History of Greene and Jersey Counties, Illinois : together with sketches of the towns, villages and townships, educational, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent individuals, and biographies of representative men, History of Illinois, Part 124

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Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : Continental Historical
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Carrollton Chapter, No. 77, R. A. M., was organized under dispensation April 7, 1865, with the following officers : James W. English, M. E. H. P .; James B. Samuel, E. K .; James W. Gregory, E. S .; John M. Pierson, C. H .; James P. Morrow, R. A. C .; James W. Wil- cox, P. S .; John Baird, M. T. V .; Peter Fenity, M. S. V .; John D. Baird, M.

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F. V. The lodge continued under dis- pensation until Oct. 6, 1865, when a charter was granted it, and it was re- organized with the following charter members : James W. English, James Samuel, Wm. R. Davis, J. W. Gregory, J. P. Morrow, J. M. Wilcox, J. D. Baird, R. G. Robinson, W. L. Greene, J. B. Eldred, J. G. Reed, M. L. Wood, C. Armstrong, L. E. Eldred, W. P. Burroughs, J. M. Davis, M. L. Robin- son, Paul Wright, Edwin Woolley, and A. C. Reno. The first officers under the charter were then installed, as fol- lows : James W. English, M. E. H. P .; J. B. Samuel, E. K .; W. R. Davis, E. S .; J. P. Morrow, C. H .; J. M. Wil- cox, P. S .; R. G. Robinson, R. A. C .; M. L. Robinson, M. T. V .; W. L. Greene, M. S. V .; J. W. Davis, M. F. V .; MI. L. Wood, S .; J. B. Eldred, T .; J. G. Reed, G. The following gentle- men have filled the position of M. E. H. P: J. W. English, 1865-69; H. C. Withers, 1870-1; George W. Davis, 1872-3; C. W. Keeley, 1874; J. W. Davis, 1875-6; J. P. Morrow, 1877; II. C. Withers, 1878-9; J. P. Morrow. 1880; John Hill, 1881; Wm. L. Orr, 1882; J. P. Morrow, 1883, and H. H. Montgomery, 1884-5.

Carrollton council No. 48, R. & S. M., was instituted on the 6th of Oct., 1870, with the following charter members: John Hill, H. C. Withers, C. W. Keeley, A. I. Smith, W. W. Beaty, J. C. Wool- ford, J. P. Morrow, J. B. Nulton, J W. English, W. H. Perry and W. L. Orr. The present officers are: C. W. Keeley, T. S. G. M .; H. C. Withers, S. D. M .; Geo. W. Davis, P. C. of W .; W. H. Newbold, M. of E .; Frank P. Greene, Rec .; L. R. Lakin, C. of G .; Jas. P.

Morrow, C. of C .; T. G. Jeffries, Sd .; John Hill, Sent.

Hugh DePayen commandery, No. 29, K. of T., was organized under a charter dated Nov. 16, 1878, with the following original members: H. C. Withers, Frank Winfield, Allen Mar- shall, James W. English, G. W. Davis, J. B. Nulton, J. S. Vedder, William L. Orr and W. L. Greenc. The first offleers of the commandery were: H. C. With- ers, E. C .; Frank Winfield, G .; Allen Marshall, C. G .; J. W. English, P .; Geo. W. Davis, S. W .; J. B. Nulton, J. W .; W. L. Greene, T .; J. S. Vedder, R .; W. L. Orr, W. There are 66 members in good standing, and the commandery is one of the finest in this section of the state. The present officers are: J. W. Hutchinson, E. C .; Morris R. Locke, G .; J. B. Nulton, C. G .; Geo. W. Davis, P .; T. G. Jeffries, S. W .; H. H. Mont- gomery, J. W .; W. H. Newbold, T .; J. P. Morrow, S.

