History of Grundy County, Illinois, Part 43

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Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago, O. L. Baskin
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two years with the distinguished Dr. Charles Chandler, of Chandlerville, Ill. In the spring of 1847, through the influence of Hon. Perry Armstrong, subject was induced to come to Morris, where he has since resided and prac- ticed medicine. Now, at the age of sixty, with a moderate competence in store, he has de- clared his intention of retiring from the active pursuit of his profession, and enjoying the fruit of his labors. Dr. Hand was married May 1, 1850, in Morris, to Sarah E. Clark, born March 17, 1827, in Philadelphia, a daughter of Job Clark, a boot and shoe merchant of Mil- ford, Conn. They have three children-Edu- ella Clark, Truman A. and Oliver H. Dr. Hand is a United States Surgeon for examining pensioners. He is a Republican in politics.

C. H. HANSEN, boots and shoes, hats and caps, Morris, was born in Denmark April 1, 1851, son of Hans Christen. Subject em- igrated to this country in the spring of 1868 and traveled for two or three years through Southern Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illi- nois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and finally settled in Chicago. He began business there in 1870, in partnership with his brother, and in 1873 came to Morris and opened a store, which the brothers have continued since. In 1875, our subject took a trip to Europe, and spent six months, traveling through Germany, Denmark. Sweden and England. In the spring of 1877, he went to the Black Hills, and spent about three years, running a mine and store. After- ward, was in Montana and Wyoming Territo- ries. He came back to Morris in the fall of 1880, and after taking a business trip back to the Territories in the spring of 1881, again re- turned to Morris, where he has since remained. He was married in Canada, January 25, 1882, to Susan E. Mason, who was born in Canada in 1861. Subject is a member of the Knights of Pythias ; has a good stock of goods and a sat- isfactory trade. R. H. llansen, brother of our subject, was born in Denmark March 5, 1848,

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and came to this country in 1867. After trav- eling for some time, he finally settled aud spent one summer in Minnesota. From there, he came to Cook County, Ill., where he was on a farm for some time. He next engaged as clerk at Chicago in a boot and shoe store, where he remained till 1870, and then started a store in that city for himself. This he con- ducted for six years, and in 1874, opened a branch store in Morris. In 1876, he gave up the store entirely in Chicago and came to this place. He is non-partisan in politics.

WILLIAM T. HOPKINS, attorney, Morris, was born in Maine October 5, 1819, son of David Hopkins, also a native of Maine, born in 1779 ; he was a farmer by occupation, and died in Maine in 1860; his wife, Esther (Trask) Hopkins, was born in Maine in 1781, and died in 1872, at the old homestead in Maine. The parents raised fourteen children -- nine sons, of which subject is the sixth, and five daughters. Subject was educated in the State of Maine, and read law at Bangor, that State. Was admitted to the bar at Morris, Ill., in 1850, and at once began the practice of his profession, which he still continues. Mr. Hop- kins was engaged in the mercantile business in Morris from 1853 to 1855. He has been Superintendent of Public Instruction for one term ; was elected Judge of the Grundy County Court in 1861, and served one term ; in 1864, he was elected Representative to the Legislature from this county for two years ; he was also one of the Electors the same year on the Republican ticket, which cast the vote of this State for Abraham Lincoln for President. In 1865 and 1866, Mr. Hopkins was one of the general agents of the Internal Revenue De- partment of the United States. Was in the three-months service in the late war, and raised a company, of which he was Captain. In 1863-64-65, he was President of the Sanitary and Christian Commission for this district. Subject was married in Maine, in 1846, to

Clara H., daughter of Simon Prescott; she was born September 20, 1824. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins having no children of their own, raised two nieces-Hannah Hopkins, who is now the wife of Allen F. Mallory, and Nora J. Abbott, who is now an invalid at her adopted home with her uncle. Mr. Hopkins is a Mason ; has filled most of the offices in Lodge and Chapter, and is at present (1882) Master of the Lodge at Morris. He was a member of the first convention that formed the Republican party in this State. Self and wife are mem- bers of the Baptist Church. Subject was an intimate friend of President Lincoln from 1850 to the time of his death, and was at the convention at Chicago that nominated Mr. Lin- coln for the Presidency. Mr. Hopkins is still a Republican.

