History of Fulton county, Illinois, Part 92

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

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James Harmon, farmer, sec. 8; P. O., Vermont; was born in Penn., in 1815, son of James Harmon, sr., a farmer, and Margaret (Neeley) ; he first learned the plasterer's trade, which he followed 37 years ; married Martha Keene, who died, leaving 4 children,-Cal- vin, Margaret, James and Isabel. In 1849 Mr. H. settled in this tp. In 1860 he married Tacy Hagar, by whom he has one child, Nancy.

Jacob S. Harper, miller, was born in Jefferson Co., O., Feb. 14, 1830. His father, Joseph Harper, was a carpenter, a native of Pa., and died when Jacob was vet a lad. The latter learned to be a black- smith, married Myrtila Wasson, of Pa., had 5 children, 3 of whom are living,-Indiana, Montie and Dilla. In the spring of 1855 Mr. Harper settled in Vermont, worked one year in the blacksmith shop of Geo. Durell, and then 8 years for T. F. Wisdom ; 1862-6 he fol- lowed the business independently, then bought an interest in the steam grist-mill east of the public square; in 1869 he purchased an interest in the City Mills, in partnership with Jesse Bogue.

Alfred Hart, cabinet manufacturer and dealer, was born in Kent, Eng., in 1817. His father, Wm. Hart, was a paper-maker, who died in England, leaving several children, Alfred, the eldest, re- ceived a liberal education and early rendered himself proficient in the trade of cabinet-maker. In 1847 he married Sarah Hattan, by whom he had 6 children, 3 of whom are living,-Alfred, Charlotte and Louisa. In 1849 Mr. Hart came to America and located in Vermont the following spring, since which time he has pursued his vocation.

Aaron Hickle, deceased, was born in Virginia, but was taken to Ohio when he was 7 years of age, where he grew to manhood and married Sarah Stanhope, daughter of George and Mary Stanhope, of New Jersey. In 1848 he came to Vermont tp., and died in 1877. He left a wife and 8 children : Rebecca, who died Ang. 27, 1874; George, who married Miss Parmelia Wilson and resides in this tp .;

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Eliza, who married John Brown and resides also in this tp .; Sa- mantha, who married John Mills and resides in Astoria tp. ; Harriet, who married Wm. Grady and resides in Astoria; John, who mar- ried Agnes Diehl and lives in Vermont tp .; Sigourney, who mar- ried Elisha Elliot and lives in Woodland tp .; and Cassius A., who dwells on the old homestead.

Thomas Holmes, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 3; P. O., Ipava ; was born in Washington (now Marion) Co., Ky., Nov. 7, 1813. His father, Nathan Holmes, was also a native of Kentucky, a farmer, who married Mary Miller, of Ky. In 1833 the family came to Farmers' township. Dec. 1, 1836, Mr. Thos. Holmes married Rachel Derry, daughter of John Derry, of Va. In the fall of 1836 he built a cabin, and continued to labor industriously and economi- cally until he is now a wealthy man. His present fine residence was buit in 1865. He now owns 500 acres of valuable land. He has had 10 children, 8 living now : Mary, who married Samuel Miner and now lives in Kansas ; Sarah, now the wife of Thomas Matthews in Nebraska ; Josephine A., the wife of Harrison Edie; William, who married Miss Battles and after her decease, Miss Mary Stoops ; Franklin, who married Sarah Hipsley ; Charles, who resides in Ver- mont ; Edward, still at the old homstead. Thomas E., a grand-son, also lives at the homestead.

Wm. H. Holmes, farmer, sec. 3; P. O., Vermont ; was born on the old homstead in this tp., in 1845, son of Thomas Holmes ; pur- sued a business course of study at Lewistown ; on Christmas, 1867, he married Olive E. Battles, daughter of G. W. Battles, formerly a merchant of Ipava, but now a resident of California. Their only child is Edward B. Mrs. H. died Sept. 20, 1871. In 1873 Mr. H. married Sarah J. Stoops, daughter of Wm. and Keziah S., early settlers here. Of the latter marriage were born Wm. S., Gertrude F. and Olive M.