Carrollton lodge No. 342, I. O. O. F., was instituted Jan. 31, 1867, with the following charter members: Walter S. Tandy, J. J. Paris, J. Donald Gee, Ben- jamin Shetterly, J. M. Russell, J. W. Montague, T. G. Jeffries, J. Q. Adams, John Cox and James Pope. The first officers were: J. J. Paris, N. G .; W. S. Tandy, V. G .; J. M. Russell, R. S .; T. J. Jeffries, T .; G. W. Rumrill, R. The lodge has been presided over by the following Noble Grands since its or- ganization: J. J. Paris, W. S. Tandy, J. Q. Adams, M. L. Wood, J. C. Wool- ford, G. W. Rumrill, W. S. Tandy, A. Headrick, S. F. Corrington, W. W. Beaty, J. H. Stout, E. C. Sackett, A. Headrick, J. L. Marmon, A Jackson, G. L. Williams, H. L. Clay, E. A. Doolittle,

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H. C. Sieverling, H. C. Withers, G. W. Rumrill, J. H. Short, J. I. Johnson, S. O. Smith, G. Sleight, J. E. Furge- son, W. J. Roberts, Warren English, William Lavery, David Felmley, H. T. ; Eberlein, David Felmley and Jos. W. Beaty. The present officers are: H. T. Eberlein, N. G .; James C. Cannedy, V. G .; Gustav Wiemer, S .; Amos Jack- son, T .; and E. A. Doolittle, R. The present membership is 67 in good stand- standing. The hall of this lodge is over Long & Co.'s bank, on the east side of the square, and is 24x60 feet in size; is well furnished, and fitted up, and the lodge has fine regalia. The society has about $1,100 in the treasury, and is in a prosperous condition in all respeets. Meetings are held every Friday evening.

Carrollton Encampment No. 80, I. O. O. F., was instituted Oet. 4, 1867, by D. G. P. R. D. Landers, with the following charter members: Thomas J. Carlin, A. Headriek, LeRoy MeFarland, James E. Furgeson, N. E. Bowman, George W. Rumrill, John Q. Adams, John Q. Ward, W. E. Carlin, John C. Woolford, Fred W. Lewis, Walter S. Tandy, Jas. W. English, James W. Montague. The first officers elected were as follows : C. P., James W. English; H. P., Geo. W. Rumrill; S. W., Thomas J. Carlin; J. W., John Q. Adams; S., John C. Woolford; G., James W. Montague; O. S. S., James E. Furgeson. The en- campment was highly prosperous and flourishing up to the year 1874, but from that time the members seemed to lose interest in it, and for three or four years it was very difficult to get a quorum present, only three or four of the faithful attending the regular meet- ings. During the years 1878-9, no

meetings were held at all, and no report was made to the G. E. for the year 1879. During that year the G. S. changed the location of the encamp- ment, and actually moved its property to Medora, Ill., without the knowledge, consent or desire of the few remaining faithful members. Deeming this action of the G. E. to be unjust, Patriarchs Corrington, Sackett and Rumrill deter- mined to reorganize the encampment and regain their property and effects, which they deemed had been unjustly taken from them. Patriarch Corring- ton went to Springfield, at his own ex- pense, and consulted with the G. S. about the matter, the result of which was that the property was ordered to be returned to Carrollton and the encanip- ment placed in the same position that it was before.

The encampment was, therefore, re- organized in Dee., 1880, a large amount of new blood being infused in the new encampment. Thirteen new members were initiated on that evening. From that time until the present, the encamp- ment has been in a flourishing condi. tion. Whilst it has not increased as rapidly as some encampments, yet the increase has been steady, and the addi- tions of first-class material. The fol- lowing named persons have presided over the deliberation of the encamp- ment from its institution to the present day: James W. English, Wm. Scruby, M. M. Engleman, John L. Marmon, John C. Woolford, E. L. Craig, Walter S. Tandy, Thomas J. Carlin, A. Head- rick, Leroy McFarland, James E. Fur- geson, S. F. Corrington, George W. Rumrill, E. C. Sackett, E. A. Doolittle, Amos Jackson, G. L. Williams, Wil-

