USA > Illinois > Fulton County > History of Fulton county, Illinois > Part 85
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101 | Part 102 | Part 103 | Part 104 | Part 105 | Part 106 | Part 107 | Part 108 | Part 109
Washington Sale Orendorff, farmer, son of foregoing, was born in Sangamon Co., Ill., Aug. 20, 1822. In early day he was brought to this tp., and he still lives on the old homestead, which now com- prises a handsome briek residence and 200 acres of well cultivated land.
Jonas Rawalt, farmer, was born in Northumberland Co., Pa., in 1804; his father, John Rawalt, was also a native of Pennsylvania, and his grandfather was a General in the Revolutionary war. Jonas first came to Fulton Co. in 1829, and was one of the first County Surveyors. He was married in Clarke Co., Ind., March 23, 1825; has had 10 children. John, the eldest son, died in the army ; Enoch in the west part of Fulton Co. ; Henry and Seth died in infancy ; James lives in Urbana, O .; Mary married Wm. M. Ganson, Clerk of the County Court for six years, and lives in Mason Co. ; Benjamin lives in Nebraska ; Elizabeth married a Mr. Whiteford and lives in Mason Co. ; Milton lives on see. 31, Orion tp. ; and Jonas R. resides on see. 29, same tp. The subject of this sketch was the first County School Commissioner, Supervisor for the first ten years after town- ship organization was adopted, and was the first member of the Legislature from Fulton Co. He was also Major in the 7th Ill. Cav., and three of his sons were in the war,-John in the 56th Inf., Enoch in the 8th Ill. Cav., and Benj. F. in the Minnesota Inf. Jonas Rawalt is a Whig and Republican, and a New Jerusalem Church man ("Swedenborgian "). His wife died Oet. 27, 1878. Five of the children have been educated at the Urbana (O.) Uni- versity.
846
HISTORY OF FULTON COUNTY.
L. P. Sprague is engaged in farming upon section 36. P. O., Breed's.
Amos Weller was born in Warren Co., N. J., Oct. 16, 1833, son of Michael and Priseilla Lydia Weller, natives also of N. J. Occu- pation, farmer; has been also bookkeeper. In 1857 he married Martha Johnson, and their children are one boy and four girls, all living. Demoerat.
Jacob C. Wolf, farmer and stock raiser, sec. 17; P. O., Canton. Mr. W. was born in Orion township on see. 18, in 1839, and is the son of Thomas F. and Joanna ( Coleman ) Wolf. He was united in marriage with Helen Roe, of Peoria Co., Ill. Five children have been born to them,-E. Lellias, Thomas F., Jasper R., Ann Eliza and Herman Leroy.
Jasper N. Wolf, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 18; P. O. address, Canton. Mr. W. is a member of an old and respected family of this county. His parents, Thomas F. and Joanna (Coleman) Wolf, were early settlers. to this county. Jasper N. was born in this township, sec. 18, in 1850. In July, 1873, he took unto himself a wife in the person of Susie Olive Wolf, of Canton. He was married in Ban- ner township. Olive Zuluna and Lola Correna are their children. Mr. W. has served in many of the local offices.
Jeremiah P. Wolf was born in 1841, on sec. 18, Orion township, Fulton county, IN. His parents are Thomas F. Wolf and Joanna Wolf, nec Coleman. Mr. W. has served his township as Supervisor for 11 years and filled other positions. He is engaged in agricul- tural pursuits upon sec. 18, where he owns a farm. He was mar- ried to Emma Wise, of Canton township, and has a family of 4 chil- dren,-Luella, Geo. W., Bertha May and Willie Clifford. Both himself and wife are members of the M. E. Church.
Thomas F. Wolf was born in Virginia in 1805, but his family early moved into Ohio, where he was raised and lived till 1826, when he started for Illinois. He met with Mr. John Coleman, who was just moving his family to Illinois, and he came with him and soon after reaching Fulton county he married Joanna Coleman, his eld- est daughter, this being the first couple the late John Orendorff married in Fulton county. His father, John Wolf, with his wife, came to Fulton county in 1828, where he lived and died. Mrs. Wolf is thought to have been the first person to die in Orion township. Mr. Thos. F. Wolf and wife were blessed with 14 children, 9 of whom are living. The family are all married. Mr. W. was Justice of the Peace for many years and held many other local offices. He was a good farmer and very successful, but worked very hard in his younger days and somewhat impaired his otherwise vigorous consti- tution. He died in 1863. Of his sons we also speak. They represent among the best farming interest of the county.
