History of Fulton county, Illinois, Part 56

Author: Chas. C. Chapman & Co
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Peoria : C.C. Chapman & co.
Number of Pages: 1096

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Augustus Emory, farmer, is a native of Ringe, Cheshire Co., N. H., where he was born Sept. 27, 1818. His father was Stephen Emory, son of Stephen Emory, of Salem, Mass., whose father came from England. The grandfather of our subject was a soldier under Washington and took part in the battle of Bunker Hill. His mother before marriage was Polly Ingalls, of Ringe, N. H. Mr. E. came to this county June 3, 1838, and lived with Samuel Brown for a time, and engaged in selling clocks and other goods through

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the country for 5 years, when (1844) in company with Abel H. White, he went to Ohio and bought a flock of 1,300 sheep, which cost on arrival here 49 cents a head. Jeffrey Maynard owned an interest in them. Two weeks after arrival White sold his for $1.50 a head. Mr. E. kept his and has not been out of the sheep busi- ness since. He married Parmelia Ellis Nov. 1, 1865. Herbert is their only child. He was born JJan. 21, '68.

Darid' Fisher Entry came to this county, bringing a family of 5 children, Oct. 16, 1834. His children were Zillah, David F., Ma- tilda, Henry and Amelia. Edith Fisher was his wife. She was born near Philadelphia, Pa., and was married in the year 1800. Mr. E. was of German, and his wife of German-English descent. Their son David F., who is to-day, as he has been for many years, promi- nently identified in the history of the county, resides in this town- ship and is engaged in farming. He is one of the oldest surveyors in the county, and perhaps none have surveyed more land than he. He takes especial pains and pride in preserving statistics, etc., and had a most valuable collection in his residence when it took fire and burned to the ground. The family was away from home at the time. He is a pleasing writer, and a good logician. He is iden- tified with the Fulton County Fair Association at present.

Samuel Eshleman, farmer, sec. 5, is a native of Franklin Co., Pa., where he was born Jan. 10, 1816; is a son of John and Martha (Hurst) Eshleman, both natives of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. Mr. E. came to this county in April, 1847, and the fol- lowing year bought the farm on which he now resides. He was united in marriage with Catherine Defenbaugh in 1843. Mrs. E. is a daughter of Samuel Defeubaugh, of Lancaster Co., Pa. Mary, Amanda C., Divid A., Susan E., Alice, and Annis are their children, all living. They lost 2 children : Samuel, age 18, and Martha L., age 1 year. He has been a member of the Baptist Church for 25 years.

Hiram Fellows, deceased, came to this county as early as 1830. His son, Harrison P. Fellows, who now resides at Norris, was born near Watertown, N. Y., in 1816, and has been very prominent in the affairs of the county. He served in the Black Hawk war.

Thornton H. Fleming, M. D., was born at Richmond, Va., in 1811 ; educated at Madison College, Uniontown, Pa., graduating in 1831. He began the study of medicine with Dr. John B. Phythian, of that place, and completed his studies with Dr. Thomas H. Fow- ler, of Belleville, Pa. He practiced medicine 5 years, then attended college and graduated from the Ohio Medical College, Cincinnati, in 1839. He came to Fulton Co., in 1854, locating at Liverpool, and in. 1859, came to Canton. He married in June 1846, Mary Ann Nutt, of Fayette Co., Pa., who bore him one child, Leroy M.

William I. Gearhart, of Wm. I. Gearhart & Co., furniture deal- ers. This business was established over 40 years ago by William Thompson. In 1863 Mr. G. became connected with the business,

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and the following year Mr. Thompson died. Mr. G. then bought one-halfinterest in the business, of his widow (who was his sister), and has since eondneted the business. Mr. G. first came to this county in 1839. His parents were Jacob and Mary ( Whitaker) Gearhart, who came to the county at the above date, bringing 5 children : Elizabeth (Thompson) John F., died in 1874, Angelina (Shaffer), Wm. I. and Harriet K (Batchelder). The first 3 that are living reside in Canton, the other in Kansas. Jacob Gearhart, his father, died in 3 weeks after his arrival in 1839.

