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Eugene Churchill, farmer and stock-dealer, sec. 23; P. O., Bryant ; was born in N. Y., Oct. 14, 1840 ; parents were Silas and Esther ; in the late war he was a member of Co. C, 9th N. Y. Cav. Vol. ; served 18 months, being in several hard-fought battles; married Rebecca Whitney in 1876, a native of Illinois. Mr. C. makes a specialty of fine stock,-Poland-China hogs, Hambletonian and Messenger horses, etc.
Samuel A. Cunningham, was born on Welsh Run, near Mercers- burg, Pa., May 4, 1820, and is the son of David and Ann (Alexan- der) Cunningham, the former a native of the same place, the latter of Havre De Gras, Md. S. A. came to this county May 4, 1849. He visited friends near Overman's Mound a few days and finally located in Canton and carried on blacksmithing. In 1851 he bought a farm in Canton tp. of 107 acres ; he lived there till 1856 when he moved to his present farm of 275 acres on secs. 3 and 4. This place has some of the finest improvements upon it that are in the county. He also owns 335 acres one mile south of the old home farm ; also 40 acres near Springfield, Ill., nicely improved ; and also 80 aeres in Orion tp., and a small piece on sec. 19, Buckheart. He was married March 21, 1848, to Elizabeth Boyd. The children born to them were Ann Rebecca, who was born in 1849 and died in 1864 ; Chas. Clinton, Sarah Ellen, James Edgar, Thomas J., all living
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at home. Mr. C. started in active life at the age of 21 with noth- ing but hands and head to make his way. To what good advantage he has put all these, his record shows.
Joseph Erans, farmer, sec. 36, was born in Licking Co., O., Aug. 19, 1810. His parents were John and Hannah (Inscoc) Evans; the former a native of Wales, the mother of Ohio. Joseph came to this county in 1854 and located in Liverpool tp. He soon went west, but returned in 1860. He married Elizabeth Moreland in Licking Co., O., Dec. 26, 1831. She was a daughter of Bazaleel and Margaret (Fahs) Moreland. She was born in Hampshire Co., Va., June 22, 1807. They have been blessed with 10 children, 9 of whom are living: Peter, John, Margaret, Rebecca and Johanna, twins, Philip F., Elizabeth J., David W., James K. P., and Rich- ard M. Three of their sons, John B., Philip F. and David W., served in the late war. They enlisted at the same time, Oct., 1862, in Co. C, 103rd regt., at Canton. David was wounded at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, in the hip, which disabled him and he was discharged in the spring of '65. One month later John and Philip were both wounded at the battle of Atlanta. John had one finger shot off. Philip was shot in the left arm and knee. The latter re- ceived his discharge the same time David did. John B. remained till the close of the war and was with Sherman on his famous march.
John J. Farris, farmer, son of John K. Farris, was born in Isa- bel tp. this county ; married Debbie, daughter of Peter Banman, July 23, 1874; have had 3 children : Edward, the only one living, was born May 7, 1876. Mr. Farris is Independent in politics.
John K. Farris, deceased, was brought by his father, John Farris, from Kentucky to Liverpool tp. in 1837 or '38. He married Mary, danghter of James Pollitt, an early settler, and died Dec. 24, 1878. His wife is still living in Isabel tp.
Frederick Fisher was an early settler of Buckheart tp. He came to this county with his wife and 4 children in 1831. The children were Barbara, deceased, JJacob, John and Henry. Those born in this country were Cynthia A., Mary J., Sarah D., Daniel G., Clara M., Isabel H., Elizabeth, Ellen G. and Frederick L. Six of the children are still living in this county. Cynthia married David Cop- ple and lives in Indiana ; Sarah married Marion Kimberlan and lives in Missouri. Clara M. married John Ford and resides in Iowa. Isabel married JJacob Fonts ; Elizabeth married Wm. Har- per ; Ellen married Thos. Butts ; Jacob married Charlotte Bauman ; John married Melissa Maxwell, all of whom live in this county. Henry married Naomi Shields; David married Mary Ellis and Frederick married Ellen Carver. These live in Champaign Co., Ill. Mr. F. settled on S. W. quarter of sec. 11, which he improved. He bought see. 23, which he also improved and lived upon till his death, which occurred July 5, 1876. His widow, who was Sarah, Fouts, born in Clark Co., Ind., Oct. 5, 1807, still lives at the old
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homestead. Both were members of the M. E. Church, but of later years both were members of the Christian Church. During the " Westerfield Defeat " this family indulged in the general scare and went over the river to Sugar Grove and remained 2 weeks.