William Webster Wolf, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Orion township, this county, in 1852. His parents were Thomas F. and Joanna (Coleman) Wolf. He was married in Feb., 1872, in Orion
847
HISTORY OF FULTON COUNTY.
township to Esther Kelly, a native of Ottawa county, O. They have 2 children : Alvin and Joseph. Mr. W. owns a farm on sec. 18, where he now resides. P. O., Canton.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
The following gentlemen have served the township since its or- ganization in the various official capacities named :
SUPERVISORS.
Jonas Rawalt
1850-59
J. P. Kelly 1877
Zalmon A. Green.
1860-65
Zalmon A. Green
1878
A. Merrill.
1866-68
Jerry P. Wolf.
1879
J. P. Wolf.
1869-76
TOWN CLERKS.
Washington S. Orendorff 1859-60
W. S. Orendorff. 1870
Amos L. Breed.
1861
Newton Bird.
1871-73
William Robey
1862-64
J. P. Kelly
1874-76
Reuben Laton
1866
J. N. Bird.
1877
Lloyd Thorn.
1868
Thomas MI. Lee.
1878
Edmond Johns
1869
John Henderson
1879
ASSESSORS.
Edgar H. Ross.
1859-60
John Fillingham
1876
Joseph B. Whitmore.
1861
Milton Vandeventer
1877
Joseph B. Whitmore ...
1866-74
Amos Weller ..
1879
John Turner 1875
COLLECTORS.
Simon P. Whitmore ...
1859
Mark Bowton .. 1872
Thomas F. Wolf.
1860-61
Henry Seybert
1873-75
S. P. Whitmore
1862-65
William Turl
1876
William Robey
1868
Michael Thorn
1877-78
James Rowe
1869
William Turl
1879
Thomas Roy
1870-71
ยท
PLEASANT TOWNSHIP.
This township is bounded on the north by Bernadotte, east by Isabel, the south by Woodland and upon the west by Vermont. The prairie and timber land is finely proportioned, and there are some as finely improved farms and as enterprising and wealthy agri- culturists as can be found in the Military Tract. The entire town- ship is underlaid with strata of good coal; however the land is good and produces abundant crops. There are but few coal mines in operation in the township, and only enough coal is mined to sup- ply home demand. There is no water course of any great size in the township. A small stream called Otter creek rises in the township and flows in a southeasterly direction and passes out at sec. 25. William Roland was the first pioneer to establish himself in this township. He was born in Kentucky in the year 1800, and in 1828 came to this county and erected a cabin upon sec. 3 of Pleasant tp. The old cabin yet remains as a monument of the first labor per- formed in this beautiful township. He had but nieely and snugly arranged his home here when James and Riley Roland came to the pleasant land and founded homes. Besides these there came in during, the year 1829 Daniel Walters, D. Brown and a few other families, and ere many years had rolled around quite a number of daring pioneers were ensconced among the forest trees and tilling little patches they had cleared. It was some time before any ventured ont upon the open prairies. These vast unbroken wastes were then thought useless. They were covered with a rank growth of grass that would hide a man from view who was riding through it on horseback, so very tall did it grow. Then the prairie fires were something to be dreaded. When a fire chanced to start in the waving ocean of dried and inflammable material that formed a con- tinuous mass over the wide-spreading prairies, it was a sure mes- senger of death to every living creature in its relentless course, unless the precaution had been previously exercised to guard against it. The roar of the flames when driven by a strong wind could be heard two or three miles away. The sight was beautiful, but the destrue- tion it carried in its wake was appalling.
The first child born in the township was C. Roland. The first person to die was Nancy Davis. Elder J. Logan preached the first sermon in the cabin of Mr. J. France. Alexander Shaffer was the first Justice of the Peace. The first school-house was built in 1830, nd the first school taught by Samuel Clayburg. Daniel Brown
849
HISTORY OF FULTON COUNTY.
erected the first grist-mill upon Otter creek in 1832 or '33. The first church building was erected upon section 14 in 1842. The congregation was organized by A. M. Smith. It has since gone down.