D. C. HUSTON, restaurant and photogra- pher, Morris, was born in Grundy County, Ill., July 13, 1850. Son of Charles and Jane (Enos) Hustou, natives of New York State, he born about the year 1809. His parents raised five children-two daughters, one of whom died in her teens, and three sons, of whom our sub- ject was the second. He commenced his edu- cation in the country schools, and finished it in the State Normal Institute at Bloomington, Ill. His first work was farming, but after finishing his schooling he began clerking in a dry goods establishment at Gardner. This occupation he continued in different places until in 1874. After clerking again in Gardner for a few months, he began traveling for the Sherwood School Furniture Company, with which firm he continued for about two and one-half years, when he began the photograph business, which he still follows. February 18, 1882, he opened a restaurant, which he still carries on. April 8, 1879. in Ottawa, Ill., MIr. Huston married Annie C. Kiersted, born May 3, 1854, daughter of George Kiersted (deceased). one of the early settlers of this county. This marriage has re- sulted in one child-Mabel C., born May 9,

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1881. Mr. Huston is a member of the Masonic fraternity ; has taken the degrees of the Lodge and Chapter ; he is a Republican.

H. H. HOLTZMAN, stationery and news de- pot, Morris, was born in the District of Colum- bia November 3, 1837. son of James H. and Sophia (Shell) Holtzman, both natives of the District of Columbia. He, born December 7, 1815, was a merchant, and died November 12, 1868; she, born May 22, 1816, died May 28, 1868 : they had five sons, of which our subject was the oldest, and six daughters. Mr. Holtz- man was educated in the District of Columbia, and, with his father and the family. came to Morris in 1855, where our subject engaged in the same business he follows at present, ex- cept that it was on a very limited scale. Hle has increased his business from year to year until he now has a large and commodious store- room well filled with goods and controls a good trade. lle is no partisan in politics ; is a mem- ber of the Masonie Order, and has taken all the degrees from E. A. to K. T. Mr. Holtz- man was married, in this county, May 9, 1869, to Lucy Hollands, born March 10, 1847. She is a daughter of Joseph and Jane (Smithi). Hol- lands, both born the same year. 1813. She died January 27. 1881. He still lives in this county. Mrs. Holtzman is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

SAMUEL HOLDERMAN, Morris, was born in Marion, Marion Co .. Ohio, October 9. 1828 His parents were among the first settlers of Grundy County, settling in Hoklerman's Grove, then La Salle County, in 1831. The following year (1832). they were compelled to flee to the settlement where Pekin now stands for secur- ity from the Indians, then on the war-path. In July, 1852, our subject was married to Miss Martha II. Coke, daughter of Charles H. Coke, of Grundy County. She was born in England September 15, 1830, and died in Felix Town- ship. Grundy County, on the 20th of April, 1866. The result of this union was six chil-

dren-Charles II., born January 19: 1854. mar- ried to Miss Elizabeth Peacock, of Morris ; Mary E., born May 22, 1855, died December 25, 1877 ; Charlotte M., born January 19, 1857, married T. Furgeson in April, 1880 ; William E., born December 22, 1858 ; Caroline M., Octo- ber 22, 1860, and Orville S., December 5, 1863. During the life of his first wife, Mr. Holderman lived on a farm in Felix Township, Grundy County. In January. 1872, ho mar- ried Mrs. Elizabeth King. widow of Alondas King, and sister of his former wife. Mr. Ilol- derman has, by his enterprise, assisted largely in giving character to the business of his county. He is now engaged, in connection with his two sons, Charles and William, in the stock business in Wyoming and Utah. He also has an inter- est in three gold and silver mines in Southern Utah. With these, his son-in law, Furgeson. is connected. Mr. Holderman spends the greater portion of his time in the West, where his bus- iness interests call him. llis residence is on Fremont avenue, Morris. His politics are Republican.