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liam Lavery, John II. Stout, N. E. Bowman, II. C. Seiverling, H. T. Eber- lein and H. C. Withers. The present offieers are as follows, to-wit: E. A. Doolittle, C. P .; G. W. Rumrill, H. P .; S. F. Corrington, S .; Gustav Wiemer, S. W .; Adam Weimer, J. W .; Joseph Beatty, T .; H. T. Eberlein, G .; J. A. Hilleg, O. S. S .; James L. Dawson, I. S. S .; James I. Johnson, Ist G. to T .; G. E. Johnson, 2nd G. to T .; W. B. Osborne, Ist W .; Grant Osborne, 2d W .; James R. Cannedy, 3d W .; John H. Stout, 4th W. Finance committee: Pa- triarchs II. T. Eberlein, William Lav- ery and Gustav Wiemer. Trustees- Patriarchs S. F. Corrington, H. T. Eb- erlein, G. E. Johnson, W. B. Osborne and James L. Dawson.

Olympic lodge, No 913, K. of H., was organized Feb. 25, 1878, with the fol- lowing 13 members: W. L. Armstrong, C. L. Clapp, J. M. Davis, R. H. Davis, E. A. Doolittle, J. W. English, T. E. Evans, John Jones, Ed. Miner, T. D. Price, C. E. Russell, F. M. Roberts and H. C. Withers. On institution the fol- lowing officers were installed: E. A. Doolittle, D .; Ed. Miner, P. D .; C. L. Clapp, R .; T. E. Evans, F. R .; John Jones, T .; C. E. Russell, C .; F. M.Rob- erts, G .; T. D. Price,S., and W.L.Arm- strong, G. M. Since the organization the following gentlemen have served as Dictator: Edward Miner, E. A. Doolittle, John Jones, C. L. Clapp, C. H. Weag- ley, T. J. Albert, W. L. Armstrong, J. B. Schwartz and Win. Lavery. The present membership is about 35. The lodge meets the first and third Tuesday's of each month in their hall, at the north- east of the square. Since their organi- zation there have been three deaths:

John M. Roodhouse, James M. Davis and Dr. Lindsey English. There has been some $4,100 paid into the widows' and orphans' fund sinee the institution of the lodge, and $6,000 has been paid to the lodge by the supreme treasurer on account of the above deaths. The pres- ent officers are: William Lavery, D., William Egelhoff, V.D .; F. M. Roberts, F. R .; B. C. Hodges, T .; John Jones, C .; E. Miner, G .; E. A. Doolittle, R .; W. L. Armstrong, D. G. D. and R. to G. L.

Carrollton lodge, No. 293, 1. O. G. T., was organized June 19, 1880, with the following charter members: J. T. Cam- eron, J. H. Underwood, C. W. Kelley, E. E. Williams, David Pierson, W. H. Emery, W. H. Howard, A. W. Greene, Mrs. S. J. Turner, Mrs. M. E. Kelley, Belle C. Kirby, Laura A. Binker, Anna Gamble, Josie Holland, Mary Harney, Maggie Seruby, Ella Binker and Mrs. C. J. Binker. The first officers were as follows: J. T. Cameron, W. C. T .; Mrs. S. J. Turner, W. V. T .; J. H. Under- wood, W. C .; E. E. Williams, W. S .; Belle Kirby, W. A. S .; Mrs. J. E. Cam- eron, W. F. S .; Mrs. M. E. Kelley, W. S .; Maggie Seruby, W. M .; Laura Bin- ker, W. D. M .; C. W. Kelley, W. I. G .; Josie Holland, W. O. G .; David Pier- son, P. W. C. T .; Edward Miner, D. G. W. C. T. The lodge is in good con- dition, and is officered as follows: T. R. Bellas, W. C. T .; Fannie A. Sleight, W. V. T .; David Pierson, W. C .; C. E. Underwood, W. S .; Mina Higbec, W. U. S .; Eugene Hall, W. F. S .; Sarah Underwood, W. T .; Geo. Sleight, W.M .; Maggie Sinclair, W. D. M .; William Carmody, W. I. G .; J. J. Dyson, W. O. G .; J. T. Atchinson, P. W. C. T .; S. A. Black, D. G. W. C. T.

