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Athensville
WATERS J. E., physician and sur- geon. Athensville
WAINRIGHT RICHARD, house and sign painter. From his long experi- ence in business he guarantees good work at reasonable prices
TOWN 12, NORTH RANGE 13, WEST.
A SH WILLIAM R. renter, Sec. 28, P.O. Breese
ATCHISON EDWARD L. farmer, sec. 22, P.O. Schutz Mill, was born in Belleville, St. Clair Co., Ill., Aug. 30, 1854. His father was born in St. Clair Co., Ill., Aug. 21, 1830, died Feb. 21, 1861. His mother, Sarah H. Atchison, was born in Todd Co., Ky., Aug. 15, 1830, and came to this county in 1855, and is now living with her son Edward. He was married, April 4, 1874, to Mary J. Fox, daughter of John Q. and Artie Fox; she was born in Pike Co., Ill., Jan. 2, 1855. They have two children : Zuma I., born Jan. 8, 1875, and Donald R., born Aug. 25, 1877. He has one brother and one sister living in this county. He is living on the home farm of sixty acres, two shares of which belong to him. The Perkin's Cave, a very noted cave, is located on this land.
B ASS AMOS E. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. White Hall
Baxter Wm. F. Sec. 13, P.O. Breese
Bess J. W. laborer, Sec. 12, P.O. Breese
Bishop Henry C. watchman, r. Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz Mill
Bishop James, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Breese Bounds Isaac W. renter, Sec. 22, P.O. Breese Boyer Henry, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Bedford, Pike Co., Ill.
Butt Simeon, lab. Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz Mill Bratten Andrew, renter, Sec. 14, P.O. Breese
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ARRIGER GEORGE W. farm-
er, Sec. 13, P.O. Breese, was born Jan. 12, 1850. in Lincoln Co., Tenn. His father died at the age of fifty years; his mother is still living in Tenn. He was mar- ried Feb. 13, 1873, to Nonie Coates, daugh- ter of Lee and Emeline Coates. She was born Feb. 19, 1857. They have two chil- dren living and one deceased : Archie W. was born Sept. 3, 1875; Clyde T., born
Jan. 24, 1877; Orie L , born July 25, 1874, died Sept. 19, 1874. He is living just west of the town of Breese
Carter George W. renter Tp. 12, R. 14, e.s. Illinois River, P.O. White Hall
Carter John, renter, Sec. 30, P.O. White Hall
Carter Lorenzo E. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. White Hall
Clark L. C. farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Breese Coates James, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Breese Coates Jasper, farmhand, Sec. 16, P.O. Breese Coates J. S. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Breese
COATES MARCUS, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Schutz Mill, was born in this county Dec. 14, 1852. He was married July 8, 1871, to Christina Schutz, daughter of Matthew Schutz ; she was born Nov. 4, 1852. He owns forty acres of land, valued at $500, and cultivates two hundred acres belonging to his father-in-law. His father was born in South Carolina, and was killed by a train on the Chicago & Alton R.R. three years since ; he was about eighty years of age
Coates Milton, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz Mill
Cotter John, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O, Breese Cotter Thomas A. farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Breese Cox Wm. laborer, Sec. 20, P.O. Breese . Cunningham Geo. W. farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Breese
D AGLEY JOSEPH, farm hand, Sec. 17, P.O. White Hall
Dawdy A. J. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Breese
DAWDY JASPER N. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Breese, was born in Scott Co., Ill., March 4, 1855. He came to this county with his parents in 1858. His parents are both living ; his father was born in this county April 8, 1829 ; his mother was born in Calhoun Co., Ill, Feb. 18, 1831. He was married April 8, 1874, to Florinda Farmer, daughter of William and Anna J.
