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Scottish, and born in Ohio. In 1858 he married Sarilda E. Stewart, and of their 2 children Emma is living, who was born Dec. 27, 1860, and was married in 1877, to Alvin Scott, a farmer in this county. Mrs. G. is a member of the Adventist Church. Mr. G. is a Democrat, has been a School Director nine years, and School Trustee three years. He came to Illinois in 1851. settling in Adams county; in 1853 he came to this county, settling on sec. 19, Augusta tp .; thence in 1863 he moved to section 17. Chili tp. He has 160 acres of good land and is entirely out of debt. He is a public-spirited man, believes in modern enterprises and scientific farming, employing intelligent help.
John Griffitts, grain and stock-raiser, sec. 14; P. O., Bowen; was born March 4, 1830, son of William and Mary (Cain) Griffitts, natives of Tennessee, father of Prussian descent, and mother of German ; he received no education; was brought by his parents to this county when only one year old. Oct. 15, 1865, he married Amanda Hopson, and of their 3 children 2 are living. Mr. G. was present in 1843 when the first threshing-machine was started in Hancock county by Mr. Robison; it was a " chaff-piler." Mr. G. also owned and ran the first thresher in Chili tp., in 1850, and he continued business with it for 11 years. In 1844 he helped to run the first reaper he ever saw. He has made all he owns by his own exertions, having had to run in debt for his first machine. He has split more rails than Mr. Lincoln ever did. Mr. G. is a Democrat, and is now School Director. He owns 250 acres of land, which he fenced and improved when there was no improved land joining him.
J. V. Harter, farmer, sec. 5; P. O., Denver; was born in Vir- ginia in 1829, the son of Christian and Orpah (Wilson) Harter, natives of Virginia, father of German and mother of Irish ancestry; was educated in the common schools of this county; in May, 1852, he married Barbara Ann Summers, and of their 9 children 7 are boys. Mr. Harter's emigration to this county was in 1835, and he has lived here ever since, except that he ran a saw-mill in Wiscon- sin a short time, and a grist-mill in Iowa; and he also kept store three years. When he first came to St. Mary's Prairie there was nothing to ripple that tall grass besides the wind, and now and then a deer's tail could be seen above the grass sailing along. Mr. Harter started with 100 acres of land, but he has now 480 acres. He has the best stock-farm in the county. Near the center of his farm is a natural curiosity in the shape of an ever-living spring, which occasionally sends up bubbles of sulphureted hydrogen gas, that can be lighted with a match. In politics Mr. H. is a Democrat.
Joseph Harter, farmer, sec. 6; P. O., Denver; was born in Franklin county, Va., May 9, 1809, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Young) Harter, natives of the same county, and of German descent. The Harters first settled in Maryland, and the Youngs were early settlers in Virginia; one of the latter was a Captain under General Washington in the war of the Revolution. Joseph's father came to
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this county about 1834 or 1835, settling in St. Mary's tp., where he followed farming; he died in 1856, aged about 80 years, a mem- ber of the old Baptist Church. His wife died in 1865, a member of the same Church; they are both buried on the old farm. In 1833 Mr. Joseph Harter married Susannah Dodd, a native of Vir- ginia and a danghter of Benjamin and Mary Dodd, probably of English descent. Sixteen years after his marriage he sold out everything except two span of horses and some household goods, and, with them and his family of a wife and S children, emi- grated to this county, arriving late in the fall of 1849, and he rented a quarter of land east of Warsaw, which he worked the following season; in 1850 he bought the northeast quarter of sec. 6, this tp .; on the south part of this quarter there was a log house abont 18 feet square and nearly two stories high; into this building he moved his family in 1851, and here they lived eight or ten years, making some additions to the building; in 1857 Mr. H. built his present resi- dence, of brick, 20 by 40, two stories high, and the L 14 by 24 feet, with good barns and outbuildings. The old homestead now consists of 720 acres of fine land, and Mr. H. has about 150 acres in other places. He came to this county with a property of only $1,500; he is now one of the most prosperous and extensive farmers in the county. In politics he is a Jacksonian Democrat; and although taking considerable interest in political matters, he has never allowed himself to run for office. Himself and wife are members of the old Baptist Church, and have been for many years. Mr. H. has always been liberal in his contributions to the support of relig- ion and education, probably more than his proportion. Children- George; Mary, dec .; Caleb, who died in California at the age of 27; Henry. Sarah, Joseph, Harvey, Alverda, Isaac Foster, who is prac- ticing medicine in Illinois near Burlington, Iowa; Ballard; William, who died in infancy; and Leander Douglass. The first 8 were born in Virginia, and were brought by their parents in emigration to this county; and the last 4 were born in this county. We give Mr. Harter's portrait in this volume.