William B. Gleason, merchant, first came to Canton in 1849, re- maining one year, when, taking the gold fever, he went to Cali- fornia, where he followed mining and the hotel business at Marys- ville for some 4 years, and returned to Liverpool, this county, in 1854; clerked in store of W. A. Diekerman & Co. for a few years and afterwards occupied the same position in the dry-goods store of J. H. Stipp & Co., Canton. In 1869 he bought the stock of J. H. S. & Co., and has continued business since that time on his own ae- count, and carries one of the largest dry-goods stocks in the county. He served Canton as Mayor two terms; during the Rebellion was appointed Draft Commissioner for Fulton Co., but the district being immediately enlarged to include several counties, Mr. G. deelined the position. Mr. G. organized the first fire department for Can- ton ; was appointed chief engineer with power to organize it. It consisted first of a hook and ladder and bucket companies. He afterwards bought for the city a hand engine which was used for many years. He was born in Northumberland, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1823, and is the son of Hiram and Catharine (Romer) Gleason, of Saratoga Co., N. Y. He was married to Mary A. Cooper, first, and since her decease was married to Mrs. Cordie A. Black, who has borne him one child, Wm. jr., born April 7, 1879.

Mrs. A. T. Graham was born in Cumberland Co., Pa., in 1815, and came to Canton in the spring of 1837. John G. Graham, her husband, was born in Saratoga, N. Y., in 1817, and came to Canton in 1836. His father was Hiram Graham, of New York, and his mother was Polly (Gleason) Graham, from the same county,-Sara- toga. There were 5 children born to John G. and wife. The eld- est son, Chas. J., born in 1844, died in '47 ; Ella, died in June,'47; Carrie J., born Aug., 1848; John G., born June 16, 1850 ; Alice L., July 3, 1854. Mr. Graham was twice elected to the Legislature and to the State Constitutional Convention. John G. Graham's father died when he was an infant, and he therefore had to work his own way. He educated himself and made of life a success. He came west first as an engineer on the old C., B. & Q. R. R. He brought his mother and other members of his family, provided for them while he lived and left them in affluence.

Frederick M. Grant, of the firm of Barrere & Grant, attorneys, is a native of Orange, Conn., where he was born in 1838. He re- ceived an academie education at the Orange Academy and at

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Smith's Grammar School, the latter located at New Haven. He enlisted as private in Co. F, 12th Conn. Inf., Sept. 18, 1861, and was promoted 2nd Lieut. ; in 1862 was appointed Ist Lieut. by Gen. B. F. Butler in 4th La. Native Gnards, and in 1863 promoted to Capt., and served until Jan. 12, 1866. This regiment served in nearly all the battles fought in the Department of the Gulf 1862-5 inclusive. The following morning after the assault on the enemy's works at Mobile only 9 of Capt. G.'s company were able to report for duty, the rest either killed or wounded. At the elose of the war Mr. G. located at Knoxville, Ill., and read law in the office of Judge Hannaman and March, 1869, was admitted to the Bar and began to practice at Galesburg, and was City Attorney during 1870-1. In Jan., 1873, came to Canton. He was married at New Haven, Conn., in 1862, to Miss Grace Willoughby. Geo. B., Edna W. and Clara L. are their children.

Capt. Darid Hracke was born in Markham township, Upper Canada, July 25, 1801. He came to Fort Clark (now Peoria) as carly as 1822 and to this county in 1827, and settled on a farm, where he resided for 48 years. He has lived in Canton during the past few years, having partially retired from business. The Cap- tain participated in the Black Hawk war ; was at the battle with the Indians on Rock river in which the militia were defeated. He received his commission as Captain of the 32nd Reg., Ill. Militia, from Gov. John Reynolds. It is dated at Vandalia, III., Ang. 20, 1833, but ranking from April 13. His parents were John and Hannah (Adams) Haacke, the former of Holland, the latter of New York city, and a cousin of John Quincy Adams. Capt. H. has. been married 4 times. In 1823 he married Margaret Barker, of Tazewell Co., deceased ; in 1836 married Sarah Bull, of this county. She died in 1843. He was again married, this time to Melinda Edwards, of this county. By this marriage 2 children are living, Margaret, the wife of Geo. Holmes, of Stark Co., and Amelia, wife of Lovel Hamlin, of Canton. He married his present wife, Mahala Louderback, April 1, 1851. They have 3 children : Barbara, living in Stark Co. ; Sarah lives with parents ; and John, of Joshua tp. Mr. H. is one of the very few early pioneers now living, and his ac- counts of the early times are very interesting, as also those related by his wife, whose parents came into Schuyler county in 1823. We give in this volume a portrait of Capt. Haacke.