John Fisher, son of Frederick Fisher, is engaged quite extensively in agriculture on see. 2, owning some 1,300 acres of land, all im- proved by himself. He was born October 2, 1827, in Washington, Clark Co., Ind. He married Melissa Maxwell Oct. 10, 1850. They have 7 children : Josephine, born Aug. 17, '51 ; Alice, June 6, '54; Willard, Jan. 17,59; Leonard, Oct. 17,'61; Charles, April 7,'64; Attie, Aug. 17,'69, and Dolly B., Oct. 1, '71. Alice married Francis M. Fouts Dec. 21, '76.
Jacob Fisher, son of Frederick Fisher, was born in Clark Co., Ind., in 1825. He married Charlotte Bauman Jan. 1, 1856, in Van Buren Co., Iowa. They have one child, Olive E., who was born Aug, 21, 1858.
Andrew Fouts was born in Clark Co., Ind., in 1807, and came to this county in 1829. He married in Jan., 1834, Eliza Ann Hufford, a native of Buford Co., Ky., and a daughter of George Hufford. They have but one son, Martin Fonts. Daniel Fouts was the father of Andrew, and his grandfather was Jacob Fouts, who emigrated from Germany to the U. S. before the Revolution. Daniel Fouts settled on sec. 10, where he died at the age of 92 years. Andrew, his brother Emsley and Demps Garen the first winter they came kept bachelors' hall in a little log house and lived on game, corn cake and "corn juice." In an early day at Mr. F.'s house were held Methodist meetings every 2 weeks until a school-house was built. The first minister on the circuit was Rev. Henry Summers. They were here during the "big snow," when game was very timid. One of their neighbors in riding along the path overtook a wolf. He sprang from his horse, caught it and cut its throat. Their first cook-stove was procured by taking a wagon load of wheat to Chi- cago and bringing the stove back. The wheat did not sell for enough to pay for the stove. Mrs. F. spun and wove all the cloth for wearing apparel, from the raw flax. She has cloth in the house now that she made from flax that they raised.
Francis M. Fonts was born on the old homestead of his father's, Dougan Fonts, on sce. 14, upon which he still resides. Dougan Fouts was a native of Indiana, and his father was Jacob Fouts, one of the earliest settlers in this county. Dongan Fonts' wife was Sarah Hutchinson, a native of Virginia. She is still living with her son Francis, at the age of 65 years. Her husband died March 27, 1862. Her father, Zachariah Hutchinson, came to this county in 1835. Dongan Fouts had a family of 6 girls and one son : Eleanor, who married Cyrus Babcock ; Elizabeth married Archibald Carver ; Rebecca married John Carleton ; Harriet married George Hammitt ; Sarah married John Provard; Nancy married T. J. Kelly, and Francis M. married Alice, daughter of John Fisher.
THOMAS T. BYBEE (DECEASED)
LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.
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Jacob Fouts, deceased, was a native of North Carolina and was born in 1788. His wife was Eleanor Dougan, and was born in 1790 in the same State. The Foutses are of English descent. His father was Jacob, and the first one of the name we can trace came from En- gland. Jacob Fonts came to this county about 1831, from Indiana, bringing a family of 9 children,-Dougan, Rebecca, JJacob, Wm., Sarah, Thomas, Elizabeth JJ., Levi and Lewis. Francis C. and Malcolm C. were born in this county. Thomas, Elizabeth and Mal- colm are still living in this county. Jacob Fouts located on sec. 14, where he lived for 15 years, and finally moved to see. 12, where he died in Oct., 1874. Mrs. F. died Nov. 17, 1858.
Malcolm C. Fouts, youngest son of Jacob Fouts, is living on the old homestead on sec. 12. He was born in 1836 on this farm; was married March 30, 1859, to Julia Fouts, of Buckheart township, and daughter of John Fouts, an early settler who now resides in the southern part of the State. They have a family of 7 children : Florence A., Rebecca J., Hattie N., Nellie D., Charles L., Sophia D., and Mary M., all of whom are living.