Among the principal interests of the township outside of the towns, aside from the farming and stock-raising, is the extensive nursery carried on by: MeCune & Co.
IPAVA.
Ipava is pleasantly situated, on section 6, which is in the north- western corner of Pleasant township. It is a station on the C., B. & Q. R. R., Rushville Branch, and is surrounded by a country which is as fertile and beautiful as any in the Co. Indeed, the village was at first called Pleasantville, owing to its pleasant location. It was founded by John Easley Sept. 15, 1846, and at present contains about 800 inhabitants, who are noted for their peaceable, industri- ous habits and enterprise, as well as for their good station in life. Although Ipava is an agricultural town, its good society and in- creasing trade constitute an index to the character of all the region it represents. It is in fact one of the best business points in the county. We venture here to particularize some of the prominent features of the place.
First, the woolen mills, owned by Moorhouse & Hess, re-modeled by them from the old oil mills; then the bank ; the school-house, built in 1876 at a cost of $3,300, and now in fine condition and well patronized; two well regulated hotels; three churches; mer- cantile establishments, by MeCunc, Nathan Hulit and others; two drug-stores ; three blacksmith shops; two wagon shops; two furni- ture shops ; one newspaper, the Stream of Light ; one flouring-mill, owned by C. Trickey ; two public halls,-Zull's and Triekey's, etc., etc.
The Presbyterian church was built in 1858 at a cost of $2,000; Rev. E. Quillin is the present Pastor. The Christian church edi- fice was built in 1854, by the Methodists, at a cost of $2,000. The present Methodist church is a fine brick building, with basement, erected in 1867, at a cost of $12,000. Rev. A. Bowers is the pres- ent Pastor.
There are four practicing physicians in Ipava.
The prosperity of Ipava is due in great part to the liberal public spirit of J. L. MeCune and N. Hulit, the principal merchants in the place.
PERSONAL SKETCHES.
We continue the history of the township and town by giving much personal history.
J. W. Bacon, physician and surgeon, was born in this State Aug. 13, 1838; at 17 to 20 years of age he attended college; taught school ; graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1869; has
850
HISTORY OF FULTON COUNTY.
practiced medicine since 1864; took special lessons in the East on diseases of the chest, under the celebrated Dr. Jonesnay of N. Y .; married Elizabeth J. Bailey Dec. 10, 1863, who was born in Illi- nois in 1841 ; they have 3 children,-Alta, Charles E. and Mattie. He owns a valuable piece of land near Ipava.
J. W. Ball, physician and surgeon, Ipava, son of Elijah and Mary Ball, was born in Morgan Co., O., Sept. 26, 1826; came to Illinois in 1854. He commenced his medieal studies in 1844 and the prac- tice of medicine in 1849, in Ohio. He settled in Ipava in 1855, where he has had a great run of practice. July 7, 1845, in Ohio, he married Naney Buckley, who was born in Ohio Dec. 9, 1824, and they have had 10 children, 7 of whom are now living,- Caro- line M. ( married ), Charles, a medical graduate, Dillon P., Sarah J., Amos, J. V. and Bertha. Dr. Ball's father was a first cousin of George Washington. Freemason. Republican.
S. A. Boyer is engaged in farming on section 18. Postoffice address, Ipava.
John N. Chicken, furniture dealer and manufacturer, Ipava, is a son of Daniel and Charlotte Chieken, and was born in Ohio May 4, 1840. He began to learn his chosen trade at the age of 15, which he has continued to follow since. He accompanied his father to this State in 1856 and settled in Astoria, where he began the cabinet business in 1858. He now keeps on hand a fine line of furniture and does a good business. He belongs to the M. E. Church, in which he has been a licensed exhorter for 15 years. He has been twice married, first time Sept. 25, 1861; and again, Sept. 26, 1874, to Mary A. Moorhouse, a native of New Jersey. They have two children, Vernon and Jessie. By his former wife he had 4 children ; Elmer, Mary, Sada, deceased, and Carrie E.