W. D. JHITCHCOCK, County Clerk, Morris, born in Champlain, Clinton Co., N. Y., AAugust 16, 1857 ; son of II. D. Hitchcock, born at same place in 1827. The father came to Morris in November, 1867, and was Deputy Clerk four years. In 1877, was elected Clerk. in which capacity he served till the time of his death, which occurred April 7, 1880. His wife, Mary J. (Cutting) Hitchcock, was a native of West- port, Essex Co., N. Y., born in 1933. She now lives with her son (subject) in Morris. The parents raised three children -one son (subject), and two daughters. Our subject was educated at the High School at Morris, and began life in the dry goods business as salesman. which he followed some six years. From there, he came into the Clerk's office as Deputy under his father, and after his father's death he was elected to fill the unexpired term. Republican in poli- tics ; belongs to the Masonic order.

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FRANCIS HALL, saloon, Morris, was born in Clackmannan, Scotland, August 16, 1830. He was raised and educated in Scotland, and came to the United States in June, 1855 ; set- tled in Pennsylvania for about one year, then in September, 1856, he came to Morris, Grundy Co., Ill., where he has since resided. He en- gaged in the coal trade for several years until 1868. In 1861, he sunk the first shaft made on the Conklin road. Since 1868, he has been proprietor of the saloon, corner of Washington and Wauponsee streets ; residence on Washing- ton street. He was married, February 3, 1862, to Miss Margaret Rankin, of De Kalb County, Ill. Mrs. (Rankin) HIall was born January 24, 1841. They have a family of nine children, four of whom are dead. They are Thomas Hall, born December 17, 1862; Margaret J., born April 5, 1865, and died July 31, 1866 ; Chris- tina M., born June 26, 1867, and died October 17, 1868; Francis, born September 11, 1869 ; Jennie, born February 19, 1872. and died Oeto- ber 22, 1875; Lillie, born August 3, 1874, and died September 30, 1875 ; Edward, born August 13, 1876; Jessie, born May 27, 1879 ; Isabel, born June 18, 1882.

JOHN K. HARRISON, mechanic, Morris, is a native of Oneida County, N. Y., born July 7, 1828, and raised in Montgomery County, N. Y. He learned the carpenter trade under his father, serving five years, and afterward served a two- year's apprenticeship as millwright. Ile was married, December 31, 1847, to Miss Phila Jones, of New York. She was born March 2, · 1830. Mr. Harrison came to Morris in 1852, since which time he has been engaged mostly at his trade. August 7, 1862, he enlisted in Company C, Seventy-sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, to which regiment he belonged till 1864, when he was transferred to the Sixty-fourth U. S. C. I., acting as Commis- sary Sergeant. He continued in this regi- ment until January 1, 1866, when he was discharged. During his entire service, he was

employed in the Quartermaster and Commissary Department. After the war, he came home, and remained about eighteen months, when he went South, and engaged in raising cotton in its season, and working at his trade in the win- ter. The family consists of eight children- only three living. They are William Henry. born in 1854: Thomas Jefferson, born in 1858, and Ida Isabel, born September 23, 1862. Those deceased are Adelphy A., born in 1847 ; Mary, born in 1849; both died in New York in December, 1857 ; John J., born in 1863, died in Grundy County in 1863 ; Josephine, born in 1852, died in Grundy County in 1853, and Eugene MI., born in 1867, and died in Mississippi in 1875. Mrs. Harrison is a Methodist ; Mr. Harrison is a Democrat.