Frank MI. Harrison, M. D., was born in Licking Co., O., in 1856. His parents, Spencer H. and Georgiana (Hall) H., were natives of Ohio and came to this county in 1855, settling at Cuba, where Mr. H. now resides: Mr. H. died about 1868. Frank M. read medi- eine under Dr. J. K. Welch, of Cuba, five years, and in 1878 graduated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Keokuk, la., since which time he has praticed at Bryant. Independent in poli- ties, with a Democratic tendency.
J. M. Hasson, jr., merchant and Inmber manufacturer, was born in Lewis Co., Ky., in 1830. His parents were Theophilus N. and Margaret (Riley) Hasson, who emigrated to the vicinity of Beardstown (in Schuyler Co.) in 1834; from 1837 to 1855 Mr. H. resided on a farm 23 miles northeast of Lewistown ; then he was in the drug business in Lewistown until his death, Dec. 28, 1877. He was formerly a Whig, and since 1854 a Republican : was Justice of the Peace in Lewistown township for 20 or 25 years. He had a family of 7 children, 6living,-Louisa, JJames M., Mary (died at the age of 16), Wm. R., Celinda C., Elvira S., Charles N. and Henry C. James M. married Emily Waldron at Lewistown Sept. 1, 1853, who was a native of New York near Rochester. They have 4 children,-Celinda, John H., Frank and Laura. Mr. H. is now of the firm of Hasson, Wedge & Smith, operating a saw-mill at Bryant, sawing and shipping about 100,000 ft. of lumber a month, mostly hard-wood. Mr. H. is also carrying on a general merchandise business at Bryant, doing at least $25,000 per annum. He is a "stalwart" Republican, and he and his wife are members of the Christian Church.
William Herriot, proprietor of the Bryant House, Bryant, was born in Munson Co., Pa., 1813. His parents, Jesse and Annie (Prawl) Herriot, moved to Genesee Co., N. Y., when he was quite small and
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where he was raisedl. He was united in marriage with Maria, dangh- ter of Josiah and Betsy (Kellogg,) Carrier, at Avon, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1813. Mrs. H. was born in Hartford Co., Ct. The grandfather of Mr. H. came from Scotland and settled in Pennsylvania, and was a soldier under Washington in the Revolution. The Carriers are also of Scotch descent, their ancestors coming to America prior to the Revolution. Wm. H. came to this county in 1846 and located in El- lisville, where he carried on blacksmithing some 10 years. He then moved upon a farm on sec. 18, Deerfield township, where he passed another decade. He came to Bryant in 1864 and carried on black- smithing for several years, but now rents his shop. Of his children, Emily M. married Jeremiah J. JJackson and lives in Dixon Co., Kans. ; Florence L. married Dr. D. O. Wedge and resides in Bry- ant ; Chauncey L. married Irene A. Hasson, and Albert L. lives with his parents. Mrs. Wm. G. came with her parents from Con- nectieut to New York in a two-horse wagon, and herself and hus- band came from that State to Fulton Co. in a two-horse wagon, the trip taking 28 days. Thus she made the whole trip from Hartford, Ct., in a wagon.
Abraham Hews, born in 1818, first came to this county in 1846, and except 1860-2, when he was in Iowa, has remained here, engaged principally in farming. Aug. 8, 1852, near Cuba, he mar- ried Parmelia, daughter of Hiram Sanders. She was born in 1834. Their children are JJohn W., Abraham Lincoln, Gardiner E., Benj. H., Laura A. The three younger are still at home. Republican.
Benjamin Hers was born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., near Saratoga Springs, in 1821. John and Polly (Schriver) were his parents, both natives of Dutchess Co., N. Y., and of English and German descent. Mr. H. was married at Saratoga Springs in 1843 to Eliza Ann Rose. In 1846 he came to this county and located in Put- man tp. In 1854 he bought a farm on see. 9, Buckheart, and the following spring moved on it and has since resided there, and put substantial improvements on it. The marriage above spoken of has resulted in the birth of 6 children : Henry A., born Oct. 19. 1844; JJohn, July 31, '45; William, June 13, 62; Julia A., Aug. 4, '54, and JJoseph, born Sept. 13, 1856. JJulia married Adam Wrigly, and met her death by being burnt by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. She left one child, Anna, who is living with her grandparents.
