cincin- nati, Ohio.
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