Jacob Hanson, farmer, see. 2, was born Nov. 14, 1821, in Fairfield Co., O., and is a son of Abel Hanson and Nancy Kindall, his wife, of Virginia. They came to this county in 1848. Abel Hanson served in the war of 1812, as Corporal. Jacob was married in 1845, June 17, on sec. 2, Canton tp., to Dorcas L. A. Martin, daughter of John C. and Delina (Grover) Martin, of New Jersey, who were early settlers here. They have a family of 10 children : Wm. H., John M., now in Nebraska, Sarah E., Lydia A., Joseph W., JJacob G., Samuel Charles, Abel N., James W., Benj. F. Mr. H. has been School Director for 9 years.

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Joseph V. Harris, M. D., is a native of Beallsville, O., where he was born Oct. 22, 1839. He received an academic education and began his medical studies with Dr. J. T. MePherson, of Fairview, O., and read with him for 3 years, during which time he attended lectures at Starling Medical College, Columbus, O. He enlisted in the 65th Ohio Inf. Nov. 1, 1861, and was appointed Hospital Stew- ard, attached to the medical staff, and performed the duties of As- sistant Surgeon until he was mustered out in July, 1862. He returned to Ohio and resumed his studies until June, 1865, when he came to Canton and began the practice of medicine. He attended Rush Medical College, Chicago, during 1870 and graduated. He was appointed Examining Surgeon of applicants for U. S. pension by the Presdent in 1870 and held the position until '75. He mar- ried Miss Ellen S. Plattenburg, of Canton, in Oct., 1865 and has a family of 2 children,-Ellen E. and Joseph P.

John S. Hazen came to the county in 1829, bringing a family of 9 children. Mrs. Hazen, nee Mary Bird, was a native of Sussex Co., N. J., as also her husband. They came from New Jersey with a horse team and were 7 weeks and 3 days on the way. Elisha and Ziba died single. Susan married Benjamin H. Moore, deceased. She is still living on the old homestead on sce. 20. Mr. Moore came to the county with his mother and two brothers, Engene and John, in 1837. They both became Baptist ministers. Eugene is still living. John died, leaving a widow and 4 children. Mr. Moore was a more than ordinary public-spirited man, and took a deep interest in all educational matters. Benevolent, his hands were always ex- tended to those less fortunate, but deserving. He was a member and Deacon of the Baptist Church for 20 years. He left a widow and 1 child, Mary Ann, now the wife of Washington Randolph.

George Hemenorer, farmer, see. 15, came to this county in 1844, and located on a quarter of section 15, built and lived in a split log cabin for 2 years, and has lived on this place ever since. He was born in Sussex Co., N. J., near Newton, in 1819, and is the son of Matthias and Margaret (Boyd) Hemenover. He was united in marriage with Susan, daughter of Robert Mills, near Newton, N. JJ., Dec. 17, 1843. He brought wife and one child Mary, to this county ; other children born here. Amanda, deceased, married John Bell ; Amos ; Surilda ; Emma, wife of Samuel Bovard; George, deceased, and Andrew. Both he and his wife united with the Baptist Church in 1845. His wife died Dec. 22, 1878, and was laid at rest in the Canton cemetery.