Henry Hinds was among the pioneers of this county, coming in 1832. He was a native of Virginia. He was united in marriage with Martha Steel in Westmoreland Co., Pa. They first settled on sec. 3, Buekheart tp., where they lived till 1836, when they moved to Young Hickory tp., where Mrs. Hinds died March 4, 1859. Mr. H. died July 6, 1869, in Joshua tp., at the house of his son-in-law, Job Wolke. Their children are: Alexander, who lives upon the homestead in Young Hickory, Mary ( Walker ), Jacob, Elizabeth ( Wilson), living in Nebraska, Martha (Bredwell), of Canton,
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Hettie (Dow), of Canton, Rosana ( Hamilton ), died in April, 1841.
Jacob Hinds lives on see. 3, Buckheart township, on the old homestead where his father, Henry Hinds, first settled on coming to this county in 1832. He was born May 25, 1817, and has a family of 4 children : John, Frank, Alice and Em. He was mar- ried in Canton tp. in 1840 to Sarah Johnson, a native of Clark Co., Ind., who is still living.
Geo. W. Horton was born in Lieking Co., Ohio, Sept. 27, 1840, a son to Robert Horton, who was a native of Culpepper Co., Va., and who married Polly Smith, a native of the same county, and of German descent. Geo. W. came to this county in the fall of 1855, and in the following spring he went to Iowa ; but in 1859 he re- turned to Fulton Co. to remain. In Ang., 1862, he enlisted at Can- ton in the 103d Ill. Vol. Inf., Co. C., as Corporal ; served until July, 1865, being under Gen. John A. Logan during the whole time; was sick only two or three months, and that was with the measles, and never wounded ; engaged in 28 or more battles and skirmishes ; went through with Gen. Sherman to the sea, and closed at Bentonville, N. C .; was mustered ont at Louisville, Ky., and received his discharge papers at Chicago. Returning to this coun- ty, he married Mary E. Bauman July 25, 1867, daughter of Peter Bauman. Have had 6 children, 4 living, as follows: Minerva Evaline, JJuly 6, 1868; Thos. T., Oct. 7, 1869; Hattie Amanda, Feb. 3, 1872; Mary Matilda, Oct. 26, 1873; Lovina Amelia, Feb. 9, 1875, died March 13, 1875; Georgia Ann, born Ang. 19, 1876, died Nov. 6, 1877. The family are living on the old Thos. T. By- bee homestead, see. 35. Mr. Horton is a Democrat, and has been School Director several terms.
Francis Marion Hufford was born June 22, 1834. He enlisted in Co. A, 55th Ill. Inf., and served in the late war till his death, which occurred Nov. 19, 1863, when he died of disease contracted in the army. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Shiloh and afterwards paroled. Two of his children now live in this county. They are Margery and Marion, both living on see. 10, with their uncle, Andrew Fouts. Mr. H. married Hannah J. Bull, daughter of Win. Ball, of Cuba, Feb. 10, 1856, and she died May 22, 1858.
Win. Hummil, farmer, was born Dec., 1810, in Licking Co., O .; his father, Jacob, was a native of Chester Co., Pa., and his mother, Fanny ( MeNaughton ) Hummil, was of Scotch-Irish descent. There were 3 children in the family ; in 1830, Mr. Jacob Hummil with his second wife and 11 children came to Fulton Co.,-Thomas, William, Elizabeth, Jacob, Rebecca, John, Samuel, Fanny, Eva- line, Eden and Nathan ; Henry was born in this county. Besides, they left 4 children in Ohio,-Matthias, Mary Ann, Drusilla and James. The family located on S. W. # of sec. 31, this tp. Wm. married Naney M. Wilcoxen, daughter of Elijah W., Jan. 2, 1834, and they have had 10 children, 8 of whom are living,-Mary E., Isaiah M., John Calhoun, Anna, Jesse B., Charlotte, Nancy M. and
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Lavina. All are living in this county excep: Mary E., who lives in Davis Co., Iowa, and John C., at Golden, Boulder Co., Col. All are married except John C. Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Christian Church.