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Farmer; she was born in Gibson Co., Ind., Aug. 5, 1858. They have two children : Albert Elmer, born in this county Feb. 15, 1875; Denver Loyd, born in this county March 5, 1878. He has one sister and six brothers living ; he has a young man living with him by the name of Francis M. Crane, born March II, 1860. He is living on hs mother-in-law's farm, northwest of of the town of Breese
Dawdy Jessie, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Breese Dawdy Wm. C. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Breese DEEDS LA FAYETTE, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Schutz Mill, was born in the State of Virginia, Feb. 14, 1846. His father died in this county at about fifty-seven years of age ; his mother also died in this county at about sixty years of age. He was married Oct. 3, 1867, to Lucinda Wells, daughter of Philip and Sarah A. Wells; she was born Feb. 17, 1849. They have five children : John H., born July 19, 1869; Elvira E., born March 29, 1870; Cordelia A., born Dec. 20, 1872 ; Carrie E., born Sept. 20, 1873; George E., born Jan. 26, 1876. He owns eighty-three acres of improved land west of Schutz Mill
DOSSETT MRS. SARAH E. widow of Wm. H. Dossett, Sec. 35, P.O. Schutz Mill, was born in Lincoln Co., Tenn., Oct. 6, 1830. She was married twice : first June 26, 1851, to Joseph Sheff, and April 1, 1869, to Wm. H. Dossett, who died June 2, 1876. She has four chil- dren living : George A. Sheff, born Nov. 12, 1854 ; Rufus Sheff, born Jan. 12, 1857; Joseph H. Sheff, born March 24, 1862; William W. Sheff, born April 21, 1866. William T. Sheff (deceased), born Nov. 5, 1852 ; Catharine Sheff, born Feb. 3, 1859, died April 23. 1859. She has twenty acres of land about a mile east of Happyville on the C. & A. R.R. Her father was born in Georgia in 1799, and died in Scott Co., III., March 15, 1873. She has one grand- daughter, Mary Francis Sheff, born June 26, 1877
DOSSETT THOMAS, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. White Hall, was born in Hopkins Co., Ky., May II, 1824. He came to this county in 1842 with his father, who was born in North Carolina 1790, and died in this county in 1843; his mother was born in Virginia in 1799, and now lives with
him. He has been married three times- first, Dec. 4, 1845, to Lydia Naylon, who was born in Jersey Co., Ill., Nov. 4, 1823, and died May 8, 1861. By this marriage they had nine children : Margaret E., born Aug. 12, 1847, died Oct. 24, 1875 ; James W., born Aug. 12, 1850, died Jan. 20, 1874; Catharine, born Sept. 25, 1852, died June 14, 1877; Martha, born March 7, 1857; others died young. Married second time Jan. 23, 1862, to Mary McClenning, who died in 1863 ; she had one child, which died small. Married third time Sept. 20, 1863, to Elizabeth McClenning, born in this county Oct. 12, 1844. By this marriage they had four children, but only two are living; Nancy V., born Sept. 8, 1872, and Thomas F., born Dec. 21, 1875. He has been living during the last four years south of Happyville, on forty acres of land, to which he has a tax title
DYER WM. J. farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Glasgow, Scott Co., was born in Granger Co., East Tenn., Nov. 2, 1820. He came to Morgan Co., Ill., in 1862, where he lived seven years ; he then moved to this county, where he lived six years, and then moved to Scott County and again moved to this county in 1874, and has resided here ever since. His father was born in Virginia Sept 29, 1786, and died in Cass Co., Ill., Feb. 23, 1873 ; his mother was born in Tennessee and died there about twenty-five years ago. He was married in Tennessee June 15, 1843, to Amanda Gibson, daughter of Dennis and Priscilla Gibson ; she was born in Jefferson Co., Tenn., Feb. 27, 1825. They have ten children : Theresa C., born Jan. 