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SHAKSPEAREAN CLUB.

As long ago as 1844, a dramatic asso- ciation flourished in the town of Car- rollton, which had all the necessary stage fittings, scenery, and other para- phernalia, but little of it is remem- bered. Of late years, the first social organization for mutual improvement, in Carrollton, was called the Carrollton Literary Club. On Friday evening, Jan. 14, 1876, at the office of Dr. B. F. Kingsley, this club was organized. Jas. R. Ward, the prime mover in the incep- tion and organization of the society, de- serves special credit. The first officers chosen were: Dr. B. F. Kingsley, pres- ident; James R. Ward, vice-president; John Worthington, secretary; Charles Luthy, treasurer; and John Worthing- ton, Ed Smith and C. L. Clapp, execu- tive committee. James R. Ward, vice- president, withdrew from the society within a short time after its inaugura- tion. At the second meeting of the so- ciety, the president delivered his inaug- ural address, and recitations were given by Ed Smith, Charles Luthy, John Worthington and others. Shortly after this, a new set of officers were chosen, as follows: Dr. B. F. Kingsley, presi- dent; William Keating, vice-president; C. L. Clapp, secretary; Ed Smith, treasurer; and John Worthington, Chas. Luthy, and C. L. Clapp, executive com- mittee. Meetings were held once a month, and three sessions more were held. There were, at the time, no lady members.

On Dee. 2, 1876, a meeting was held at the residence of Dr. C. Armstrong, and a new society organized, with the following members: Dr. E. B. Hobson and wife, Ada Harden, Millie Harden,

Hattie Hodges, Ada Wheeler, Luey Armstrong, Dr. B. F. Kingsley, and C. L. Clapp and wife. It was decided to bend their energies to the study of the higher parts of standard English liter- ature, and Shakespeare was chosen for their first author. After some debate, "Midsummer Night's Dream," was the play selected for examination and study, to begin with. The first officers chosen were as follows: Dr. B. F. Kingsley, president; Dr. Massee, vice-president; Lucy Armstrong. secretary. Meetings were held until May 21, following, when the elub adjourned, to meet in the autumn, in response to a call from the president, E. A. Doolittle, who had been elected in the interim.

October 1, 1877, the club gathered together for their winter's campaign among the authors, at the residence of C. L. Clapp, when the following officers were elected-Ed. Smith, president ; Chas. Luthy, vice-president; Mrs. E. A. Doolittle, secretary. The meetings were held twiee a month all winter until the season closed, April 1, 1878.

During the next three winters there is no record of any meeting, and it is pre- sumed there were none held. However, on the evening of Oct. 31, 1881, a num- ber of gentlemen met at the office of J. W. English, and there organized a society under the name of the Carroll- ton Shakspearean club, with R. H. Davis as president, and selected the " Merchant of Venice," from the works of the great delineator of humanity, as first upon which to commence their study.

Nov. 15, 1881, a number of the young people met at the residence of Lyman Wheeler, and organized the Junior

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Shakspearean club, with the following members-W. M. Montgomery, Miss Hinton, Ed. Smith, David Felmley, H. R. Heaton, C. S. Luthy, Ettie Wheeler, Mollie E. Payne, Hattie Hodges, James Davis, and Nellie Bonfoy. David Feln- ley was elected president, and Miss Hin- ton, secretary.

