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Thaxton Perry, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Wrights- ville.
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Thaxton Thomas, renter, Sec. 28, P.O. Wrightsville.
Tipps J. M. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. White Hall Tipps Wm. renter, Sec. 19, P.O. White Hall Turney P. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Berdan
U TLEY MARTIN, laborer, Sec. 12, P.O. Wrightsville
I ANDEVEER JOSIAH, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Wrightsville
W ALKER BROS. brickmakers. Sec. 23, P.O. Wrightsville
Walker J. W. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Berdan Walker Mac, brickmaker, Wrightsville
WALKER MARY MRS. farming, Sec. 29, P.O. Berdan. Born in Brecken- ridge County, Ky., Sept. 12, 18II, was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Walker, who were natives of Virginia. At an early age she moved to this county with her parents. At the age of 19 she was married to Robert Walker, born March 31, 1811; had twelve children : Elizabeth, born July 4, 1833; Lucinda, born Aug. 1, 1835 ; Eliza, born Jan. 20, 1838 ; James, born April 12, 1840; Robert, born July 24, 1842 ; Mary Ann, born Feb. 8, 1845 ; William G., born Feb. 14, 1847; Martha Jane, born Oct, 12, 1849 ; Sarah E., born July 31, 1853. The above are now living. Mrs. W. lost her husband Oct. 10, 1868, and still remains on the farm, consisting of 160 acres, which she is still farming. All of her children are married and doing for themselves, ex- cept three boys, who remain with her at home
Walker Wm. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Berdan WALKER WILLIAM J. farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Greenfield, was born in this county in 1843. Was married in 1868 to Susan Barnett, who was also a native of this county. They have eight children, four are now living : Mahalia A., Mary Olive, Adda B., and Eddie M. In 1862, Mr. Walker enlisted in the IOIst Regt. Ill. State Vols. where he served his country faithfully until the close of the war. In 1868 he went to Missouri and returned in 1872 ; has since been a resident of this section
Walton Isaac, farmer, Sec, I, P.O. Wrights- ville
Waltrip Luke, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Wrights- ville
Waltrip Michael, retired, Sec. 28, PO.Wrights- ville
WALTRIP W. D. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Berdan, was born in this county April 10, 1846, the seventh child of Michael and Alcey Waltrip, who were early pioneers in this county. Apil 10, 1866, was united in marriage to Ginsa Goode, daughter of W. B. Goode, whose sketch appears in this work. From this union they have one child, Norman, born Jan. 20, 1867. Mr. Waltrip owns 140 acres of land, which he has ac- quired by his own industry and economy, and knows very well how he came by every dollar in his possession, and hopes by a continuation of the practice of the princi- ciples that have hitherto governed him, to become one of the most opulent and well- to-do farmers in his township. Is a con- sistent member of the United Baptist Church
Waltrip M. H. renter, Sec. 28, P.O. Wrights- ville
Webb Daniel, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Wrights- ville
Webb Maria Mrs. at home, Sec. 23, P.O. Wrightsville
Webb William, farm hand, Sec. 4, P.O. White Hall
Welch James, laborer, Sec. 15, P.O. Wrights- ville
WOOD JAMES A. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Berdan, was born Nov. I, 1833, in St. Lawrence County, Mo., son of George and Sarah M. Wood, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Kentucky. When quite young he came to this county. In Dec. 18, 1856, was married to Sarah Ann Pinkerton, a native of this county, by whom he has had nine children, viz. : George A., born Jan. 1I, 1858; Isaac L., born Sept. 11, 1859 ; Sarah E., born Aug. 19, 1861 ; Minnie J., born June 13 1863 ; Henry R., born Feb. 20, 1865 ; Lotty A., born May 22. 1867: John G., born Sept. 9, 1869 ; Willie O., born Nov. 5, 1872 ; Mar- tha M., born Nov. 4, 1874. Mr. Wood has 200 acres of land, which is well improved, and upon which he intends to spend the remainder of his days in peace and quiet- ness, and to hand down to his posterity a name and charactuer unsullied
WRIGHT ANDREW J. general store, Sec. 23, P.O. Wrightsville. The