8, 1845, she was married to George Warden Jan. 16, 1866; Artie L., born March 22, 1847, she was married to Thomas J. Summers Dec. 29, 1864; Parlee, born Nov. 14, 1849, in Granger Co., Tenn., she was married to John C. Langford, Aug. 4, 1866; Eliza Adeline Texann Josephine, born in Jeffer- son Co., Tenn., Feb. 4, 1852, was married to John A. Summers Nov. 28, 1867 ; Mary E., born in Morgan Co., Ill., July 14, 1854, was married to James Garrett April 9, 1872; Amanda A., born in Morgan Co., Nov. 28, 1856, was married to James Brown Dec. 28, 1876; Wm. H., born in Scott Co., Ill., Jan. 28, 1860; James H.,
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born in Scott Co., Oct. 4, 1862 ; John G., born in Scott Co., Jan. 16, 1865; George Oscar. born in this county Sept. 29, 1869. He has five sisters living : one in Morgan Co. Ill., two in Cass Co., one in E. Tenn. and one in Kansas. Mrs. Dyer's mother was born in Jefferson Co., Tenn., Aug. 25, 1810, and died in Oswego, Kan., Sept. 28, 1872. She was married twice; first to Dennis Gibson and second to W. S. Dyer, father of Wm. J. Dyer
E ADES NATHANIEL, ditcher, Sec. 12, P.O. Glasgow, Scott Co.
England Reuben, laborer, Sec. 27, P.O. Schutz Mill
Ennis James, laborer, r Sec. 36, P.O. Schutz Mill
Erickson Louis, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Schutz Mill
FARMER JOHN P. Sec. 12, P.O.
Breese, was born in Indiana, Dec. 13, 1853. He came to this county with his parents in March, 1863. His father, Wil- . liam Farmer was born in Tennessee, March II, 1822, and died in the late war, in which he enlisted Dec. 23, 1863, and died April 3, 1864 ; he belonged to the 5th Ill. Cavalry. His mother, with whom he lives, was born in Gibson Co., Ind., Aug. 22, 1825. His grandfather, J. R. Field, born Jan. 23, 1803, is still living in this eounty. He has one brother living, Wil- liam, born April 21, 1863, and four sisters, namely : Emeline, born Nov. 8, 1843, she was married to James M. Beverly April 19, 1866; Nancy Caroline, born June 27, 1846, died July 31, 1877; Joseph Riley, his brother deceased, was born Nov. 23, 1848, died Sept. 10, 1858; Elizabeth J., born Dec. 13, 1850, and twin sisters, Sarah L. and Florinda, born Aug. 5, 1858. Flo- rinda was married to J. N. Dawdy April 5, 1874; Elizabeth J. was married to Francis M. Pryor, June 8, 1865. His grand-mother, Mrs. Field, was born in Kentucky, and died Dec. 15, 1853; his mother, Mrs. Anna J. Farmer, and heirs have 201 acres of improved land, valued at fifty dollars per acre, about one and a half miles north- west of the town of Breese
Ferguson Wm. B. renter, Sec. 30, P.O. Breese FIELD JAMES J. one of the most
prominent farmers of Greene County, was a resident of Indiana at twenty-five, and for a time worked in the Shackleford Salt Works ; here he displayed great courage in punishing the most noted bully of the place. Moving to Alton he remained nearly two years and then moved to Greene County, and was then worth two horses, four wagons, and seventy-two dol- lars in money. His first purchase was 80 acres. By the display of no ordinary energy he is to-day the owner of over 2,000 acres in this county
Fielding Fielder, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Glas- gow, Scott Co.
Ford E. N. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. White Hall FORD JOHN D. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 28, P.O. White Hall, was born in this county Dec. 26, 1837. He has been married twice: first, in Aug., 1863, to Lucinda J. Radcliff, who died Nov. 19, 1875 ; they had four children by this mar- riage, but only one is living, John R., born July 6, 1867. Married second time, March 19, 1876, to Eliza Cordelia Clark, born in this county in 1857; he has one child by last marriage which is yet very young. He lives on Schutz Heirs' farm on Long Lake, at the crossing of the C. & A. R.R.