G. C. Cooper, sec. 23; farmer, owning 410 acres of fine land ; was born in Pennsylvania Sept. 1, 1818; came to this State in 1848, settling in Fulton county ; in 1851 he married Sarah D. Beadles, who was born in Illinois, Feb. 24, 1833; they have had 9 children, 8 living at present, namely : Naney J., wife of C. Crail, Lucinda, Corinne, Sarah E., George, Lucy, Margaret, Anna and an infant, deceased. Mr. Cooper as a farmer has risen from almost nothing to affluence.
William H. Cooper, farmer, sec. 13; P. O., Ipava. Mr. C. was reared upon a farm and chose that as a life occupation. He was born in this State Nov. 17, 1839; was married Oct. 22, 1863, to Mary E. Lindsey. Mrs. Cooper was born in Illinois Oct. 15, 1843. She has become the mother of 3 children by her marriage with Mr. C., only one of whom is now living,- Bertha E., born July 21, 1864. Lerew was born Dee. 1, 1872, died Aug. 28, 1872, and Ira M., born June 15, 1875, and died Jan. 6, 1879. Mr. C. is a member of the Christian Church.
G. W. Councilman, farmer, sec. 15; P. O., Ipava; was born in Ohio March 1, 1849; came to Illinois in 1866; was married in this
Nas. M. lune
Mas . J. L. Alung
IPAVA
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.
853
HISTORY OF FULTON COUNTY.
county in Sept., '73, to Margaret Buck. She was born in this State in '53. One child, Harry M., has been born to them. He was born Aug. 27, '75. Mr. C.'s chances for an education were quite limited, and he had no means with which to start in life, but by hard labor and good business management has acquired a good farm.
S. Z. Councilman, farmer, sec. 16; P. O., Ipava; is the son of George and Emma Councilman, and was born in the Buckeye State on the 29th of Oet., 1839. During the late war he enlisted and went to do battle for his country. He served 18 months in Co. E, 43d Ohio Inf. Mr. C. was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. Van Horn, of Ohio. Mrs. C. was born in that State in '42. They have 5 children,-George F., Benjamin M., Boly, Emma and Willie.
J. D. Craig, blacksmith, Ipava, was born in Pennsylvania Oct. 27, '22; came to this State in '55; settled in Ipava in '77; June 4, '51, he married Edith Easley, who was born in Ohio in '27, and they have 4 children,-Melville, Madra, Stickley and Elizabeth. Mr. Craig is a skilled workman at his trade.
Jesse Cramblet, barber, Ipava, son of William and Elizabeth C., was born in Ohio July 26, '33; his father died when he was young, and he first became engineer, and in 1862 enlisted in Co. D, 84th Ill. Inf. ; served 3 years; was in battles of Perryville, Buzzard Roost, Franklin, Nashville and many others; was married in Ohio Oct. 6, '52, to Elizabeth Chicken, who was born in Ohio Nov. 24, 1834.
John Danner, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 29; owns 268 acres of land, and a dwelling which cost $2,000; was born in York county, Pa., April 5, '39 ; his mother died when he was small, and his father emigrated with him to this State in 1850; in 1860 he married Ma- tilda Trone, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1841, and they are the parents of 6 children, 4 of whom are living,-Jesse, Joseph, George, Charles ; deceased,-Littie and Willie.
Daniel David, farmer. Mr. D. owns a fine farm adjoining the town of Ipava, and has his residence inside of the corporation. He was born in Ohio April 20, '26, and has followed farming all his life. He came to this State with his father who located in this county in 1833, being but 7 years old at the time. In 1849 he was married to Winifred Baker, who was born in 1833. She has borne him 6 children, 5 of whom are living : Miner, Reese, Francis M., Melinda and Ellen. Laura E. is deceased.
J. W. David, Police Magistrate, Ipava, was born in this town in Oet. 30, 1846. He began active life clerking in a dry-goods store, which occupation he followed for 10 or 12 years. He was united in marriage April 16, 1873, with Ella JJ. Coley. She was born in Ohio Oet. 6, '49. The union has been blessed with 3 children,- Vida, born Nov. 11, '74; Lloyd, born Nov. 25, '76, and Mable, born August 16, '78. Besides the office he holds at present Mr. D. has held the office of Town Clerk.
50
854
HISTORY OF FULTON COUNTY.