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subject of this sketch is the founder of the town of Wrightsville, which was laid out July, 1872, and upon the land he owned. Mr. Wright is the son of Thomas Wright, a native of South Carolina. who was twice married, first to Elizabeth Bell, by whom he had eight children, two of whom are now living : George M., now 80 years of age, and Elizabeth, now Mrs. Funkhouser. Was married the second time to Mary Cole, by whom he had four children : Andrew J., Thomas, Robert N., and Nancy, now dead. The subject of this sketch was born Aug. 29, in town 10, range II. Mr. Wright's father entered the land on which Thomas now resides, Sec. 35. Andrew J. has been twice married, first to Lucinda Cunning- ham, eldest daughter of R. B. Cunningham, from this alliance they had three children : Mary N., born Feb. 8, 1857; James W., born Aug. 2, 1858; Richard D., born Oct. 30, 1860. Mary was married March 8, 1877, to Geo. A. Palmer, who are now located in this township. James and Rich- ard are now at home with their father, car- rying on the store and attending to the railroad office and the business of the sta- tion. Mr. Wright having been in poor health for several years past, has sold the greater part of his land, and is now engaged in mercantile pursuits, having a general store, keeping in his line nearly everything required by the farmers, and at prices to suit the times. Mr. Wright is a man of retiring nature ; has never been an aspirant after office, yet has held several offices of trust at the urgent request of the people ; has officiated as township treasurer, jus- tice of the peace, postmaster, and railroad agent. Mr. Wright's early advantages for obtaining an education were very meagre indeed-being reduced to a practical one, and by the aid of the " tallow dip." Yet notwithstanding these unpropitious sur- roundings of his youth, he has attained success, and for himself a name and charac- ter for honesty and uprightness that is worthy of the imitation of those who will succeed him
Wright Douglas, clerk, Wrightsville
Wright J. W. R.R. agent, Sec. 23, P.O. Wrightsville
WRIGHT THOMAS, farmer. Sec. 35, P.O. Wrightsville, was born on the very spot he now lives upon, Dec. 27, 1836 ; was the second child of Thomas and Mary Wright, the former a native of North Car- olina and the latter of Kentucky, who came to this county in the Spring of 1833. The subject of this sketch was married to Ange- line Goode, daughter of W. B. Goode, Feb. 25, 1869, as a result of this alliance they have had two children : William M., born Jan, 23, 1870; George W., born July 8, 1875. Mr. Wright has 440 acres of land which he is farming, and is of a retiring nature; has held the office of coroner and constable during the past, but has never desired political honors, but is noted for his powerful and retentive memory; can re- member almost entire speeches made by orators, and it is related of him that he remembered certain portions of a speech made by a prominent man in the county twenty years ago, and reiterated it, much the discomforture of the speaker, who sup- posed it had been buried in the debris of the past
Wright W. farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Wrightsville Wright W. J., R.R. agent, Wrightsville
Wylder William, laborer, Sec. 14, P.O. Wrightsville
BUSINESS CARDS.
BRANNAN A. L. wagon maker and smith, Sec. 23, Wrightsville
McMAHON DANIEL, saloon with pool tables, Wrightsville
STOUT J. H. contractor and builder, Wrightsville
WRIGHT A. J. general store ; dry goods, clothing, groceries, boots and shoes, at bottom prices, Wrightsville
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DAMS E. R. farmer, Sec. 2, P. O. White Hall
ALLEN F. H. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 3, P.O. White Hall; born in Greene Co., Ill., in 1836; was married, April 8, 1867, to Mrs. S. S. Pankey, the widow of Thomas L. Pankey. She was born Jan. 16, 1836, having two children by first marriage : Napoleon B., born July 13, 1861 ; William T., born Nov. 24, 1862; had two children by second marriage: Mattie May, born May 9, 1870; Jessie B., born April 22, 1873. Mr. Allen lives on the old home- stead of his grandfather, Zachariah Allen, which he bought from the government in 1819; the farm contains 100 acres
Allen I. farmer, Sec, 18, P.O. White Hall
Alldridge William, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. White Hall