William Herring, farmer, sec. 6; P. O., Denver; was born in Brown county, Ill., Dec. 7, 1835, the son of John C. and Lucinda (Rush) Herring, father a native of Alabama and of Irish ancestry, and mother a native of Kentucky and of German and English de- scent; received his education in the common schools of Brown county and Perry, Pike Co .; April 22, 1860, he married Rachel Ingram; their 3 children, Nelson, Mary F. and Harvey, are all living. Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Adventist Church, which meets at the Antioch house of worship, in Chili; and Mr. H. is a Democrat. He came to Hancock county in February, 1865, and now owns 130 acres of land, besides seven shares of the home place, amounting to 1842 acres
Joseph Ivins, nurseryman in Bowen, was born in Butler county O., in 1828. and is the son of Daniel and Theodocia (Cuberla) Ivins, natives of New Jersey; he received his education principally in
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Franklin College, Indiana; in 1859 he married Hetty Fordyce, and of their 7 children 6 are living, 3 of each sex. He and wife are members of the M. E. Church, and he is a Democrat. He came to this county in 1855, stopping in La Harpe a short time, and then went to Basco, and in 1862 to Bowen and engaged in raising Osage orange hedge plants, but has extended his business to that of a gen- eral nursery, in which he is successful; he has more orders this year than he can supply. He seldom employs an agent.
Samuel H. Kelley, farmer, sec. 18; P. O., West Point; was born in Adams county, Ill., in 1847. The eldest son of Joseph and Jane (Seaton) Kelley, natives of Kentucky, father of Irish and German ancestry, and mother of English; father was a farmer all his life. The subject of this sketch received his education in the common schools, and at the graded schools at Camp Point, Ill. Dec. 4, 1873, he married Clara E. Truitt, a native of Kentucky, and a good cook. Of their 3 children these 2 are living, Eden Irene, born Jan. 8, 1875, and Warren Ebert, May 8, 1879. Mr. Kelley is a member of the Christian Church, and his wife of the M. E. Church; in politics he is a Republican. He came to Hancock county in 1876, and he now owns 80 acres of land on sec. 18, Chili tp.
A. T. King, farmer, sec. 22; P. O., Bowen; was born in Ohio in 1836, and is the son of William and Mary (Bonde) King, the former a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. King was in the dry-goods business four years in Ohio. In 1850 he married Miss T. W. Pome- roy, who is a member of the Congregational Church. He is a Republican. He came to this county in 1851, settled in St. Albans tp., and in 1853 in Chili tp. Oct. 10, 1861, he enlisted in Co. I, 10th Mo. Inf., and was transferred to Co. C, where he served nearly two years, when he was commissioned Captain in the 50th U. S.C. T., and was mustered out March 25, 1865, at Vicksburg. In 1877-'8 he kept hotel in Keokuk. He now has a farm of 65 acres.
William S. Linn, physician, sec. 21; P. O., Bowen; was born in Ohio in 1829, and is the son of John and Nancy (Gant) Linn, father a native of Pennsylvania, and mother of North Carolina. He received his education in the common school in Adams county, Ill., and his medical education at Iowa University, where he gradu- ated in 1852; after practicing one year in Adams county he came to Chili, but since 1868 he has been on sec. 21, where he owns 230 acres of land. In 1855 he married Mary Ann Smith, and they have 4 children living. Mrs. L. is a member of the Presbyterian Church. The Doctor is a Republican, and as a physician has an extensive practice.
Wilford W. Manlove, was born in Knox county, Ill., April 4, 1841, and is the son of J. H. and Susan (Cecil) Manlove; father a native of North Carolina, and mother of Kentucky, and both of French ancestry; attended school but three months in his life, and is a self-made man. Nov. 10, 1871, he married Sarah Waggoner, and they have 2 boys, Lawrence L. and George S., abont eight and
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seven years of age respectively. Mr. and Mrs. M. are members of the M. E. Church. and he is a Republican. Mr. M. came to Hancock county in 1867, settling on sec. 29. Ang. 14, 1862, he enlisted in Co. D, 7Stlı Ill. Vol. Inf., under Captain Black, of Carthage, and was discharged May 18, 1865. He was teamster the first year, and after that was in all the battles. A brother of his was killed at Kenesaw Mountain. He was in the same Co.