E. H. Diehl; P. O., Summum; born in Bedford county, Penn., May 17, '48 ; emigrated to Fulton county, April 17, '65; was teacher and farm manager of St. Paul's Soldiers' Orphan Home, Butler, Penn., from Sept. 1, 1873 to Sept. 15, 1875 ; also, editor and proprietor of Blairstown (Iowa) Independent during the Centennial and presidential campaign of 1876; engaged at teaching and farming at present; is an active member of the A. O. U. W. and A. F. and A. M.
John C. Dobbins, retired farmer, son of Robert P. and Catharine A., was born in Ohio March 27,'11 ; Capt. of militia in Ohio ; came to Illinois in 1836 and settled in this county ; has been School Trustee and Director and Township Assessor, and connected with the U. G. R. R. In Ohio, in 1834, he married Hannah A. Miller, who was a native of that State. They have had 8 children ; the 4 boys who are living are Robert L., John C., Abler N. and David T. Mr. D. had 4 sons in the late war, and lost 2 of them there. He resides in Ipava.
Joseph Elliott, sec. 34; farmer ; P. O. Summum ; born Nov. 16, 1844; in 1864 he enlisted in Co. D, 151st Ill. Inf., and served 12 months; married in this county Feb. 14, 1870, Virginia Shelly, who was born in Virginia in 1848, and they are the parents of 3 children,-Lillie, Maggie and Adda. Mr. E.'s father was a native of New York and his mother of Ohio; wife's parent's were natives of Virginia. He owns 240 aeres of land.
John France, farmer, see. 29; born in Ohio May 10, 1807; has always been a farmer ; came to this county in 1831, with no means, but has acquired a competence. He first married in Ohio, in 1825, choosing Malina Cogan, also a native of Ohio, born in 1816; they had 9 children ; 7 are living. In 1869 he married Luey Brown. Mr. F. was in the Black Hawk war.
Alexander Freeman, farmer, sec. 36; P. O., Summum; was born in Oneida Co., New York, Feb. 6, 1808, son of Richard W. and Abigail (Bowers), the former a native of New Hampshire and the latter of Connecticut. When 2 years of age he was brought with the family in emigration to Ohio, where he remained on a farm until 28 years of age, when he came with his father to Isabel town- ship, this county ; followed carpentering for about 5 years, then re- turned to farming. In 1830 he built a saw and flouring-mill on Spoon river ; was in the Black Hawk war; in Lewistown, May 7, 1829, he married Mary Benson, who was born in Livingston Co., N. Y., Jan. 11, 1814, and they are the parents of 7 children, 4 of whom are living ; Marille C., who married A. E. Lane; Malvina, who married A. C. Hateh ; Lorin, who died in the army ; Harriet, who also married A. E. Lane, and is deceased ; William A., Dexter and Mary L., who married John C. Moore, and is deceased.
John Freiley, farmer, sec. 27 ; P. O., Summum. Until he reached his majority Mr. F. passed his life upon a farm, since which time he followed first one thing and then another until 9 years ago, when he again returned to farming. After leaving the farm he first worked
855
HISTORY OF FULTON COUNTY.
in a saw-mill for a time, then engaged in the dry-goods business for several years, then returned to the saw-mill business. He came to this State in 1834, and is the present Assessor for Pleasant town- ship. In July, 1837, he was married to Mary Lane, who was born in Ohio August 18, 1858. There has been a family of 9 children born to them, 7 of whom are living,-Edgar, Oscar, Grace, Flora, Jason, Lois, Zenas, Fannie and Ira.
William J. Gillett, physician and surgeon, is a son of Samuel and Juda Gillett, and is a native of this State, and his birth occurred July 23, '41. The Doctor began the study of medieine in 1861 under the instruction of a brother in Chicago. He then read with Dr. Durant some 10 months, after which he attended lectures at the Iowa Medical Institute and graduated in 1868. He came to this county in 1865 and began the practice of his profession in Ipava in 1871, where he has enjoyed a liberal practice since and has been em- inently successful. The Doctor also graduated from the St. Louis Medical College. On the 14th of June, '65, he was married to Martha E. Mitchell, a native of Illinois, in 1847. They have had a family of 6 children born to them, 5 of whom are living,-Emma, Willie F., Georgia A., Keitha, Mattie, deceased, and an infant. Dr. G. belongs both to the Masonic and Odd Fellows orders and is a member of the Christian Church. In 1861 he enlisted in Co. E, 17th Ill. Inf., and served 3 years.