Hon. W. H. Hemenorer, was born in the town of Byron, Sussex Co., N. J., July 4, 1822, where his father had been a merchant for many years ; was so ready to take an interest in public affairs that at the early age of twelve years he had acquired the sobriquet of the " Boy Politician ; " he even made speeches in favor of Democracy ; between 12 and 20 years of age he learned the printer's trade, in the office of the Sussex County Herald, was then foreman in the office,

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and lastly editor for three years; next he was proprietor of the Warren County Journal at Belvidere, N. J., for 3 years ; was elected Mayor of Belvidere two terms; then State Printer one term ; then proprietor of the Hudson County Democrat at Hoboken, N. JJ., the leading Democratic paper in Southern New Jersey, and the first paper in the United States to raise the name of James Buchanan for the Presidency,-which act was afterwards personally recognized by an invitation from Mr. Buchanan to meet him and his niece at the White House. Mr. H. was elected Police Magistrate in Hoboken, and then a member of the Legislature, overcoming an opposing ma- jority of about 400; again State Printer one term, and then in 1858 came west and reported the speeches of Lincoln and Douglas ; being attracted by this country, he emigrated hither with his family the same year and settled on a farm five miles west of Prairie City ; in 1860 changed his residence to Fulton county, where he has been en- gaged in farming, working a coal mine, merchandising and the hotel business : he is now proprietor and landlord of the Canton House at Canton. He was the first to move in getting the C., B. & Q. rail- road promptly completed.

The Hemenovers are of German ancestry. Anthony Hemenover came from Moravia, Germany, to America before the Revolution, gave aid and comfort to the patriots at Valley Forge; his son was George, who married Phoebe Angeline Allen, a descendant of Ethan Allen of Ticonderoga fame, and they were the parents of W. H. The latter, Aug. 24, 1845, married Julia D. Barton, who was born March 6, 1826, in Stockholm, N. J., a daughter of Andrew D. Bar- ton, a native of Sussex Co., N. J. The Bartons were of Irish descent. Mr. and Mrs. H. have 6 children living.

Samuel R. Henkle came to this county with his parents, Samuel and Anna (Pickard) Henkle, in 1851, from Washington Co., Md., and settled on sec. 19, Joshua tp. They had a family of 8 children : Mary A., John R., deceased, Susan, Sarah, S. R., Elizabeth, Anna, C. and Simon. Samuel Henkle died Jan. 19, 1877, and his wife, Oct. 19, 1878, and were laid at rest .in the Lutheran Cemetery, Joshua tp. Elizabeth and Ann are living on the old homestead. Mary married John A. Shoop, is a widow, and lives on sec. 12, Joshua tp. Her husband died in the army. Susan is the wife of D. C. Negley, Canton. Sarah married Jacob H. Laney and lives in McDonough Co. Samuel R. married Minerva F. Randolph and lives on sec. 19, Canton tp. Simon married Anna Walker and lives in Joshua.

David Hess, of the firm of Hess, Moorehouse & Saville, proprie- tors of the woolen-mill. These gentlemen began in this mill in Nov., 1877. It was orignally owned by J. G. Piper, and built by him in 1852. He sold it to a company who ran it for several years. This firm manufacture cassimeres, satinets, blankets, jeans and all kind of yarn, and also do eustom work. This firm also run the woolen mills at Ipava. The capacity of the Canton Mills is about

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50,000 pounds of wool per year manufactured into yarn and cloth. Mr. Hess married Sarah J. Boswell, daughter of Ezekiel Boswell, an early settler, now deceased. They have 3 boys and 3 girls.

C. D. Hoblitt, banker, was born Jan. 20, 1833, near Atlanta, Logan Co., Ill. In Ang., 1840, his father Mahlon Hoblitt, moved to Canton, and lived here until 1848, when he returned to Logan Co. Mr. Hoblitt's first wife was Carrie, daughter of Dr. Nathaniel B. Childs. She died March 10, 1861, leaving one child, Florence Lil- lie. He was married to his present wife, Mrs. Helen T. Mitchell, in June, 1864. They have 4 children : Maggie Smith, Susie Belle, Charlie D., and Hattie E. Mr. H. has been engaged in the bank- ing business for the last 11 years, and has been proprietor of the People's Bank, Canton, for several years. He was elected Mayor of the city in 1874, and has served as Deputy Collector of internal revenue. The Hoblitts are of German descent. The first known to have come to this country was Michael Hoblitt, who came about 1775 and settled in Pennsylvania. This was the great-grandparent of the subject of this sketch. His grandparent was John Hoblitt, who came to Logan county, Ill., in 1826.