Meetings were held by both clubs dur- ing the winter, the junior club holding its last one Feb. 14, 1882, and the senior, April 20. Oct 9, 1882, the senior club met at the residence of Mrs. L. M. Davis, and organized for their winter work. H. H. Montgomery was elected president, and C. C. Sharon, secretary. The last meeting of the season was held May 1, 1883. October 29, of that year, they met at the residence of C. L. Clapp for the first meeting of the season. Ed. Smith was elected president, and Miss E. C. Bulkley, secretary. The last meeting was held March 30, 1885. Many parties have served as officers of this club, whose names do not appear here, but who reflected credit upon the organi- zation.

CARROLLTON LIBRARY.

The subject of instituting a library in the city of Carrollton had been several times agitated in that community, but it was not until 1873, that success at- tended the efforts of its originators, In that year, the Carrollton Library Asso- ciation was organized, with the follow- ing officers: H. C. Withers, Pres .; Dr. E. B. Hobson, Sec .; L.S. Eldred, Treas .; and A. G. Burr, R. G. Robinson and Dr. E. B. Hobson, Fin. Com. They have a fine and select library of several hundred books, which are well read. Among the prominent life members of the association are the following well

known citizens: H. C. Withers, Isham Linder, Jr., E.A. Doolittle, Uen Linder, John Jones, Ed. Miner, Mrs. Ed. Miner, Thomas D. Price, Henry N. Price, Fred. F. Vedder, J. W. English, S. F. Cor- rington, Mrs. George Wright, G. S. Wright, J. M. Roodhouse, George L. Burruss, H. D. Burruss, Thomas Scott, Jr. W. W. Beaty, J. T. Crow, B. Rood- house, J. P. Morrow, J. C. Hardcastle, Spencer Smith, W. B. Robinson, W.H. Newbolt, C. L. Clapp, C. C. Furgeson, L. S. Bushnell, Chas. McAninch, Geo. L. Williams, John Kaser, and many others. The institution is in quite a bad shape, and some idea is had to turn it ever to the care of the school board. It is located, at present, in the office of H. C. Withers.

FIRE DEPARTMENT.

The Carrollton fire department is equipped with a hook and ladder truck, which has two extension ladders, re- spectively 36 and 30 feet in length, one single ladder, 20 feet long, and a hook ladder, also 20 feet long. It has 28 buckets, and four Babcock extinguishers. The truck cost about $650. The last officers elected were: M. L. Reed, capt .; H. S. Moore, sec .; Wm. St. Clair, lad- derman. The last election was in 1883. The apparatus is kept in a frame build- ing, erected by the city for that purpose in the rear of the calaboose.

GOVERNMENT.

Carrollton was incorporated as a town at a very early date, as will be shown by the following entry which was spread upon the records of the county under the date of Sept 4, 1833:

At a meeting of the citizens of the town of Carrollton, convened at the

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court house, in said town, pursuant to public notice given for that purpose, on the 15th of Aug., 1833, at 2 o'clock p.m. The meeting was organized by electing William C. Rainey, president, and A. W. Caverly, secretary. Ten days notice having been given for the purpose of as- certaining the vote for and against a cor- poration, and the president and seere- tary having taken the oath prescribed by law, the votes were 31 for incorpora- tion and 1 against incorporation, and afterward. according to notice given, an election was held on the 22d of Aug., 1833, for trustees of said town, when James Reno, P. M. Brown, A. W. Cav- erly, Mathias Link and Edward D. Baker were duly elected trustees for the term of one year, and have severally taken the oath of office as prescribed by law, in open court.

Early in 1847 this charter was re- pealed and the town was re-incorporated in 1849. . July 6, of this year, an elce- tion was held under the new charter, which resulted in the choice of officers as follows: President, C. A. Davis; trustees, Jordan Howard, A. W. Lynn, C. P. Heaton. Alfred Hinton and J. E. Walker each received 29 votes, con- sequently neither were chosen. A new election was ordered, at which Alfred Hinton received a majority. F. P. Ved- der was made clerk, Z. A. Morrow, con- stable, and Dr. John Hardtner, super- visor.