Ellis Hoopes, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 26; P. O., Vermont ; is a native of Chester Co., Pa., born in 1804; his father was also a Pennsylvanian and a school-teacher, married Elizabeth King and had 9 children, the eldest but one of whom is Ellis, jr. The family moved to Ohio about 1813, where Ellis was educated and learned carpentering ; was naturally very skillful; in 1826 he married Miss Grace Foulk, danghter of Judith and Sarah F., natives of Bucks Co., Pa .; in 1841 he came to Vermont tp., where he has since re- sided, making for himself a comfortable home. July 27, 1878, Mrs. H. was buried in Vermont cemetery.

S. F. Hoopes, manufacturer of and dealer in buggies and ear- riages, Vermont; was born in Ohio in 1839; in 1841 his parents settled, with him, in Vermont tp. When 19 years old Silas F. commenced to learn his trade, proved extraordinary apt, and in 1859 entered partnership with his elder brother William. In the war he enlisted in the 3d Ill. Cav., in the Musical Corps, or Regi- mental Band. He returned home and opened the large manufac-

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turing establishment he now occupies. In 1864 he married Miss Mary J. Cox, daughter of Caleb Cox. They have three boys and one girl.

Dr. A. L. Hoover, Vermont, was born in Wayne Co., Ind., in 1843. His father was John Hoover, a farmer, also a native of In- diana. Abraham L. was reared in his native county, and to obtain an education he had to earn money at 40 cents a day, chopping wood, making rails, etc., and taught school some. He studied medicine at Ann Arbor, Mich., at the University, and commenced practice at Baltimore (now New Haven), Mich. Here he married Della J. Knotts, daughter of N. C. Knotts, of Pa., and they have one child. He spent 5 years at Eaton, Ind., and then came to Ver- mont, where he has established himself in a good practice. He takes special pride in his library, supplying himself with the latest valuable works and keeping up with the times.

H. S. Jacobs, Justice of the Peace, was born in 1822 in Ken- tucky; his father, John Jacobs, was a native of old Virginia, a sailor, who had to discontinue his occupation prior to the war of 1812, owing to the cessation of commerce and the troubles which led to the war. He moved to Kentucky in 1810, married Nancy Gwinn, by whom he had 12 children. Harrison S., the 5th child, attained his 12th year, when his parents moved with him to Mis- souri ; at the age of 18 he went to St. Louis, learned the chair- maker's trade, married Miss M. W. Coolidge, and in 1849 settled in Astoria, continuing the business of chair-making 4 years. In 1870 he was elected Justice of the Peace for the tp. of Vermont, in which capacity he has given great satisfaction.

John Kelly, farmer, sec. 8; P. O., Table Grove; born in Ver- mont township, Oet. 14, 1837. His father, Ebenezer Kelly was a Kentucky farmer, who married Susan Hayes and had 11 children. In 1834 the family emigrated to this township, and Mr. K. built his own and many other cabins; in later years he became sucessful in the more modern system of architecture. He died in 1874, and Mrs. K. is still living, a resident of Vermont. Five of their chil- dren survive : Elizabeth, who married John Hamer, of Vermont ; John, who married Sarah A. Hodgen ; Martha, who married Jean Moore, resides in Nebraska; Mary, who is married and lives in Farmers' township; and Carr, who married Ella Simmons and re- sides in Vermont.

Henry Kirkbride, keeper of livery and feed stable, Vermont, the oldest and most successful institution of the kind ever establish- ed in the place. He commenced business prior to the building of the C., B. & Q. Railroad to this point, and by enterprise, persever- ance and integrity he has outstripped all his competitors, many of them having started in the race and "got left." Mr. K. of course keeps a first-class line of carriages and stock.

A. J. Koons, farmer and stock-raiser, see. 10; P. O., Vermont. Thirty years ago Mr. Koons arrived in Fulton county with only

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half a dollar, and now has a fine 250-aere farm with a handsome briek residence upon it,-all from his energy and economy. He was born in New Jersey in 1830; his parents were Jonathan and Elizabeth Koons ; he learned the carpenter and joiner's trade, but afterward worked 3 years on a farm in Pennsylvania ; then, in 1848, he emigrated to Ipava ; in 1857 he married Margaret Kost ; in 1862 he enlisted in Co. B., 84th Ill. Inf. ; returned to his farm, on which he has prospered ever since. He was among the first to adopt tile draining, and now has 1,900 rods of 3 and 4-inch tiling on his farm. His dwelling is possibly the finest in the county. He has but one child, Frank, born in this county in 1859, who is a natural artist.