H. H. Hoffman. Martin Hoffman was born in Germary in 1825 ; came to the U. S. in 1834, and settled at Mt. Vernon, O .; moved to Oregon, Mo., in 1852. In consequence of the disrupted condi- tion of Missouri he came to Canton with his family in '62 and resided here until his death, aged 51 years and 11 months. In 1847 he was married to Miss Rebecca Mayers, at Mt. Vernon. She died in Canton Jan. 17, 1867, aged 42. Sept. 3, 1871, he married Mrs. Agnes Gibson, in Canton, who survives him. Martin Hoffman was the father of 9 children, 8 of whom are living,-H. M., E. E., H. H., Justus. C. C., R., Jennie B. and Stella.

John G. Hornstein, distiller, was born in Sagerstown, Crawford Co., Pa., in 1837; came to this county in 1856; married Lizzie Slocum, a native of New York ; Fred Stevens is their only child. Mr. H. has been successful in his business, his distillery consuming on an average about 500 bushels of grain per day ; it has a capacity of 1,200 bushels.

Dr. A. R. Howard was born in England ; came to Illinois in 1866 and located in Canton in 1868. He was educated in Toronto and graduated from the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical College in 1877, and in practice has been eminently successful. He was united in mar- riage with Miss Viola Angenetta.

Fred W. Ingersoll, dealer in dry-goods, Canton. This business was established in the fall of 1839 by the father of the present pro- prietor, J. W. Ingersoll, who came to the State in 1839, in the em- ploy of the State as a civil engineer upon the Illinois Central R. R., and in a few months was transferred to the Peoria & Warsaw road with headquarters at Canton. The business was first started by two brothers, J. W. & H. F. Ingersoll, upon the southwest corner of the Square. In the spring of 1840 D. W. Vittum purchased a one-

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third interest and the firm name was changed to Ingersoll & Vit- tum. In 1851 Mr. V. purchased the interest of the Ingersoll Brothers. They immediately began business again on the northeast corner of the Square, in'43 removed to the east side of Square. The firm remained the same until 1865, when it was dissolved, J. W. continuing the business, and in 1868 he erected the large brick block upon the west side, occupying it till his death, which occurred Sept. 28, 1877, and now by his son. He left a widow and 5 children : Mrs. Elizabeth (Sage) Ingersoll, and her children as follows : Henry S., Ellen A., Mary E., wife of Humphrey Bell, of Canton, Fred- erick W. and Cora A. Fred. W. was born in Canton in 1852, and was married in Sept., 1874, to Kate P. Bass. He attended the Canton schools and spent 3 years at Cornell University, N. Y., and has traveled quite extensively in Germany and France to perfect him- self in the languages of those countries.

Isaac C. Johnson, farmer, is a native of Sussex Co., N. J., and was born June 6, 1806. Abraham Johnson, his grandfather, was a native of the same State and served as Captain and Major in the Continental army. His grandparents were Samuel and Mary (Hall) Johnson. Isaac came to this county June 28, 1835, and set- tled on Col. Barnes' farm ; in 1836 bought the farm where he now lives. He was married in his native county in 1825 to Phoebe Dean, and brought a family of 3 children with them here : Jonathan D., Maria and Seymour H. The children born here are : Ira K., Susan H .. Ziba H., Sarah A. W., Martha J. They had 3 die in in- fancy. Mr. and Mrs. J. have been members of the Baptist Church for over 50 years. Mr. J. was the first to organize a Baptist Church in Canton. There were 7 who banded themselves together for the purpose of organizing a Baptist Church in Canton. These were Isaac C. Johnson, Phoebe (Dean) Johnson, James and Rachel Spencer, Elder West and wife, and a Mrs. Breed. These are the pioneers of the Baptist Church of Canton. They held their first meeting at Elder West's house. He was the first preacher for that Church. The first house Mr. J. built was a chinked log house 12x14 feet. When they first occupied it there was not a door or window in it : no bedstead or table. For the latter they used an old chest, and improvised a bedstead out of poles set in the floor.