RICHARD HUGHES, saloon, Morris, is a native of County Mayo, Ireland; was born in June, 1835. His parents emigrated to the United States in 1846, and settled in Ports- mouth, Va., where our subject was principally educated. He served an apprenticeship of three years at the trade of confectioner. About 1855, he came to Morris, Grundy Co., Ill., and engaged in farming until the breaking-out of the war. In July, 1862, he enlisted in Com- pany C, Seventy-sixth Illinois Volunteer Infan- try. He was appointed Second Lieutenant at the organization of the company ; was pro- moted to the post of First Lieutenant in 1864, and was mustered in as Captain of Com- pany C in 1865, at Blakely, Ala. He partici- pated in about twenty-seven engagements, in- cluding the siege of Vicksburg, siege of Blakely, Jackson Cross-Roads, etc. He had six broth- ers also in the war, all younger than himself; one of them was killed in the battle of Shiloh; three of them, including himself, were wounded at Blakely, Ala., subject receiving two wounds. Since the war, he has been engaged in busi- ness in Morris; is now associated with Mr. J. O. Levette, on Washington street ; his resi- cence is on the corner of Division and North

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streets, Morris. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.

EBENEZER HYDE, retired merchant, Morris, was born February 21, 1811, in Berk- shire County, Mass., where he was raised and educated, and where he lived until 1852, with the exception of two years spent in Connecti- cut. During the years 1852-53, he was in Aurora, Ill., in the lumber trade. The year 1854, he spent in Chicago. In the spring of 1855, he moved to Morris, Grundy County, where he has since resided, and for eighteen years engaged in the lumber business, from which he has now retired. He owns a farm ten miles south of Morris, which he rents; his resi- denee is at the corner of Main and Calhoun streets. His sister, Mrs. Louisa Bulkley, widow of A. P. Bulkley, resides with subject ; A. P. Bulkley was born October 15, 1812 ; died Au- gust 15, 1872. They have one daughter-Mary L. (Bulkley) Gore born March 29, 1858, mar- ried to William II. Gore February 2, 1882. William H. Gore was born in Saratoga Town- ship, Grundy County, July 12, 1851. Is now engaged in the drug business at Chicago. Mr. Ebenezer Hyde, our subject, is a Republican.

PHILLIP HART, grocer, Morris, is a native of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, born December 17. 1827 ; received a common school education in Germany and came to the United States in 1846; worked in New York City at the barber business for about six years. In 1850, he re- moved to Buffalo, where he kept hotel until 1853. In 1854, he settled in Morris, Grundy County, where he has engaged in various kinds of business, principally as proprietor of the American House, and afterward in the grocery business, in which he is now engaged, in Hart's Block, Liberty street. He was married, in May, 1848, to Miss Elizabeth Goering, of Germany ; she was born March 7, 1826. They have had six children-Catharine, born February 12, 1851; and Lena, born September 11, 1854; botlı died in infancy; Mary, born February 16, 1861,

died January 16, 1863; Eliza, born September 16. 1857, married, May 31, 1881, to Frederick Harmening ; George, born December 22, 1858, married to Miss Mollie Ilynds; and William, born July 10, 1867.

JOHN HART, mechanie, Morris, was born on the 17th of March, 1838, in Elizabeth, Penn. His parents, James and Rebecca Hart, came to Grundy County, his father in 1839 and his mother, with the family, in 1840. His father died in Morris on the Ist of January, 1844. His mother, Rebecca (Simpson) Hart, was born in Treland in 1803 ; died in Morris November 8, 1846. John, being left an orphan at the age of nine years, early acquired habits of indus- try. At the age of sixteen, he began the trade of blacksmithing, under Martin Hines, serving as an apprentice three years, since which time he has worked at his trade in Morris, with the exception of three years, from 1859 to 1862, spent in Sacramento, Cal. He is now located on Canal street, between Fulton and Calhoun streets, where he has run a shop for the past fifteen years. He was married, on the 6th of March, 1859, to Miss Ellen Ward, a native of Ireland. They are members of the Catholic Church of Morris. Mr. Hart is among the very first inhabitants of Morris, and attended the first school ever conducted in the town. In politics, he is strictly independent. Residence on the corner of Fremont avenue and Oak street.