Anderson J. B. Mrs. Berdan
Andrews L. Mrs. Berdan
Armstrong William, laborer, Berdan
B AIN C. Miss, farmer, Sec. 23. P.O. White Hall
Baines C. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. White Hall BAKER J. S. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. White Hall, was born Feb. II, 1846, in Scott Co., Ill .; was married to Sarah F. Lakin, daughter of Thomas Lakin, who was born, June 9, 1845, in Greene Co., Ill .; have three children : Carlos E., born July 2, 1868, died June 20, 1870; Sarah E., born Jan. 20, 1871 ; George E., born April 24, 1876
BAKER W. C. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. White Hall. The subject of this sketch was born Aug. 18, 1848, in Scott Co., Ill .; was married, Oct. 6, 1870, to Alice Griswold, daughter of Damon Gris- wold ; she was born Aug. 12, 1849; have four children : Mabel, born June 30, 1871 ; Fred. born July 1, 1873 ; Edgar, born May 27, 1875 ; Charles, born Aug. 8, 1877, died Dec. 29, 1877. The father of Mr. Baker
was born, Feb. 2, 1802, in Kentucky, died, June 6, 1863, in Greene Co., Ill .; was mar- ried twice : first, April 13, 1820, to Sallie McCarty, who died Aug. 12, 1852; was married second, Sept. 8, 1835, to Elizabeth Ecton, who died Aug. 31, 1855; by the two marriages, fourteen children. The subject of this sketch was last child of the second marriage ; participated in the late rebellion ; enlisted in 1864, and was honorably discharged in 1865 ; he was in the battles that were fought around Mobile, which lasted for three weeks; has followed the occupation of farming all his life, and now owns about 200 acres of land BALDWIN E. V. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 20, P.O. White Hall; born in Ohio, 1827; came to Greene Co., Ill., in 1848, when he was twenty-one years of age ; was married in 1850 to Mary Pankey, a native of Greene Co., born in 1835; have no children. Mr. Baldwin came to Greene Co. with a willing hand and a stout heart, and has accumulated 400 acres of farming land, which is under good cultiva- tion, and has one of the finest barns in Greene Co .; can feed fifty head of stock under shelter, has running water through his barn yard all the year
BALDWIN F. M. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 17, P.O. White Hall. Born in Warren County, Ohio, 1831; came to Greene County, Ill., with his father, Ben- jamin Baldwin, who was born in Virginia, 1792 ; was married in Warren County, Ohio, about 1814, to Martha Varner, who was born 1796, in Hamilton County, O., near Newtown; lives at the age of 82 years. Her husband, B. Baldwin, died. Feb., 1865, in White Hall. He was an in- dustrious and enterprising man, had the respect of all who knew him. Was elected to the legislature of Ohio in 1829, serving two terms, and elected in Illinois to the same office in 1860; served one term.
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Was in the War of 1812. Started in life without any means only a set of shoema- ker's tools. Had accumulated some wealth in Ohio before he came to Greene County, in 1847; came prospecting in that year and bought 320 acres of land ; returned to Ohio and disposed of what property he could ; returned to Greene County in 1849; bought 760 acres, returned again to Ohio and brought his family to Greene County in 1850. Bought 320 acres more land, disposed of his homestead in Ohio, bought more land in Greene County, and kept buy- ing, till he owned in all during his life 3,020 acres, which he gave to his children as they became of age. The subject of this sketch was married April 5th, 1855, to Mary A. Bowman, who was born in Logan County, Ill., Dec. II, 1832; have nine children ; five living : Etna, born March 29, 1856 ; married to Damon Griswold. Mattie, born March 31, 1858 ; married to Marcus North. Twins-Minnie and Fannie-born May 7, 1860. Fannie died Sept. 9, 1852. Eddie, born April 6, 1862 ; died Nov. 18, 1875. Harry, born Dec. 5, 1863. Elias, born May 15, 1865; died Sept. 2, 1876. Aggie, born June 18, 1867. Emery, born March 28, 1867; died Aug. 18, 1869. Mr. Baldwin has followed milling part of his life, but is now farming; has a fine orchard of choice fruits ; owns 120 acres of land