Fox John Q. farmer Sec. 34, P.O. Schutz Mill
Friend Cornelius, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Bed- ford, Pike Co., Ill.
G ARRISON GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. White Hall
GILSON HENRY D. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Breese, was born in Grafton, Windham Co., Vermont, Sept. 23, 1825. He came to Bridgeport Nov. II, 1848. He was married twice ; first in Vermont, July 5, 1845, to Calista M. McCollister, daughter of Reuben and Lucy McCollister, West Windsor, Ver .; she was born Sept. 16, 1825. They had eight children : Dan- iel H., born in Vermont, May 1, 1847 ; Arthur E., born in Vermont in . 1849; Charles A., born in Breese, Aug. 13, 1850; Mason E., born June 15, 1855, in Scott Co .; Donna M., born in Scott Co. in 1857, died in Fall of 1861; Isaac H., born in Scott Co., deceased ; Luman R., deceased. Married second time Nov. 3, 1871, to Elizabeth A. Davis, of this county. By
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this marriage he had three children, but only one is living, A. Burr, born Dec. 21, 1875. He has forty acres of land, on which he has lived since 1861 ; he is also occupied in moving buildings, and has moved over three hundred buildings and can furnish numerous references. He has an old shotgun, made by Robins, Kendell & Lawrence Windsor, Vermont, in 1847, which is six and a half feet long and is quite a curiosity
Gollyer Henry, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. White Hall
Gollyer Wm. renter, Sec. 19, P.O. White Hall
Guise Peter, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Breese
H ATCHER P. E. farm laborer, Sec. 17, P.O. White Hall
Hazelwood Jacob T. laborer, Happyville, P.O. Schutz Mill
Hazelwood Martin, laborer, Happyville, P.O. Schutz Mill
Heberling John, renter, Sec. 33, P.O. White Hall
Heberling Wm. D. carpenter, Sec. 33, P.O. White Hall
Hitch S. renter, Sec. 24, P.O. Breese
Hoots Levi, renter, Sec. 2, P.O. Breese
Hoots Washington, renter, Sec. 2, P.O. Breese
Houghton Arthur, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Breese
Hubbard L. T. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Breese Hubbs James P. farm hand, Sec. 16, P.O. Breese
Hubbs John, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Breese
Hunnicutt James, renter, P.O. Pearl Station, Pike Co.
Hunnicutt Thomas P. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. White Hall
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RVING WM. laborer, Sec. 23, P.O. Breese
TACKSON WM. C. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Breese
James L. B. & Bro. renters, Sec. I, P.O. Breese
Johnson Addison, renter, Sec. 16, P.O. Breese
Johnson D. renter, Sec. 16, P.O. Breese
Johnson J. renter, Sec. 16, P.O. Breese Johnson Peter, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Breese
JOHNSON H. H. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O.
Breese, was born Aug. 18, 1838. He was married March 27, 1859, to Jane Gibson, daughter of James Gibson ; she was born Nov. 15, 1838. They have one child, deceased, born April 8, 1860. He has an adopted son, William Williams, age, four- teen years. He is living on his brother's farm
Johnson William, renter, Sec. 35, P.O. Schutz Mill
Jones Cullen, laborer, Sec. 23, P.O. Breese Jones Wm. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. White Hall
K EE ANDREW, laborer, Sec. 14, P.O. Breese
Kerns William, Sec. 27, P.O. Breese
Kessinger Reuben, laborer, Sec. 12, P.O. Breese
Keys James B. renter, Sec. 23, P.O. Breese Knox Thomas, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. White Hall
Koppe August, renter, Sec. 26, P.O. Schutz Mill
L AWSON GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Schutz Mill, was born in Scott Co., Ill .. March 4, 1841. He was married Aug. 17, 1865, to Nancy J. Cox, daughter of John Cox ; she was born in the State of Kentucky. They have two children : Robert, born July 7, 1866; Edwin, born Feb. 15, 1868. His parents are both dead: his father, Sevier Lawson, died May, 1878, at sixty-eight years of age, and his mother died while he was yet young. He owns forty acres of land northwest of Schutz Mill, on which he resides
Lawson Jefferson,farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz Mill
Little Cyrus, renter, Sec. 25, P.O. Pearl Sta- tion, Pike Co.