Abraham Kost, agriculturist, see. 11; P. O., Ipava ; born in Penn. in 1821, son of John Kost ; was 12 years old when the family emi- grated with him to Ohio; there he received a liberal education, and in 1842 married Mary Walker, daughter of Jesse W., by whom he has had 4 children ; settled in Astoria in an early day, buying a piece of land, and after a residence there of 5 years he moved into Ver- mont tp. He has had 4 children ; Julia Ann, who married. Jabez Beers; Elizabeth, who first married James Koons, and, after his death in the army, R. S. Thomas ; William and Catharine, who mar- ried James Hayes.

W. F. Kost, farmer, see. 12; P. O., Ipava; born in Fulton county ; is a young, enterprising farmer; was brought up amid pioneer surroundings and influences, and inured to industrious habits.

D. W. Lambert, farmer, see. 16; P. O., Vermont ; was born in Knox Co., O., in 1844, the second son of Franeis L. and Mary M. Lambert. Francis L. was a soldier and musician in the Mexican war, a member of the 2d Ohio regt .; in the late war he was elected Captain of Co. I, 95th Ohio; in 1876 he came to Illinois and soon after died. D. W. came to Illinois in 1860; in 1861 he enlisted in Co. L., 7th Ill., Cav. ; in 1864 re-elisted as Sergeant; during the war he was in 27 battles. He also participated in Grierson's raid, riding 800 miles in 12 days. In 1873 he settled in this tp., mar- ried Miss Sarah A. Barron, and they had one child, Myrtle, who was born in Feb., 1874, and died the following May. In Dee., 1877, Mr. L. was married (a second time) to Phobe J. Beatty, and they have one child.

Brinton Levis was born Dec. 19, 1805, in Chester Co., Pa., passed his youth there, except 6 years on the sea as a sailor; obtained a systematie education withal; in 1828 he married Phoebe Ann, daughter of Wm. Ring, and they had 11 children, only 5 of whom now survive, namely: William, who married Miss Harriet Cox ; Joseph, who married Amanda Smith ; Rebecca, who married Stephen Bogue ; Sarah J., who married Caleb Brinton, and Mary F., who is still at the old homestead. Mr. Lewis served in the army during the Mexican war, and about 1850 he settled in this tp. and has fol- lowed farming and teaching school. He was in all the battles in

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the valley near the city of Mexico, as Chapultepec, Churubusco, Contreras, Molino del Rey, etc., two of these being the most severe of the campaign. Always votes the straight Democratic ticket.

Benjamin Marshall, farmer, sec. 32; P. O., Vermont; was born in Indiana Co., Pa., Nov. 6, 1830, son of Walter Marshall, also a native of Pa., and a farmer, who married Mary Purnell and had 7 children ; Benjamin, the eldest, grew to manhood in Pennsylvania, receiving a liberal education, married Margaret Duncan, and had 7 children,-6 of whom are living,-Hadillah, Louisa, . Wm. H., Scott (dec.), Stewart, Mary and Emma. May 31, 1855, he located in this tp., purchasing 40 acres of land, where he now has an ex- cellent orchard and vineyard; in the latter are a thousand vines. He is pretty generally ahead, also in quality of live stock and poultry.

J. S. Marshall, farmer ; P. O., Ipava; born in Jefferson Co., O., in 1816; in 1823 his father, Wm. Marshall, died; he was brought up to farm labor and strict habits of economy and perseverance, and is now credited with being the wealthiest citizen in Vermont tp.

Wm. Marshall, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 22; P. O., Ver- mont ; born in Harrison Co., O., in 1823. His father, of the same name, was a native of Pa., moved when young to Ohio, followed teaming, many times going over the mountains to Baltimore ; mar- ried Miss Sarah Marshall, of Ohio. Of the four children two are living, John S. and Wm. (Margaret and Thomas deceased). Wm., jr., was but 13 years old when his father died (in 1835), and he then accompanied his mother and brother to this tp. Wm. commenced going to school at the age of 16, in an old-fashioned log school- house characteristic of the times. In 1851 he married Charlotte Loomis, daughter of Russell G. L., and they have had 6 children, only 2 of whom are living,-Ross E. and Alice J.