Nathan Hulit, merchant, Ipava, was born in Ohio in 1836, reared on a farm, well educated, clerked in a store, came to this State in 1857, commeneed mercantile business in Ipava in 1869, and has prospered well. In 1859 he married Cassandra Wysong, born in Ohio in 1839. Their three children are Mary, Laura and Stanley. Mr. Hulit carries $6,000 worth of stock in general merchandise, and also deals in produce. We give his portrait elsewhere in this volume.
Matthew Kingery, farmer and stock-dealer, sec. 36; P. O., Sum- mum ; was born in Indiana Feb. 19, '21, son of Tobias and Mary (Onion) Kingery. Mr. Kingery has always been an industrious farmer, commenced with but little means and now has a comfortable home, the farm consisting of 175 acres in good cultivation. He emigrated to Illinois with his mother in 1837, his father having previously died.
Stephen Kinsey, farmer, sec. 6; P. O., Ipava. To Richard and Sarah Kinsey, while residents of Ohio there was born a son upon the 1st of Nov., '21, whom they christened Stephen, the subject of this sketch. Until he reached his majority he passed life upon the farm, at which time he began the teaching of school and has taught steadily for about 8 years. He came to this township in 1842, and has held many local offices of the township; was married in 1848 to Phobe Bogue, who was born in Ohio in 1828. They have 4 children living of a family of 8 born to them,-Daniel, Stewart, Eli and Joel, deceased, Jesse, Charles, Harry and Mary.
856
HISTORY OF FULTON COUNTY.
Solomon Kost, proprietor of the Kost House, Ipava. Mr. K. is one of the most genial of landlords and for many years the Kost House has borne a good reputation. He was born in Pennsylvania Nov. 30, '27. At the age of 22 he learned the harness-making trade and continued to follow it at intervals until a few years ago. He came to the State in '47 and settled in this county. In July, '59, he was married to Martha M. Cheny, a native of Virginia, and born in 1832. They have a family of 3 children : William, Horace C. and Ora.
John Lacy, farmer, sec. 4; P. O., Ipava. Mr. L. is one of the largest agriculturists in the county, owning 600 acres of fine farm land, worth $50 per acre. He was born in New York Jan. 28, 1804. He was reared upon a farm, and has continued to follow the life of a farmer, at which he has been very successful. He came to this county in 1837 where he has since resided. He was married in New York to Chloe Herd, who was born in that State in 1806. This union has resulted in the birth of 9 children, 5 of whom are living : Lyman, now Circuit Judge ; Harriet, wife of Charley John- son ; Susan, wife of E. Porter, Table Grove ; John and Mary. Mr. L. has held the office of Supervisor. He is one of the pioneers of this county and has done his part toward changing it from a wild waste to a fruitful field.
J. M. Landis, of the firm of Martin & Landis, grocers, Ipava, was born in Va., Sept. 26, 1843 ; attended college 2 years; came to this State in 1855, spent 3 years in Mclean Co., then 8 years in Ohio, then 3 years in Iowa, and in 1876 settled in Ipava, where he followed fruit-packing 2 years; but in 1877 he commenced the gro- cery business, which he has since continued. He edited the Ashland Union 4 years, and the Dallas County (Iowa) News 2 years ; has been Town Clerk and member of Town Board; is a R. A. Mason ; married Miss Pancoast in Va., Mar. 10, 1868, who was a native of Ohio, born in 1841 ; have had 3 children, 2 living,-Sada A., born Jan. 15, 1871 ; Margaret, July 7, 1873; James W.
N. D. Lindsey, farmer, see. 16; P. O., Ipava; born in this State Jan. 12, 1846, and reared on a farm, where educational opportuni- ties were limited, but is able to calculate for himself; married Nancy J. Hughes in Feb., 1865, also a native of this State, born Jan., 1846, and they have 6 children,-Lowrada, Stephen E., Chas., Alta M., Mary and Nathan D. Mr. L.'s father was a native of Ohio and came to Illinois in an early day.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.