JAMES HORRIE, carriage-maker, Morris, was born in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, Sep- tember 27. 1827, and was raised and educated in the home of his nativity, where he served an apprenticeship of four years at the blacksmith trade, which he still follows. He came from his native place to Grundy County, Ill., and settled in Morris in 1848. August 20, 1850, he mar- ried Miss Catharine Anderson, of Scotland. She was born February 26, 1828. The family consists of eight children-Jane, born June 16, 1851, married to William Handwerk January

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11, 1876; James A., born July 16, 1853, mar- ried to Miss Nina Rolly November 24, 1875; Robert C., born November 7, 1855, married to Miss Mary Baird November 7, 1877; Joseph W., born February 13, 1858; Catharine A .. born April 5, 1860; William J., born Jannary 15, 1863; John C., born January 23, 1865, and Minnie, born September 17, 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Horrie are members of the Presbyterian Church of Morris. He is a Republican, and served as Alderman one term. Residence on Main street; carriage manufactory on Canal street.

C. F. HARMENING, tailor, Morris, was born in Germany May 17, 1854, and was there edu- cated; he is the son of Fred Harmening, who was also born in Germany. Our subject emi- grated to the United States December 16, 1871, and stopped in New York City for two years, where he followed the tailoring business; from there he went to Rock Island, Ill., where he continned his business about two years; thence to Geneseo, where he remained about three years; then to Morris, in October, 1878, where he has been ever since, and where he controls a good trade. Mr. Harmening was married in Morris, May 31, 1881, to Eliza, daughter of Phil Hart, of this place; she was born in De- cember, 1857. Mr. Harmening and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church; he is a Democrat.

LEANDER IRONS, hardware merchant, Morris, was born in Rhode Island April 4, 1840: son of James Irons, a native of that State, born in 1793, and is now living (1882) in the town of Mazon, in this county. His wife, Phebe (Stecre) Irons, was a native of the same State; was born about 1800, and died in 1850. Subject came to this State in the summer of 1861, and was educated at the common schools of Rhode Island; was apprenticed to a jeweler for five years, which time he served out. When he first came to this county in 1861, he taught school one term south of Morris. After return-

ing from the army, he began in the express office, where he remained nearly a year; then began clerking in the hardware establishment of B. C. Church & Co., at Morris; remained there till Church sold out to John Gross, the firm name changing to Geisen & Gross, subject remaming with them a short time; from there subject and Mr. Church, his former employer, purchased the stock of H. C. Pettey's hardware store, and began for himself. This firm changed its name several times afterward. but our subject was a member of each new firm. At the last change, Mr. Riddle bought out J. H. Pettit, the firm name now being Irons & Riddle. They have a very satisfactory trade. Subject has been City Treasurer one term, Alderman two years, Chief of Fire Department one term. Mr. Irons enlisted in the Federal army in July, 1862, in Company C, Seventy-sixth Illinois In- fantry; was disabled the following November at Boliver, Tenn., and was discharged in April, 1863, at St. Louis; he enlisted as a private, and was Quartermaster Sergeant of the regiment when discharged. Our subjeet is a member of the Masonic order, and has taken all the de- grees from E. A. to Knight Templar. Has filled the Master's place of his lodge, and has been H. P. of his Chapter for the past six years; also fills prominent offices in the Commandery. He was married in Morris, June 6, 1866, to Mary Stanberry, daughter of Engene Stanberry, of this place. They have two children-Byron L. and Willie T. Mr. Irons is a Republican.