Thomas Maxwell, farmer; P. O., Ipava. This gentleman was born in Ohio in 1847; in 1856 he became a resident of Vermont tp., where he rents 150 acres of land. In 1874 he married Miss Lovina Boozle. They have one child living,-Perry.

Andrew E. Mc Cartney, deceased, was a native of Kentucky. His father, James McC., was from Virginia. Andrew E. was reared on a farm ; in 1839 he emigrated to Vermont tp. Mrs. McC. is still living. They had 11 children, 9 of whom are yet living : John A., Andrew E. (on the homestead), Rachel E., Benj. F., Addison P., John H. (married Belle Underwood), Mattie I. (married Melvin T. Wilson) and Delilah C.

W'm. Me Carty, farmer, sec. 27; P. O., Vermont; was born in Frederick Co., Va., near Winchester, in 1811. His father, John MeC., was born in Frederick Co., Md., a farmer, and married Han- nah Nevitt, of Va., by whom he had 8 children. Wm., the eldest, settled in Belmont Co., O., in an early day and followed farming ; in 1838 he married Susannah Derry, in Coshocton Co., daughter of Wm. Derry, of Va., and had 11 children, only five of whom now

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survive,-Elizabeth, Sarah, Wm. P., Isaae and David. This family resided in Mason Co., Ill., from 1844 to 1867, then moved to this tp.

Columbus MeCurdy, physician and surgeon, Vermont, was born in MeDonough Co., Ill., in 1844. His father, Alex. MeC., a miller, was born in Virginia, but emigrated to MeDonough Co. in an early day ; in 1843 he married Eliza Renner; in 1847 he settled in Ver- mont, where he followed his vocation until his death in 1851; his widow died in 1875. The only survivor of the family is the sub- ject of this sketch, who thoroughly educated himself at the common schools, studied medicine under Drs. Taylor & Clark, and subse- quently graduated at the Eelectie Medical Institute in Cincinnati, O. In 1873 he married Caroline Freeman, daughter of Marshall Freeman, a pioneer. Dr. MeC. is regarded as both learned and skilled in his profession.

Wm. MeCurdy, deceased, a well and favorably known pioneer, was born in Virginia in 1808; the name of his first wife we were not able to obtain ; his second wife was a Miss Eliza Elliot, born in Ohio; in 1832 he settled in Fulton Co., Ill., as a farmer, but soon resumed his trade of harness-maker; he died in 1870, leaving a wife and the following children : Joseph and Martin, in California ; Jane, in Bushnell ; Mary, Maggie, Henrietta, William and J. R., all in Vermont. The last mentioned married Elizabeth Harris, of Cass Co., and has one child, Tony E.

W'm. Mellor, attorney at law, is a native of Manchester, Eng., born in 1830; having acquired a liberal education, at the age of 17 he came to America and located in Eldorado tp., MeDonough Co., Ill. ; labored hard at farm work for a season, and then went to Ver- mont and clerked in Stevens & Winans' dry-goods store for 4 years, then was a member of the firm of Heizer & Co., dry-goods dealers, until the financial panic of 1857; then traveled in the South as salesman of nursery stock until the spring of 1861, when he re- turned to Vermont and warned the people in a publie speech what the South intended to do, but was little heeded. In 1862 he joined the 103d Ill. Inf., was unanimously elected 2d Lieut. of Co. F., then (Oct. 18, '62) 1st Lieut. and Regt. Q. M., which position he retained until the war closed. April 2, 1864, he was incarcerated in the rebel prison at Atlanta, then 3 weeks at Andersonville, then to Macon, Savannah and Charleston, where, Nov. 15, 1864, he was exchanged. Taking two months in Annapolis, Md., and a short time at home in Vermont to recover health, he was assigned to Benton Barracks, Mo., as Q. M., and May 15, 1865, he was honor- ably discharged. Before the war he had read law, and during his life he has been Supervisor, Tp. Collector, Clerk, etc. In 1847 he married Charlotte Cowan, in England, and has three children,- George, Robert and Luella.

Isaac Mendenhall, farmer, sec. 26; P. O., Vermont. Mr. M. was born in Chester Co., Pa., in 1815. His father, Aaron, also a

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native of Penn., married Deborah Brown and had 10 children, Isaac being the eldest son. The latter married Jane Kinsey, daughter of John Kiusey, and they had 4 children,-Mary E., Wm., John and Esther J. Mrs. M. died in 1849, and the same year Mr. M. married Hannah J. Thompson, and they had 8 children. In 1864 Mr. M. emigrated with his family to this tp.