BALDWIN GEORGE E. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. White Hall, was born Dec. 25, 1849, in Ohio. Came to Greene County, Ill., in 1850. Was married to Theresa Kendall, daughter of Nathaniel Kendall, Dec. 27, 1870. She was born Oct. 24, 1851, in Greene County. Have four children : Marilla, born Nov. 14, 1871; deceased. Artemus W., born Nov. 7, 1872. Benjamin F., born Jan. 3, 1875. Peter, born Jan. 6, 1877. Mr. Baldwin lives on the estate of his father, B. F. Baldwin, and has one of the best stock farms in Greene County. On one part of the estate there is a spring of living water, which is one of the finest in Greene County
BALDWIN HANNAH MRS. Sec. 21, P.O. White Hall. Born in 1834. B. F. Baldwin, deceased, the husband of the subject of this sketch, was born in Warren County, Ohio, in 1821. Came to Greene
County March, 1850; was married to Han- nah Sever Oct. 15, 1840, and died Feb. 5, 1875; have seven children : Louis S., Martha M., deceased ; Mary A., George E., Alice C., John A., Alva C. Mrs. Bald- win lives on the estate of her late husband, with her three sons, which consists of 2,000 acres of land, shipping about one thousand head of cattle from the farm every year. Has one of the finest stock farms in Greene County
BALDWIN JANE M. MRS. Sec. 16, P.O. White Hall. J. W. Baldwin, de- ceased, was born Nov. 10, 1836, died Oct. 3, 1873. Was married to Miss Jane M. Headrick, daughter of John Headrick, of Carrollton, Oct. 31, 1866. Have four chil- dren : Franklin C., born Feb. 18, 1867; Hattie O., born Sept. 28, 1869; Albert R., born Dec. 16, 1870; Mary, born Dec. 3, 1872. Mrs. Baldwin owns 240 acres of land
Baldwin J. B. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. White Hall
BALDWIN THOMAS J. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. White Hall, was born Oct. 6, 1833, in Warren County, O. Came to Greene County Nov. 10, 1850, at the age of 17. Followed the occupation of a farmer all his life, and owns 240 acres of fine farming land, which he inherited from his father. Was married to Margaret F. Headrick June 28, 1864, who was the daughter of John Headrick, Carrollton. Have six children : Edward V., born May 10, 1865; Amy A., born July 8, 1866 ; Ina E., born Dec. 20, 1868 ; David M., born April 8, 1873; Alice A., born July 8, 1875 BALLOW G. A. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 30, P.O. White Hall, was born Dec. 10, 1826, in Virginia. Came to Greene County, Ill., July, 1845. Was married Dec. 24, 1848, to Margaret North, the daughter of W. H. North, who was born in Sept. 1828 ; had eight children, two of which are dead : Burley E., born Sept. 2, 1850; Laura, born July 6, 1853, died July 7, 1863; Charles J., born Jan. 14, 1855; Lizzie M., born Jan. 20, 1857; Sarah E., born Dec. 10, 1859; Emily J., born August 10, 1862 ; Catharine B., born Jan. 31, 1865, James H., born July 4, 1869, died Dec. 12, 1874. The father and mother of Mr. Bal- low died in Virginia when he was very
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small. He came to Greene County, Ill., when he was 19 years of age, and started in life as a farmer, and owns 50 acres of well improved land
Bauman A. L. farmer, Sec. 20, P. O. White Hall
BLACKSHAW J. merchant and dep- uty postmaster of Berdan, was born Jan. 10, 1831, in England. Came to St. Louis, Mo., in 1849, with his father, Edward Blackshaw, who was born in 1797, and died in St. Louis with the cholera six weeks af- ter arriving there, at the age of 52. Was married about 1819, to Rebecca Dayball, who was born in 1799, in England, having twelve children. The subject of this sketch is the sixth child; was 18 years of age when he came to this country; he followed the occupation of teaching school for twelve years ; for six years he held the po- sition of city weigher of St. Louis. Came to Berdan, Greene County, in 1867, went to clerking in the store he now occupies. Was married twice, the first in 1852, to Rebecca Dayball, who was born Oct. 1828; have seven children, three of whom are living, Sarah, Henry and William. Married sec- ond time March, 1873, to Mary M. Strain, of Missouri, who was born in 1843, having three children, two now living, James E. and Mary F.
Bell F. E. engineer at saw mill, New Provi- dence, P.O. Berdan
Bell John A. laborer, New Providence, P.O. Berdan
Benner George, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. White Hall
Berghain Emma Mrs. farmer, Sec. I, P. O. White Hall
Berrowes A. farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Berdan.