Little Thomas A., farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. White Hall
Lovelace Amos, laborer, Sec. I, P.O. Breese Lovelace James, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Breese Lovelace L. B. farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Breese
M ANGER ANDREW, farmer and black- smith, Sec. 36, P.O. White Hall
Martin Andrew J. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Breese Manger Andrew M. farm hand, Sec. 36, P.O. White Hall
Martin Charles F. renter, Sec. 32, P.O. Schutz Mill
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Martin George W. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Breese
Martin G. F. farmer, Sec. 12. P.O. Breese
Martin Martha Mrs. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Breese
Marsh Thomas, Sec. 24, P.O. Breese
McClelan Charles, laborer, Sec. 3, P.O. Breese
McGILL JAMES, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O.
White Hall. Was born in Ireland in 1836. He was married Sept. 17, 1867, to Miss Nancy Heading, born Oct. 7, 1846. They have four children : Charles E., born March I, 1868 ; Minnie E., born Jan. 28, 1871 ; Mary A., born Sept. 28, 1873; Sarah J., born Feb. 5, 1876. He came to this coun- try while quite young ; has been twice back to the old country to see his relations. He is renting and living on land on south side of Long Lake, south of C. & A. R. R. He has traveled very extensively over the United States, having been in almost every State of the Union
Mitchell A. B. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. White Hall
Mitchell Lafayette, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Breese
Moon Isaac, renter, Sec. 14, P.O. Breese
Moore A. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Breese
Moore G. W. laborer, Sec. 23, P.O. Breese
N ELL JAMES B. renter, Sec. 8, P.O. Breese
DEM LEONARD, renter, Sec. 24, P.O. Breese
Odem William, farmer, Sec, 24, P.O. Breese Orr Thomas H. renter, Sec. 9, P.O. Breese
ORR WM. D. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Breese, and Bedford, Pike Co., Ill. He was born in Ohio, Oct. 17, 1835. He came to Pike County, Ill., with his parents in the Fall of 1839, and to this county in 1867. His father was born in Pennsylvania in 1806, and is living in Pike Co., Ill. His mother was born in Ohio in 1821, and is also living. He was married Feb. 7, 1861, to Mary E. Hubbs, daughter of Simeon E. and Hannah Hubbs, of Pike Co., Ill. She was born in Pike Co., Ill., April 14, 1843. They have five children living, and five de- ceased : Hannah A., born Oct. 2, 1861 ; James E., born Feb. 16, 1863, died Septem- ber, 1870 ; Florence J., born Feb. 11, 1866 ;
William H., born Aug. 26, 1867; Leonard D., born July 19, 1873 ; Clifford J., born September, 1875, died September, 1876; Amos Sylvester, born Dec. 13, 1877. Mrs. Orr's father was born in New Jersey, May 17, 1793, died in Pike Co., Ill., September, 1871. Her mother was also born in New Jersey, Nov. I, 1799, and died in Pike Co., Ill., July 10, 1851. Mr. Orr owns 80 acres land in Sec. 9, and rents 130 acres in Sec. 17
PARR JOHN, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. White Hall
Parson John, laborer, Sec. 34, P.O. Schutz Mill
Parsons W. C. fence builder, Sec. 12, P.O. Breese