William B. Marvel, farmer, sec. 21; P. O., Bowen; was born in Delaware in 1836; the son of Thomas J. and Sally Ann (Broad- way) Marvel; attended Middletown Seminary in Delaware. In 1864 he married Mary Powell, and of their 7 children 6 are living. He came to this county in 1865, and now owns 280 acres. He is a Democrat, and both himself and wife are Presbyterians.
Dr. Arch. E. Mc Neil was born near Goshen, Clermont connty, Ohio, in October, 1827, son of Arthur McNeil, a native of Lancaster county, Penn., who was a descendant of a Scotch High- lander of the same name and a leader in the Rebellion of 1745, of the house of Stuart against the British Crown. The Doctor's mother,, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Boyer, was a native of Wash- ington county, Md., and of German parents. They emigrated in 1811 to Ohio and settled in the then small town of Cincinnati, later, in 1828, locating in the town of Goshen, Clermont Co., Ohio, where they engaged in mercantile pursuits till accumulated years obliged them to retire from active life. They were ardent followers of John Wesley in their religious beliefs and forms of worship, as are all their children save the subject of this sketch. Their family consisted of 9 children, 4 boys and 5 girls, 7 of whom are now living, viz: Dr. A. B. McNeil, Columbus, Adams Co., Ill., aged 70; Rev. M. M. McNeil, Bowensburg, Ill., aged 68; Mrs. Eliza- beth Brunson, Bowensburg. Ill., aged 65; Mrs. Matilda Myers, New Hartford, Pike Co., Ill., aged 59 years; Mrs. Permelia Hall, Barry, Pike Co., Ill., aged 57; Dr. Arch. E. McNeil, aged 52 years; and David F. McNeil, Esq., Bowensburg, Ill., aged 47 years; Mrs. Susan Bell dying Dec. 1844, aged 27, mother of 4 children, all living, the other and 9th child dying in infancy. In later years the parents abandoned all domestic pursuits and came to Illinois, spending their last days visiting and enjoying the society and loving attentions of their children. The mother died July 3, 1865, and the father the following April at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Matilda Myers, in the ripeness and fruition of a well-spent life, and with an abiding assurance, through faith in the written promises of their God, of eternal life and happiness.
Dr. McNeil was educated in the common schools of Ohio and at a private select school under the management of one Prof. Gains, near Goshen, Ohio. Began the study of medicine in 1846 with one Dr. Isaac N. Thacker, and completed a collegiate medical course of lectures spring of 1850, at Starling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio. Was the recipient also of the honorary degree of medicine from the faculty of the Iowa Medical College, at Keokuk, Iowa,
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February, A. D. 186S. Has been twice married: First at Dayton, Ohio, September 22, 1849, to Miss Martha A. Deal, a native of West Charleston, Miami county, Ohio, and who died October 20 1867. Of this marriage there were born 3 children, 2 boys and one girl, only one of which, viz., George E. McNeil, born July 20, 1856, at New Hartford, Pike county, Ill., is now living. Was married the second time Nov. 11, 1868, at Keokuk, Iowa, to Miss Mary E. Hutchinson of that city, and a native of Washington, Washington county, Penn. Of this marriage there are 4 children, one girl and 3 boys. all living. The Doctor began the practice of his profession the spring of 1850 in the place of his nativity, and October, 1858, moved to Adams county, Ill. The following year, July 22, settled at New Hartford, in Pike county, this State, where he practiced medicine successfully up to Septem- ber, 1862, when he enlisted in the 99th Regt. Inf'try Vols., and at the organization of the regiment was chosen by the unanimous voice of both men and officers, and subsequently commissioned by Gov. Richard Yates, a Surgeon of the regiment, in which capacity he labored zealously and acquitted himself with credit, as the sub- joined highly complimentary expressions of his associates plainly indicate, until from physical disability he was forced to leave the service:
COPY OF EXPRESSIONS OF COMRADES.
14TH DIVISION, HOSPITAL OF THE 13TH ARMY CORPS OF MISS., IN REAR VICKSBURG, JUNE 4TH, 1863,
Arch E. McNeil, M. D., Senior Assistant Surgeon, 99th Regt., Ill. Vol. Infantry.