Boehm Robert, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. White Hall
Bond Julia Mrs. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. White Hall
Brock Joseph, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Berdan
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AMPELL OLIVER, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Carrollton
Carmody M. F. laborer, Berdan
Carmody P. M. laborer, Berdan
CHINN WM. D. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 36, P. O. Berdan, was born Sept. 22, 1825, in Tennessee; married Jan. 30, 1855, to Mary Ann Dodson, who was born in
1837, having one child, Charles M., born June 12, 1858, who died Feb. 20, 1859. After death of his first wife was married to Abiah Dodson Sept. 19, 1865; she died Sept. 11, 1878. By this marriage two chil- dren, George W., born June 25, 1866, and Christopher D., born May 17, 1870. The father of the subject of this sketch, James Chinn, born July 22, 1794, died Jan. 17, 1853; married Nov. 4, 1821, to Miss Sallie Williams, who was born Feb. 9, 1805; had ten children ; emigrated from North Caro- lina to Greene County, Ill., in 1829, and entered 120 acres of land from the govern- ment. The subject of this sketch, at the age of twenty-one, started in life with a horse, which he sold for $75, and loaned ยท $25 of the money to the man who bought the horse, then took his note for $100. He then bought an interest in a threshing ma- chine, which he run for a number of years. He now owns 487 acres of land
Chism John, farmer, Sec. 29, P. O. White Hall
Chroud J. W. farmer, Sec. 28, P. O. White Hall
Cinamon Thomas, farmer, Sec. 12, P. O. White Hall
Clark Samuel, laborer, New Providence, P.O. Berdan
Cobb Wm. farmer, Sec. 30, and miller at Sealy's mill, P.O. White Hall
Cole J. W. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Berdan
Collins B. W. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. White Hall
Cook Frederic, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Berdan Corger P. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. White Hall Crane William, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Berdan Crane Wm. D. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. White Hall
Crum J. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Berdan
DAYTON L. V. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. White Hall
Dayton Lewis, laborer, Berdan.
DELEHANTY WILLIAM, stone mason, Sec. 2, P.O. White Hall, was born in Ireland in 1813. Came to Rochester, N. Y. in 1844, staying two years in Cana- da. Married twice, first, in 1848, to Miss Mary Savage, who was born in Ireland in 1827. Came to America in 1840. Have two children by this marriage, Ellen and Hannah. The first wife died in 1855, in
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Livingston County, N. Y .; married again in 1860, to Miss Catharine Meagher ; have one child by her first marriage, Catharine Meagher. Mr. Delehanty owns 14 acres of land in the suburbs of White Hall. Came to Greene County in 1858
Deshazer Lewis, laborer, New Providence, P. O. Berdan
Dewyre Daniel, laborer, Berdan
Dewyer Thomas, laborer, Berdan
Dodgson Jane Mrs. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Carrollton
Dodgson Orien, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Car- rollton
Dodson Sarah Mrs. P.O. White Hall
DRIVER GREENE, Sr. farmer and stock raiser, Sec, 35, P.O. Berdan; born in 1809, in North Carolina; was married twice, first to Margaret G. Hazlewood, Aug. 25, 1835, who was born Oct. 21, 1816, died March 17, 1849; had six children : Lillias A., born July 28, 1836, deceased; William A., born May 13, 1838; infant child, born Oct. 22, 1840, deceased, Plesant, born May 17, 1842; Robert P., born March 12, 1844, Greene, born Feb. 3, 1847. Married the second time to Polly Ridings, a native of North Carolina, who died Nov. 10, 1872, at the age of fifty-one. Mr. Driver came to Greene County, Ill., in 1830, and la- bored by the day, farming and helped to make the brick for the court house at Carrollton; followed the occupation of a farmer most of his life, and now owns 275 acres of land. His two sons are connected with him in running the farm
Driver W. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. White Hall
E DWARDS GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Berdan
Edwards Mary E. Mrs. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Berdan
Edwards Robert, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Ber- dan
Edwards Sylvester, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Ber- dan
ELLINGSWORTH WILLIAM,
farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Car- rollton, was born in England, in 1828; mar- ried in 1848, to Mary Turner, and came to America in 1857, to Bate County, and lived there till 1878, then came to Greene County; has followed the occupation of a farmer all his life; is now a large renter
from Charles Eldred, renting some 200 acres; is a hard working and industrious man; has six children : Eliza, Emma E., Melia, Lena, Hattie, and Frank
F CANNING THOMAS, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Walkerville
FESLER J. H. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 7, P.O. White Hall, was born in Indi- ana, in 1842. His father, Henry Fesler, was born in Kentucky, in 1803, emigrated to Pike County, Ill., in 1849; was married in Indiana in 1829, to Miss Elizabeth Chandler, who was born in Kentucky, in 1809; have ten children, six living. The subject of this sketch was six years of age when he came to Illinois; was married in Pike County, in 1863, to Miss Mary E. Patten, who was born in Pike County, in 1845; have five children : James E., de- ceased, Elizabeth, Charles M., John H., and Freddie. Mr. Fesler, when married, began farming and dealing in stock, which he followed till 1865; merchandising in Griggsville one year, butchering and stock dealing till 1867; farming one season, then moved to Greene County; farming a short time, removed to Pike County; bought a farm; staying one year, sold his farm, moved to Missouri, buying a farm; re- mained there five years; removed to Pike County, staying a short time, and removed to Greene County, where he still resides, farming
Flanigan James, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. White Hall
Frazier James, farmer, Sec. 18, P. O. White Hall
French G. N. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Berdan
G EGES J. E. farmer, Sec. 6, P. O. White Hall
Geiger P. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Berdan
Giles B. laborer, Berdan
Giller E. A. farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. White Hall Gonder J. R. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. White Hall
Good William H. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Ber- dan
GREGORY A. B. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. II, P.O. White Hall, was born in Greene County, Illinois, 1839, is the son of Chas. Gregory, who was born May 28, 1797, in Connecticut, and died May 6, 1845, in
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Greene County ; emigrated to Ohio with his father when small, living there till 1818, then started for the far West to seek his fortune with the old pioneers of Illinois ; came down the Ohio in a canoe with a young man by the name of Elom Brown, landing at Shawneetown, Illinois, and walked from there to Wood River, near Alton ; when he landed there had the small sum of fifty cents; staid in Illinois one year, made enough money to buy a horse and pay his expenses back to Ohio, where he staid a short time and returned to Mad- ison County, Illinois, living there and in Missouri till 1821, then entered land in Greene County, improved it, and married in 1825, to Elizabeth Woodman, who was born March 20, 1804, in Vermont ; have six children-one living. Mr. Gregory was in the Black Hawk war of 1831-2; acted as State Treasurer in an early day ; was a member of the Legislature, and Colonel of State Militia in 1844. Three of his chil- dren grew to manhood : Byron L. born Aug. 2, 1827, educated himself for a lawyer and practiced in Winchester, Ills., died Aug. 8, 1855 ; James N. born July 29, 1829, was married Feb. 14, 1856, to Sarah E. Pierson, who was born in Greene County ; have three children : Mary E. Lenora I. Eugenia L. J. N. Gregory was a farmer and stock dealer; was a prominent man, and had the respect of all who knew him. The wife died Feb. I, 1878, and Mr. Greg- ory survived but one day, dying with the heart disease Feb. 3d
GRISWOLD EDGAR, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. White Hall, was born in Vermont, 1820, came to Greene County, Illinois, with his father, David E. Griswold, in 1831, when the country was but thinly settled ; followed the occupation of a farmer; has dealt in stock to a large extent, and now owns a fine farm which is well improved, which contains 264 acres, and one farm in Christian County, of 560 acres ; was married March 12, 1840, to Lucia North, a native of Greene County, born 1822, have eleven children : Perry D. born April 14, 1841 ; Seth, born Jan. 16, 1843 ; Chester S. born Dec. 22, 1844, de- ceased ; Mary E. born Aug. 17, 1847 ; Silvy J. born Jan. 19, 1850; Martha H. born Sept. 10, 1852, deceased ; Damon A. born
Oct. 31, 1855 ; Lydia, born May 7,1858, de- ceased; Caroline, born Oct. 16, 1859; George A. born Aug. 15, 1863, deceased ; Edward A. born June 26, 1866.
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