Perigo James F. renter, Sec. 13, P.O. Breese Pickett Robert, renter, Sec. 34, P.O. Breese POWELL ROBERT, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. White Hall. Was born in this coun- ty Oct. 22, 1854. He was married August 8, 1871, to Miss Jennie Overturf, daughter of Andrew Overturf. She was born in the State of Pennsylvania, June 8, 1854. His father, William Powell, was born in this county, and died in January, 1865, at the age of about thirty years. Mr. Powell owns 36 acres of valuable and well improved land. They have three children : Lily G., born July 6, 1872; Mattie L., born August 10, 1875 ; Robert, born Oct. 21, 1877
Powell Wm. E. renter, Sec. 30, P.O. Breese
Prewit Wm. renter, Sec. 13, P.O. Breese PRYOR FRANCIS M. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Breese. Was born in Scott Co., Ill., March 24, 1844. He came to this county with his parents, William and Rachel Pryor, while quite young. His father died in this county about twenty years ago, at the age of about 55 years. His mother also died in this county about thirteen years ago, aged about 63 years. He was married June 8, 1865, to Elizabeth J. Farmer, daughter of William and Anna J. Farmer. She was born in Gibson Co., Ind., Dec. 13, 1850. They have three children living and one deceased : Mary, born Oct. 1, 1866 ; Charles Francis, born Sept. 27, 1868 ; Nettie Caroline, born March 12, 1870, died May 15, 1870; John Philip, born Sept. 8, 1874. He is living on
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his mother-in-law's farm, one and one-half miles north of the town of Breese
Pryor James, laborer, Sec. 23, P.O. Breese
RAABE FREDERICK, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz Mill
Raabe Frederick A. renter, Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz Mill
Riley John, laborer, Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz Mill
Riman J. E. renter, Sec. I, P.O. Glasgow, Scott Co.
Roberts Henry C. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. White Hall
SCHUTZ ANDREW, engineer, Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz Mill
Schutz George, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz Mill
Schutz George T. laborer, Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz Mill
Schutz John, proprietor Schutz Mills, Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz Mill
Schutz Matthews, merchant, Schutz Mills, Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz Mill
Schmitt Peter, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Schutz Mill
Seely Americus, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. White Hall
Sharp J. N. renter, Sec. 12, P.O. Breese
Sheff Joseph, renter, Sec. 36, P.O. Schutz Mill
Sheff Riley, renter, Sec. 36, P.O. Schutz Mill Sheff Rufus, renter, Sec. 33, P.O. Schutz Mill SHINNAULT JACOB, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Breese. Was born in this county July 14, 1845. His father and mother were born in Tennessee, and came to this coun- ty about fifty years ago. He was married June 10, 1868, to Mary Martin, daughter of Charles and Nancy Martin. She was born in this county May 10, 1848. They have five children: Lucy, born Oct. 12, 1868; William I., born March 15, 1871 ; Sarah E., born Dec. 19, 1872; Mattie B., born Dec. 9, 1877 ; Mary E., born July 25, 1875. He has 40 acres of land, on which he has lived seven years
Silkwood Henry, renter, Sec. 32, P.O. Schutz Mill
Smith Wm. S. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Glasgow, Scott Co.
Snow Martin, renter, Sec. 5, P.O. Bedford, Pike Co., Ill.
Sullivan Adam, renter, Sec. 35, P.O. Schutz Mill
Suttles Louis, renter, Sec. 5, P.O. Bedford, Pike Co.