DEAR SIR :- It is with pleasure I hand you the enclosed resolution. It was the promptings of friends and Surgeons who appreciate your worth. You leave us with the respect and confidence of every Surgeon belonging to the Division, as well as their regrets. Hoping to hear of your restoration to health, I am your sin- cere friend,
WM. H. WHITE, Surg. 22d Iowa Infantry and Chairman Division Operating Board of Surgeons.
(RESOLUTION.)
HOSPITAL 14TH DIVISION, 13TH ARMY CORPS, REAR VICKSBURG, June 4, 1863.
Having learned that our associate, Arch. E. McNeil, Senior Assistant Surgeon of the 99th Regt. Infantry Vols., owing to cause beyond his control, finds it necessary to leave the army, therefore, Resolved, That we consider him a gentleman of fine feelings, of noble sympathies, a true friend and one of the most accomplished surgeons and physicians in the army. That we deeply regret his departure, and his loss to the department.
H. P. STRONG, Medical Director. WM. H. WHITE, Surg. 22d Infantry, Iowa. GEO. P. REX, Surg. 33d Regt. Ill. Vol. Infantry. ALFRED B. LEE, Asst Surg. 22d lowa Infantry. WMI. L. ORR, Surg. 21st Iowa Infantry. J. H. LEDLIE, Surg. 99th Regt. Ill. Infantry. HENRY T. ANTIS, Asst. Surg. 33d Ill. Infantry. O. PEABODY, Surg. 23d Iowa Infantry. EDWIN MAY, Senior Asst. Surg. 33d Ill. Infantry. J. W. BIGELOW, Senior Asst. Surg. in charge of Sth and 18th Indiana Vol. Infantry.
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After the Doctor's return to civil life in 1865, he moved to Han- cock county and purchased the farm originally settled by Peter C. Bowen and a part of the original town of Bowensburg, where he now resides, and is engaged in the mixed pursuits of agriculture, medi- cine and milling with a fair average of success. For the benefit of his health in 1871 he moved to Greenwood county, Kansas. There he engaged in agriculture and stock culture, but after four years' expe- rience, with unsatisfactory results, returned to his former home in this county. In 1848 became a member of the order of Masons. In 1875 a member of Odd Fellows. Of his own choice is not now affiliated with either order. Is not a member of any religious organization. Thinks for himself on all subjects. In polities is now and ever has been intensely Republican. Prides himself on his early abolition proclivities. Began voting in the interest of humanity as against organized oppression under color of law, and is still voting that way. Was a candidate in 1864 on the Republi- can ticket for the Legislature from the Legislative district composed of the counties of Pike and Green of this State, and though not elected was beaten by a smaller majority than any one on the ticket. In 1874 was again made a candidate for the Republican party of Greenwood county, Kansas, for the Legislature, but withdrew his name, and refused to suffer himself voted for by the people, because the nominating convention passed a resolution instructing him how to vote on certain local issues. In all matters of general interest for the public good, he is ever full of ardent zeal. To this pecul- iarity of character, the present very elegant and commodious school building of the town of Bowensburg, in which is now taught one of the best of graded district schools, may very justly be charged, as the volumes of abuse and hard words of the tax-payers toward him at the annual period for collecting taxes would testify, while the debt incurred for the building and its beautiful decorative sur- roundings were being liquidated. Chief among the business insti- tutions of the town of B. is the Excelsior Flouring Mills, which, though ereeted a dozen years ago, ever fell short of its intended mission in the interest of the public or benefit of proprietors, till since recently it was purchased by the Doctor, and by dint of his energy and native ingennousness , has been improved and modern- ized till it is now the pride of the owner and is rapidly becoming the subject of praise and patronage from the people of a large region of surrounding country. The Doctor is the owner of one of the best improved farms in this neighborhood, and in the highest state of cultivation. Is also owner of considerable town property of value; also quite a body of wild land in Greenwood county, Kansas. His untiring industry and perseverance, progressive and aggress- ive spirit in anything he undertakes, makes him a most valuable factor in the realm of a citizen.
M. McNeall, carpenter, merchant, etc., Chili, was born in Ohio in 1812, the son of A. and Elizabeth (Boyer) McNeall, the former a native of Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish ancestry, and the latter of
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Maryland, of German ancestry. Mr. McNeall has followed several vocations successfully, but has had the misfortune to break up, paying, however, every cent of his indebtedness. In 1833 he mar- ried Elizabeth Brown, and of their S children 5 are living and are married, the daughter living near Blandinsville. Mr. M. has been a member of the M. E. Church since 1824; has been an exhorter and preacher 45 years. His wife is also a member of the same Church. He came to this county in 1864, and was agent at the railroad depot 13 years; was known as the "railroad preacher." In 1866 he started a furniture store in Bowen. Besides the store he owns 258 acres of land, a substantial residence, and other town property. His son, however, is part owner of the land. Mr. McN. is a Democrat, and has acted as Justice of the Peace, Police Magis- trate, School Director and Supervisor.