Elmer Meredith, farmer, sec. 12; P. O., Ipava. Born in Morrow Co., O., Feb. 18, 1852. Benjamin Meredith, his father, was also an Ohioan, and a physician and surgeon. Elmer married Catherine, daughter of Daniel Lybarger, an old settler here, and they have 3 children .- Alta B., Lillian and William. In 1873 Mr. M. pur- chased his present farm.

Henry Mershon, one of the leading merchants of the county, of the firm of J. & H. Mershon, the senior being his father. Henry is a native of this county, has been reared amid pioneer associations. and has by his integrity of character and capacity won a high place in the esteem of his fellow citizens. Their stock of goods is always selected with great care, so that in the quality of their goods as well as in low price, etc., they are not surpassed.

J. & H. Mershon, dealers in dry-goods, Vermont. Among the mercantile houses of Vermont undoubtedly the most extensive is that of Joab and Henry Mershon; their goods are selected with great care, are all in style and durable. As early as 1842 the senior part- ner of this firm began mercantile business in this place on Main street, and steady prosperity so attended him that he has enlarged and improved his building from time to time, keeping fully up with the demands of the community. He also carries on a banking busi- ness, where his integrity and business qualifications have been dem- onstrated to the satisfaction of the public.

Joab Mershon, banker and merchant, is one of the leading busi- ness men of Fulton Co., a position he has obtained purely by merit. Years ago he commenced in Vermont with no capital but that of the mind and heart, which, however, was considerable. An abiding faith in the future prosperity of this township and county, joined with industry, mental capacity and honesty has enabled him to-day to rank among the highest in this section of the country.

Martin Miles, proprietor of the meat market, Vermont, was born in McDonough Co., Ill., in 1837 ; came to Vermont about 1870, and in 1877 entered his present business. He married Melissa Husted in MeDonough Co., and has two daughters and one son.

Abner Miller, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 23; P. O., Vermont; was born in Noble county, O., in 1836 ; his father, Stephen Miller, was also a native of the Buckeve State, where he married Phoebe Ross and had 5 children,-Elijah, Amos, Abner, Mary J. and Sarah A. In 1855 the family moved to this tp. and Mr. M. died in Aug., 1878: Mrs. M. is still living, upward of 73 years old : Abner was in his 18th year at the immigration to this place; in 1859 he mar- ried Ethelminda Walker, daughter of Jesse Walker, who settled in

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this township in 1853. Children : Jonathan L., Mary A., Frances E., Josephine, Emma, Lewis, Jesse G. and Howard, besides one deceased.

Abraham Miller, farmer, sec. 2; P. O., Ipava ; was born in Pa., in 1803 ; his parents were Abraham and Catherine (Bender) Miller, the former an agriculturist, who moved to Ohio in 1815 and died in 1827, in Clermont Co., that State; the latter migrated to Vermont tp. in 1836 and died in 1842. Abraham, the younger, grew to man- hood in Ohio, where he married Miss Mary G., daughter of Robert Dobbins, and has had since the following-named children : Eliza .J., who married John Cadwallader and resides in Bushnell township, McDonough Co .; Mary, who married Cyrus Bartholomew, and after his decease John Ross ; Robert M., who married Mary Cadwallader, and after her decease Miss Sarah Ackerson ; and Amanda Ann, who married Jesse Wiley, of Hancock Co. Robert M. was severely wounded at the battle of Murfreesborough.

Jacob Miller, farmer, sec. 2; P. O., Ipava; was born in Penn. in 1814; in 1815 the family moved to Ohio; in 1836 Mr. M. emi- grated to Vermont township; in 1839 he married Amanda, daughter of Rev. Robert Dobbins, a Presbyterian minister, and the second settler on the prairie in this township. These are the children : Philetus, who was killed in 1863 by a horse running away ; Mary C .; Eliza M .; and Jane C., who married Charles Hixon, of this county. Mr. and Mrs. M. relate many interesting reminiscences of pioneer times.