H. Keeling, brick-maker, was born in Sangamon Co., Ill., and came to this county in 1845, and settled permanently in Canton in 1851, where he has since resided. He is now running a brick-yard and has proven himself a live business man.

Wm. Pitt Kellogg was born Dec. 8, 1830, in Vermont and edu- cated at Norwich University ; removed to Illinois in 1848, studied law at Peoria, Ill. ; was admitted to the Bar in 1853; commenced practice in Fulton Co .; in 1860 served as Presidential Elector on the Lincoln ticket; was appointed Chief Justice of Nebraska by Mr. Lincoln in 1861, resigned the same year and accepted the Col- onelcy of the 7th Cavalry ; served under Gen. Pope in Mo. and

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commanded Gen. Granger's Cavalry Brigade, until the evacuation of Corinth ; April, 1865, was appointed Collector of the Port of New Orleans, his commission being signed by Mr. Lincoln on the afternoon ushering in the evening on which he was assassinated ; was elected to the U. S. Senate in July, 1868, as a Republican ; his term expired March 4, 1873; was re-elected. This is the statesman who has figured so largely in Louisiana polities for the last 15 years, who has been Governor of that State, U. S. Senator, etc., and is at present serving in the latter capacity.

John H. Kelly was born June 3, 1812, in Lewis Co., Ky. His parents were Henry and Catharine (Buchanan) Kelly, the former of Virginia, the latter of Kentucky. He came to this county with his parents in 1835, who settled on sec. 8, Buckheart tp. The old homestead is now owned by J. H. Kelly and occupied by his son, Thos. Jasper Kelly. Mr. K's daughter, Irene, is the wife of O. D. Evans of Wayne Co., Ind. He married Naney Carter, in Fayette Co., Ky., in 1841. She was born May 25, 1808, in Ross Co., O. Mr. K. has been engaged in farming and stock-raising, at which he has been successful. He retired from business some 12 years ago. He served Buekheart for 8 or 10 years as Supervisor and filled other offices.

H. M. Kline, grocer, came to Canton in 1856 and has been iden- tified with the business of this city for 23 years, having carried on, and been interested in, the packing and grain business, general store and grocery, etc. His present business was established in 1875, and he probably does as large business of the kind in the county as any one does, if not larger. He occupies a fine briek store on the west side of the Square 23 feet wide by 100 deep and two stories high ; the upper floor being connected with the lower by a patent eleva- tor, which can be made to ascend and descend with a weight of 3,700 lbs. at pleasure and without exertion, the first and only one of the kind in Canton. He has erected some fine buildings in this city, among which is his residence on Fourth and Maple sts. He married Ley H. Shinn, daughter of John W. Shinn, of Canton. Edward E., Chas. H., John W. and Wm. S. are their children.

John Lake, a native of Long Island, N. Y., was taken to New Jersey by his parents, Gilbert and Ellen (Brewer) Lake, when he was an infant, where he was raised. He married Elizabeth . Dyke- man and came to Cincinnati in 1812, living there until 1837, when he moved to this county. Of their children Eliza married Thomas Leeper; Ellen, Wm. Leeper; Catharine, Eleven Tueker; Mary Ann married Cunningham Brown. Mr. Lake was 82 when he died ; his wife 83.

John Abram Lane, farmer, sec. 21, was born in Somerset, Co., N. J., in 1822, and came to this county in Ang., 1835 or '36, with his parents, John A. Lane and Christiana Foner, his wife, who settled in Fairview tp. The former died in 1854, the latter Sept. 12, 1876. John A. married Rachel C. Baker, of Putman tp., July 1, 1844, and they have a family of 6 children : Geo. L., deceased, Mary C.,

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History of Fulton county, Illinois, Part 56

Author: Chas. C. Chapman & Co Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Peoria : C.C. Chapman & co. Number of Pages: 1096

Author: Chas. C. Chapman & Co
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Peoria : C.C. Chapman & co.
Number of Pages: 1096