Lorenzo Jameson, deceased, was a native of Canaan, Grafton Co., N. H., and was born March 11, 1816. His father, Jeremiah Jameson, was born in Feb., 1786. The elder Jameson's wife was Sarah Chase, daughter of Samuel Chase, of Salem, N. H. The family originally came from Scotland. Our subject came to this county in the spring of 1854 and settled in Can- ton, and in 1855 bought a farm on section 5, this township, where he resided till his demise, which occurred May 22, 1874. The homestead is now owned and occupied by his only child, John A., who was born in New Hampshire August 17, 1849. His wife's name was Deborah Whittier, who was born in Newport, N. H., in 1813. Her grandfather, Thomas Whittier, enlisted under Wash- ington at the age of 15 and served during the 7-years war. Wm. J. is still living ; John A. Jameson married Martha McCreary, daugh- ter of Nicholas and Martha ( Moran ) McCreary of Putman tp., Jan. 19, 1875. Two children were born to them: Sunner L., born March 1, 1876, and Alice L., born Feb. 9, 1878.
Anderson M. Jarnagin, farmer, deceased, was born in Tennessee Feb. 9, 1805, brought up in Ohio, came to Illinois in an early day, locating in Knox county, and died March 25, 1878. He married Elizabeth Bradley in Highland Co .. O., Aug., 1828, where their 3 first children were born,-Sarah, May 28, 1829; Isaac M., April 10, 1831 ; Ellen, Jan. 30, 1835. About 1840 they removed to Knox Co., Ill., where Eliza was born Dec. 23, 1841, and John H. and Wm. A. (twins) July 25, 1844. Wm. A. died April 11, 1865, and 2 children died in infancy. Mr. J. wasa Democaat. Mrs. J's fath- er, Daniel Bradley, was a native of Ireland, and she was born in Rockbridge Co., Va. Aug. 20, 1809.
John H. Jarnagin, son of the preceding, in 1862 married Sarah McClatchy, a native of Ohio. She died Nov., 1867, leaving 2 chil- dren,-Mary Ellen, who died at the age of 3 years, and Leroy. Mr. J. afterwards married Leah Williams, June 13, 1868, by whom he has 4 children,-Myrtle, Catherine Elizabeth, Minnie Ellen and Mary Alta,-all at home. Mr. J. is a Democrat, and he and his wife are both members of the Christian Church.
Darid Johnson, farmer, was born in Clark Co., Ind., March 26, 1825 ; in the fall of 1827 his parents, Richard M. and Catherine (nee Fouts), emigrated with him to Fulton Co., Ill. Near Canton, June 17, 1849, David married Charlotte Walling, a native of Ohio and daughter of Louis and Cynthia (Peirce) Walling. Their chil- dren are : Cynthia Ellen, born March 8, 1851 ; Charles H., Nov. 5, 1855, died Jan 15, 1879; George Delmer, born Jan 30, 1859; Sarah Annas, Feb. 3, 1862; and Lnella, Nov. 27, 1868. Cynthia E. married Joseph DeArmand and lives in Montgomery Co., Kan.
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All the rest are living at home. Mr. J. is a Democrat, and lives on sec. 10.
Isaac Johnson, deceased, was born in Washington Co., Pa., and came to this county in 1837, and located at Middle Grove, near Farmington, where he lived 3 years and then moved to Buckheart, where he died in Nov., 1873. Mrs. J. is still living on the old homestead on sec. 16. Dr. Johnson's parents were John and Rachel (Statts) Johnson, both natives of South Carolina. His great-grand parents were from Scotland and Germany. He had a family of 11 children : Isaiah B., Caroline S., Sylvanus, Nathaniel H., Wm. P., Marinda J., Berlin S., and Caleb B. Those not living are John W., Mary E., and Indiann. Two of the sons, Berlin and Sylvanus, served in the army during the Rebellion. Isaac Johnson was originally a Jackson Democrat, but was for many years before the war a Free-Soiler, up to his death a Republican. He was a phy- sician and practiced during his life in this county. Before coming here he served as Sheriff of Meigs Co., O.
Lemuel Johnson, farmer, son of the next mentioned, married Mar- garet Weller March 16, 1857, and has two children,-Richard M., born Dec. 1, 1857, and Douglas, Sept. 1, 1865. The home consists of 90 acres, on see. 34, Canton tp., and sec. 3, Buckheart tp., the residence being in the latter tp. It is just one mile from the public square in Canton. Democrat but rather independent.