The following are the present officers: Mayor, Thomas C. Hussey; clerk, Ed- ward Miner; attorney, E. A. Doolittle; marshal, Michael Hogan; treasurer, William L. Armstrong; aldermen-1st ward, Luther Lynn; 2d ward, Samuel Hazel; 3d ward, G. E. Johnson.

POSTOFFICE.

The postoffice at Carrollton was first established in 1822, with John W. Skid- more as postmaster. He was succeeded by Samnel Lee, Jr., some time after. He was succeeded, about 1829 or '30, by Philip N. Rampy. Others followed, among whom have been Alfred llinton, Hill, Gaylord, Kay, Marshall Dulaney, Cox, Frank B. Roberts, G. L. Williams, who went into office in 1867, and held it until succeeded by Charles Lynn, Feb. 17, 1878. The latter was followed by his brother. James Lynn, Feb. 7, 1885, and is the present incumbent. The number of postal money orders issued from this oflice, up to Aug. 28, 1885, was 17,745. The first postal note issued by this office, was dated Sept. 4, 1883, was drawn upon Alton, and was for $1.

While a portion of this book was in the hands of the publisher, a destructive conflagration visited the city of Carroll- ton, of which the following description is given:

On the morning of Oct. 18, 1885, about 2:30 o'clock, an explosion was heard in the rear of Levy's block, in or about John Rainey's grocery store, on the northeast corner of the square, and immediately flames burst forth front Rainey's building. The fire wagon, buckets, ladders and hooks, and all water buckets obtainable, were at onee summoned and put in use. At first it looked like the entire east side of the square would burn. Fortunately, how- ever, the wind became more quiet, and the fire was gotten under control, but not until Levy's magnificent double two-story building, with almost all the contents of the second story, both in the part he was occupying, and that occu-

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pied by Sharon Bros., was consumed, and John Rainey's two-story grocery store, with all its contents, including about $2,500 worth of accounts and notes of J. Rainey & Son, and about $2,500 of notes and accounts Henry T. Rainey had for collection. Much of the stock of all parties was saved, but in a damaged condition. The loss is footed up to have been about $23,500, mostly covered by insurance.

OTHER PROMINENT CITIZENS.

Among the men who have and are making Carrollton what is, are the fol- lowing gentlemen:

Josiah Jones was a native of North Carolina, born in Jan., 1813. He set- tled in Greene county in 1835, and with the exception of a short time that he followed teaching school, was engaged in farming until his death, which oc- eurred Jan. 7, 1870. He was a man who manifested great delight and in- terest in agricultural and horticultural pursuits, and although his farm was comparatively small, yet he realized more net profit than hundreds of far- mers with more land. The cultivation of the choicest fruits was to him a great source of pleasure and profit. Mr. Jones was a thorough democrat of the Jeffersonian school, and never wavered in his political faith. He was elected jus- tice of the peace several terms, serving his fellow citizens very satisfactorily in that eapacity. Although he was not a member of any particular seet or church, he was a firm believer in reve- lation, and his life was that of a con- sistent christian. Ile was a kind devoted husband, an affectionate father and a good neighbor and excellent citizen. IIe

was married in Greene county, in 1838, to Elizabeth A., daughter of Robert and Penninah Neece, who came from Tennessee and made settlement in this county at an early day. They were the parents of five children-John; Robert, who enlisted in Co. A, 6Ist Ill. Inf., and was killed at the battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862, aged 18 years; Jennie E., wife of Captain William Seeley; Cullen, and Fannie, who died in infancy. Mrs. Jones is still living, and resides in White Hall with her son-in-law, Capt. Seeley.