Joseph Miller, retired farmer, sec. 10; P. O., Vermont. Abraham Miller, his father, is above alluded to. Mr. Joseph Miller was born in Clermont county, O., Nov. 10, 1817; in the spring of 1836 le settled on " Ipava Prairie," working as a farm hand. In 1844 he married Jane Stoops, daughter of Michael Stoops, of Ohio, and they have had 6 children, 3 of whom are living,-Michael S., John W. and Laura Leoni,-and are in this county.

Charles R. Morgan, farmer and fruit-grower, sec. 6 ; born in 1851, in Fulton county, on the old homestead of his parents, Wm. and Esther Morgan, whose biographies are next given.

Wm. Morgan, deceased, was born near Saratoga Springs, N. Y .; married Hannah Wheeler and had 3 children ; then married Esther Walworth ; in 1832 he moved to Ft. Dearborn, Ill. (now Chicago), when there was but one grocery store there; soon afterward he moved to Vermont township. He died, leaving to the care of his wife 7 children. Peter married Miss Martha Crow and resides at Farmington ; Walter married Mary Decamppes (?), Diamond City, Montana, and Elsie is deceased. Of the second marriage were born Hannah, who married Geo. Fike and resides at Table Grove ; James H., who first married Mary Harmon, and afterward Alice Mark- ham, now residing at Bardolph; Lydia, who married Wm. Haller and resides in Wayne county, Iowa; Jacob W., who married Lydia

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Coulter and resides at Foster Point, MeDonough Co .; and Charles R., unmarried.

Hiram A. Pickering, farmer, sec. 15; P. O., Vermont ; was born in Harrison Co., O., in 1836, son of Hiram Pickering, a native of the Old Dominion, who moved to Ohio in early day and married He- lena McNamee. Hiram grew to manhood in Ohio and married Miss Mary Ann, daughter of Abel Pickering, of Va. In April, 1860, he came and settled in Farmers' tp .; in 1852 he removed to Vermont tp. His children are Susannah, Elva, Cordelia, Flora, Franklin, Oscar and Ellen.

Geo. W. Powell, farmer, sec. 4, was born in Pickaway Co., O., in 1821, lived during his youth in Menard Co., Ill., obtaining a fair education ; then labored as a farm hand about two years in White- sides Co., Ill .; then in Fulton Co. awhile in the same capacity. In 1850 he bought 100 acres of unimproved land; in 1852 he mar- ried Elizabeth Abernathy, daughter of Charles A., one of the older pioneers of the county. He worked hard, managed well, bought more land and continued to prosper until the present time. Milem and Albert are his children.

Joseph D. Powell, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 4; P. O., Table Grove ; born in Pickaway Co., O., in 1827. His father, Samuel P., was born in Virginia, moved first to Kentucky, then to Ohio, where he married Elizabeth Alptire, by whom he had 12 children, Joseph being the youngest but one; the family emigrated to Menard Co., Ill., in the fall of 1827; Mr. Samuel P. dealt in stock, increased his property, and was Road Commissioner for the Springfield and Havana road; he died in 1835. Mrs. P. died in 1856. Joseph settled in this county in his 18th year ; in 1849 he married Caroline Baughman, daughter of Daniel B., a Virginian. He now owns 480 acres of land and a valuable farm residence. He has withal been correspondingly generous, contributing largely to Abingdon College, Knox Co., and to the construction of the Rushville branch of the C., B. & Q. R. R.

Wm. Provine, miller, was born in Clark Co., Ind., a son of Wm. and Mary Provine. Wm. P., sen., was a native of Tennessee, but early came to Kentucky, where he married Mary Buchanan, and in 1803 emigrated to Indiana where he was county surveyor. Wil- liam, in 1836, settled in Macomb, Ill., where he worked three years at his trade as cabinet-maker. In 1838 he married Paulina Scott, daughter of Martin Scott, of Ky. In 1847 he moved to Vermont and engaged in wool-carding for a short time, and then for 10 years he was connected with Isaac Witchell and Jesse Burr in the build- ing and running of a saw-mill ; then he was a merchant at Abing- don a short time, then back to Vermont, and in company with Stevens & Winans remodeled and ran the Excelsior Mills (now the Monitor). In 1858 he went to Tennessee, Ill., then to Bushnell, then back to Vermont, then assisted in building the flouring mill at Astoria now owned by Wm. Kost. Of the 11 children born to him 7 are living.

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History of Fulton county, Illinois, Part 92

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