WILLIAM A. JORDAN, Postmaster and dealer in agricultural implements, Morris, was born at Hudson, Columbia Co., N. Y., July 17, 1829, son of Allen Jordan, a prominent lawyer of that place, who was born February 3, 1798. He came to Illinois with his family in May, 1847, and settled at Plainfield, Will County; from there came to Kendall County, and, after spending quite a number of years in that county, he again returned to Will County, where he now resides. His first wife, Catharine

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Dayton, who was the mother of our subject, was born in Rhode Island about 1808, and died in February, 1834, at Hudson, N. Y. There were but two children by the first wife-sub- ject and one sister; she was born in 1831, and died in 1838. Subject was educated at the Hudson Academy. He began life as a farmer in Kendall County, Ill., in 1848, continuing in this till about 1865; then sold his farm and en- gaged in the agricultural implement business at Minooka, Grundy Connty, where he carried on a very large trade in this line for quite a num- ber of years. He came from Minooka to Mor- ris in the fall of 1870, and resumed the agricultural business, and is running the lead- ing business in that line at this place, known as the Grundy County Agricultural Warehouse. He was a member of the Board of Education for several years. Was appointed Postmaster at Morris January 19, 1882, by President Arthur, a position he now fills very acceptably. He is Republican in polities. Is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He was married, No- vember 1, 1853, at Ottawa, La Salle Co., Ill., to Annie E. Wing, daughter of Capt. Clifton Wing, of Sandwich, Mass. She was born January 26, 1834. They have had seven children born to them, only four of whom are living-two sons -Clifton and Frank, and two daughters-Kate and Annie ..

ALVAH R. JORDAN, lawyer, Morris, is a native of Kennebunk, Me., and was born De- cember 13, 1844. He received a classical edu- cation in Schencetady, N. Y. In 1861, he enlisted in Company Q, Thirty-sixth Illinois Infantry, and served about six months, when he was discharged in consequence of injuries received at Raleigh, Mo. Soon after reeover- ing, he again enlisted, this time in Company I, of Sixty-ninth Illinois Infantry, holding the commission of Second Lieutenant, and serving the full term of its enlistment. Ile began the practice of law at Morris in 1869, and has succeeded in building up an enviable reputa-

tion in his profession. He is a standard Republican, and has served his county in the capacity of State's Attorney for nine continu- ons years. Ile was married, June 18, 1869, to Miss Sarah D. Parmelee, daughter of Charles R. Parmelee, of Grundy County. She was born in Du Page County, Ill., March 20, 1845.

E. F. JOHNSTON, restaurant, Morris, is a native of Pennsylvania, born August 28, 1830, son of James Johnston, who was one of the old settlers of Western Pennsylvania ; he was born in 1803; was a farmer by occupation, and died in Pennsylvania in 1876. His wife, Elizabeth (Rigby) Johnston, a Quakeress, was born in 1806, and died about 1865. The par- ents raised seven children-five sons, of whom subject is the eldest, and two daughters. Sub- jeet was educated in the common schools of Pennsylvania, and began in the nail-cutting business, which he followed about three years, when he was forced to leave it on account of failing health. He then learned the mason's trade, which he followed twelve years. He came to Morris in 1855. Mr. Johnston did the mason work of many of the best buildings of Morris, including the court house. He began in the restaurant business in 1860, which he has followed to the present time. He has a good trade, and runs the leading house of its kind in the city. He was married in this place, December 31, 1837, to Jennie M. Wallace, born in Ohio February 27, 1837, daughter of William Wallace, of Scotch de- seent, born in Pennsylvania in 1812; he is now living in Texas. Alethea Gundy, his wife, was born in Pennsylvania in 1815, and died there in 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston are the parents of two children-Ettie F. and Carrie M. Mr. Johnston is a member of the I. O. O. F., and a Republican.

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History of Grundy County, Illinois, Part 43

Author: Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Chicago, O. L. Baskin Number of Pages: 506

Author:
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago, O. L. Baskin
Number of Pages: 506