TAYLOR NATHANIEL, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Breese
Townsend Isaac, farm hand, Sec. I, P.O. Breese
WATT JAMES, farm hand, Sec. 2, P.O. Breese
Watt John, renter, Sec. 3, P.O. Breese
WELLS JOHN A. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Breese. Was born in this county Sept. 17, 1849. He was married Oct. 17. 1872, to Phoebe J. Hubbard, daughter of H. T. and Elizabeth Hubbard. She was born in this county Jan. 17, 1847. They have one child, Warren Virgil, born Sept. 20, 1875. He is living on his father's land, two miles southwest of Breese
Wells J. L. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Breese WELLS WM. D. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 23, P.O. Breese. Was born in North Carolina, Rowan Co., Dec. 13, 1824. Came to this county in 1834, with his par- ents. His father was born in North Caro- lina in 1800, died in 1871. His mother was born in North Carolina, and died in this county, January, 1856. He was mar- ried Sept. 23, 1847, to Martena E. Ford, daughter of James and Jane Ford. She was born in Rutherford County, Tenn., Sept. 4, 1827. They have seven living children : John A., born Sept. 17, 1849 ; James L., born Aug. 14, 1851 ; William W., born Aug. 6, 1856; Sarah J., born Sept. 7, 1860; Jefferson D., born Feb. 28, 1863; Elizabeth M., born Oct. 14, 1865; Addison I., born Aug. 31, 1869; Leonidas D., born Aug. 9, 1858, died Jan. 9, 1862 ; Mary A., born January, 1868, died April 15, 1868. Mr. Wells has over thirteen hundred acres of land. The home farm is well improved, having a large dwelling and barn, and is nicely located. Has lived on this farm since 1843; his father died on this place. He has one sister living in Newton County, Mo., born February, 1827. She is married to James E. Neece
Wells Wm. W. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Breese Wheeler Arthur, farm hand, Sec. 12, P.O. Breese
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Wilkinson Elam, renter, Sec. 23, P.O. Breese Wilkinson Harden, renter, Sec. 2, P.O. Breese Willmington Sidney H. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Breese
WILTSHIRE JAMES, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. White Hall. Was born in Eng- land, Nov. 7, 1837. He came to this coun- try, landing in New York City, May 27, 1867, and to this county in 1872. His father and mother both died in England. He was married in England, Oct. 7, 1866, to Mary A. S. Matthews, daughter of
Phillip and Matilda S. Matthews. She was born in England, June 7, 1844. They have two children : George Phillip, born May 7, 1873; Willie James, born in this county, May 3, 1878
Winningham C. C. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Bed- ford, Pike Co., Ill.
Wirt Casper, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Schutz Mill
Wolff Philip, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Schutz Mill
TOWNSHIP II, NORTH RANGE IO, WEST.
A LGER E. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Green- field
Alger James, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Greenfield Alger Lorin, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Greenfield ALLEN JAS. M. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 32, P.O. Greenfield, Ill. Was born in Greene County in 1831. His father, William Allen, was born in North Carolina in 1798; emigrated to Greene County, Ill., in 1818; was one among the oldest settlers of that county ; entered 80 acres of land from the Government in 1824, and commenced as a farmer on the unbrok- en soil of Greene County. Was married to Mary Pincerton, who was born in Virginia in 1798. He died in Greene County, 1814, at the age of eighty-two. His wife died in 1863, at the age of seventy-one. The sub- ject of this sketch was married in 1855, to Louisa M. Strickland, who was born in Greene County, Ill., in 1831. Have twelve children : Laura E., Mary A., Frank, John, Fannie J., William G., Ida E., Lillia A., Carrie P., Anna M., deceased ; Nellie K., deceased ; Mattie B. Mr. Allen owns 154 acres of land
ANDREWS LEWIS, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 35, P.O. Greenfield. Was born in Butler County, Pa., Sept. 28, 1823. His father, I. Andrews, was born in Penn- sylvania in 1798 ; and married in 1811 to Elizabeth Johns, who was born in Penn- sylvania in 1799 ; emigrated to Illinois in 1835. The party started down the Ohio River on the Wanoacatt. During the night the hands were intoxicated, and ran the boat at a terrible rate ; the shaft of the fly wheel broke and went tearing through the wheel-house, causing the boat to leak. Another boat came to the rescue, landing them at Cincinnati, Ohio. They then took passage on the General Pike to Louisville, Ky. ; changed to the Citizen, and came to Shawneetown, Ill., staying there a few days, but found it to be unhealthy there ;
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