The Very Rev. William Tilly Whit- marsh is the rector of Trinity Episcopal church, of Carrollton, and the church of the Holy Cross, at Jerseyville, and also holds the office of dean, of Litch- field. He was born at Portsmouth, England, May 28, 1834, his parents being John G. and Martha (Tilly) Whit- marsh, natives of Hampshire, England. His father was a lithographer, in Lon- don, in which city he died in 1854. His mother is still living and resides in Lon- don. William was educated privately for the Baptist ministry, and began active work in that vocation in 1856, holding pastorates respectively at Shef- ford Beds and Brixham Devon. In 1868, he resigned the pastorate and be- came principal and proprietor of a large school in Barnstaple, Devonshire, where he continued five years. He then came to America, in 1873, and became suc- eessively the pastor, at East Winthrop, Me., and at Warren, O. Here he was received into the Episcopal church Feb. 2, 1879, and accepted a position as as- sistant rector of Trinity church, Cleve- land, where he was ordained deacon, in August, of the same year, and priest in

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February following. In June, 1881, he became rector of St. Paul's church, at Muskegon, Mich., which position hc resigned three years after, to take his present one. In 1856, he married Sarah Welch, daughter of John and Sarah (Whitmarsh) Welch, the former a native of Bath, the latter of Hampshire, Eng- land. John Welch was a turner and a manufacturer of furniture. Both he and his wife are now deceased. The above union was blessed with six chil- dren, four now living-Agnes, wife of Owen Hieks, of Cleveland, O .; Frank, Walter and Katie. Those deceased are -Bertha, who died in Cleveland; and Ernest, who died in England. Mrs. Whitmarsh died in Warren, Ohio. in the early part of 1879. In 1881, Dean Whitmarsh married Rebecca A. Sheldon, daughter of Capt. Pardon Sheldon, of Rhode Island. Dean Whit- marsh is a member of Muskegon lodge, No. 32, A. F. & A. M., of commandery No. 22, K. T., and of the K. of P., in which he holds the office of B. C. U. R. for the state of Illinois.

Thomas Ward, a retired mechanic, of Carrollton, is a native of Stokes county, N. C., and was born July 26, 1811. He is a son of Randolph and Eunice (Moore) Ward, both natives of England. They left their native country and came to the United States when quite young, and here Randolph Ward engaged in farming. Both he and his wife are now deceased. Thomas received his educa- tion in the schools of middle Tennessee, and afterwards learned the trade of a carpenter, there, which occupation he has followed most of his life. In 1863 he came to Greene county and has since resided here. Ile was united in mar-

riage, in the year 1835, with Elizabeth Jane Gossaway, daughter of Benjamin and Polly (Smith) Gossaway, natives of Kentucky. Elizabeth was born April 8, 1818. Their marriage has been blessed with three children, only one of whom is now living-Mary Ann, wife of Thomas Warren, residing in Ottawa, Kan. Those deceased arc, Adrian and Caroline, who was married. Mr. Ward and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Rev. Augustine J. Sauer, Rector of St.John's Catholic church at Carrollton, is a native of Baden, Germany, born Aug. 28, 1848, He is a son of Herbert and Theresa (Miller) Sauer, natives of Germany. His father was a farmer, and immigrated to America when Augus- tine was not yet three years of age. Augustine was reared in New York city from that time, receiving his education in the schools of that city. In 1868 he returned to Germany to finish a theolog- ical course, and in 1872 graduated from the university at Munster, Westphalia, and was ordained as a priest. He then returned to America, and came to the Diocese of Alton, taking his first charge at Belleville, where he remained but a short time, when he was appointed Rec- tor of Petersburg. There he remained four years, and in 1877 came to Carroll- ton, and took his present charge, begin- ning the good work by establishing and building parochial schools during the first year, in which he placed secular teachers. In 1841 he built a convent, and called four sisters here to take charge of this school, which is still con- ducted by them. There is a daily aver- age attendance of from 100 to 125 pupils. All the elementary branches, up to and

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History of Greene and Jersey Counties, Illinois : together with sketches of the towns, villages and townships, educational, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent individuals, and biographies of representative men, History of Illinois, Part 124

Author: Publication date: 1885 Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : Continental Historical Number of Pages: 1150

Author:
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: Springfield, Ill. : Continental Historical
Number of Pages: 1150