Richard M. Johnson, deceased, was born in Randolph Co., N. C., Aug. 8, 1797. His parents, Josiah and Sarah (Wright) Johnson, moved with him to Indiana and died there. He married Catharine Fouts in Clark Co., Ind., who had also been born in Randolph Co., N. C. Her parents, David and Mary, were early settlers of Fulton Co., and died here, aged 91 and 84 years respectively. Richard M. and family emigrated to Fulton Co. in Nov., 1827; the following March he bought a farm on sec. 32, Canton tp., and settled upon it, where the widow still lives, aged about 78 years. He died Feb. 8, 1879. Their children born in Indiana were : Sarah, Nov. 21, 1820; Lemuel, March 1, 1823; and David, March 26, 1825. Those born here were: Emsley, Dec. 22, 1829 ; Mary Ann, Sept. 7, 1831 (died Dec. 3, 1872) ; Martha, Feb. 22, 1833; Elisha and Elijah (twins), March 20, 1836; and Julia Ann, May 28, 1840. All live in this Co. except Julia, the wife of Wm. Bocock, who lives in Woodford Co., Ill. Mr. and Mrs. J. were members of the Christian Church. The widow is still able to do all her own work. In early times Mr. J. acted as marshal, or minute man, to call the settlers together when Indians threatened. The "fort" was the brick dwelling of Jacob Ellis, on sec. 9, Buckheart tp., and was such at the time of Wester- field's defeat.
Robert Johnson was born in Belmont Co., O., in 1807, and is the son of John and Rachel (Statts) Johnson. Mr. R. came to this county March 27, 1857, and located on see. 16, Buckheart tp., and built a house into which he moved. After living in it for 15 years
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it was burned during the absence of the family. It was supposed to have been robbed and then set on fire. Mr. J. had several hun- dred dollars in money in the house at the time. He immediately built his present residence. He married Mary Myers, daughter of John Myers, in 1833. They brought 7 children to this county with them : Susan M., Elizabeth M., Andrew M., Abram, Charles S., Wm. A., and Robert S. Mrs. J. died Aug. 10, 1877. Two of the boys served in the army during the late war: Abram and Charles.
James Herrey Kelley was born in Lewis Co., Ky., Oct. 20, 1809, and is the son of Henry Kelley of Augusta Co., Va. His grand- father was John Kelley, of the same State ; his father was a native of Ireland. Henry Kelley's wife's maiden name was Catharine Buchanan, and was born about the year 1787. They were married Dec. 30, 1801. James H. married Prudence Brown Dec. 13, 1836. She was born at Thomaston, Me., Jan. 14, 1809. They had a family of 4 children, 2 living : Samuel A, and Ann. The latter married Wm. S. Hood and lives in this township. Mr. K. came to this county in 1835 with his parents, and has lived at his present resi- dence, sec. 28, for 41 years. His first wife, died Aug. 8, 1876, and he has since married Susan Virginia Walker, who was born in 1826, and is the daughter of Wm. and Nancy Walker.
John Henry Kelley, farmer, merchant, and proprietor of a saw- mill ; was born in Tollsborro, Lewis Co., Ky., June 3, 1819. His father, Wm. Kelley, is a native of Kentucky, and is now living at the age of 90 years. William's father was John Kelley, a native of Ireland. He died in Kentucky aged nearly 100 years. John Kel- ley's mother, Annie (Hannahs) Kelley, was a daughter of Hugh Hannahs. John Kelley came to this county in 1850 and located near Bryant. He married Harriet Putman, daughter of Harrison Putman, in 1857, and has a family of 2 children : Wm. H., born Aug. 12, 1859, and Frank Ellsworth, Ang. 20, 1869. Mr. K. is at present carrying on a farm upon which he settled in 1870, on sec. 29, . of 360 acres, a saw-mill on sec. 33, and a general store at Bryant. His mill has a capacity of 100,000 feet per month.
Samuel Adams Kelley was born on sec. 28, Buckheart township, March 1, 1842 and is the son of James H. and Prudence (Brown) Kelley. He was united in marriage with Miss Rebecca Stevenson Aug. 13, 1867. Mrs. K. is a daughter of John Stevenson, who was born in Frederick Co., Md., Nov. 19, 1784, and was born in High- land Co., O., Aug. 13, 1837. John Stevenson died in Putman town- ship June 17, 1873. His wife, Catharine Black, was born Sept. 3, 1797, in Bueks Co., Pa. and died Feb. 2, 1874. Samuel A. Kelly and wife have had three children : Jennie Adelia, born June 20, '68 ; Laura May, May 22, '72, and Francis Emily, Nov. 8, '77.
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