James W. Norris, farmer, sec. 29; P. O., Chili; was born in Bal- timore county, Md., Feb. 17, 1840, the son of Walter W. and Cath- erine (Stabler) Norris, father a native of Maryland, and mother of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. Dec. 2, 1875, he married Elizabeth Sterrett, daughter of R. C. Sterrett, a nativeof Maryland, who is now living in this tp., the owner of 200 acres of good land. J. Harvey is their only child, born June 27, 1877. Mrs. N. is a member of the M. E. Church and Mr. N. is a Republican. His father came to Adams county, Ill., from Maryland, in 1854, and lived there until 1876, when he came to this county and settled on sec. 29. The subject of this sketch and his brother have 200 acres of land in good cultivation.
David F. Parker, farmer, sec. 29; P. O., Chili; was born in York county, Pa., in 1806, son of Samuel and Ann (Cunningham) Parker, natives of the same State, father of English and mother of Irish descent, education in the subscription schools of his native State. In 1848, in this county, he married Sarah E. Todd, a native of Vermont, and of their 4 children 2 are living-Alice, wife of C. W. Clinefelter, and Benjamin Francis. Mrs. P. was, and Mr. P. is yet a Presbyterian. In 1837 he came West and settled in this tp. Mrs. P. died in 1868. In politics Mr. P. is a Republican. He owns a total of 167 acres of land, and is a good, honest farmer and successful; is well posted in the history of the county.
Henry K. Ramsey, farmer, sec. 2; P. O., Bowen; was born in Indiana in 1826, the son of Samuel and Eleanor (Kime) Ramsey, father a native of Kentucky and of English descent, and mother of German ancestry. In 1845 he married Mary A. Garner, daughter of Win. Garner, who came to Illinois in 1831, settling in Adams county. She is also a native of Indiana. Their + children are- Mary Susan, Samuel Henry, Hattie E. and Eva K. Mr. R. was a farmer all his life. He was a member of the M. E. Church, and in politics is a Republican; was Supervisor and School Director, and was the owner of 2,000 acres of land. He died Oct. 31, 1875. Mrs. R. is also a member of the M. E. Church. Her father is living
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with her at the present time. He was born in 1794; wasin the war of 1812, and came to this State in 1831.
D. P. Robinson, farmer, sec. 28; P. O., Bowen; was born in North Carolina in 1819, son of John and Cynthia (Bell) Robinson, natives of that State, father of Irish and mother of English descent. His father came to Illinois in 1833. May 10, 1849, he married Theresa Ham, a native of Missouri, and a daughter of John C. Ham. Of their 4 children 2 are living. John W., born Sept. 8, 1852, and Thomas Jefferson, born April 16, 1855. Mr. and Mrs. R. are members of the Congregational Church. He came to this county in 1851, settling on sec. 18, Chili tp., and now lives on sec. 28. He has been School Director three years and Road Commissioner one year. He owns 160 acres of good prairie land in good cultivation.
John P. Rowland, farmer, Chili, was born in Ohio in 1816, the son of Philip and Rebecca (Perlee) Rowland, of French descent, father' a native of New Jersey and mother of Ohio. In 1839 he married Sarah R. McComas, and of their 10 children 9 are living. Two sons and one son-in-law were in the late war. He came to this county in 1864, settling in Augusta tp., and removed to this tp. in 1869. Has been a successful farmer, now owning 103 acres of good land. Has been Road Commissioner; is a Republican. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, and he has been Deacon in the Church.
Daniel T. Scott, farmer, sec. 4; P. O., Bowen; was born in Cass county, Ill., in 1835, and is a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Martin) Scott, father of Scotch descent. In 1861 he married Miss Nancy S. Woods, and they have 5 children, 4 of whom are girls. Mrs. S. is a member of the M. E. Church. He was reared in Beardstown, Ill. He did not have a cent of money when he commenced for himself, but he now owns 200 acres of good land. He is a Democrat.
G. K. Seaton, farmer, sec. 7; P. O., West Point; was born in Kentucky Aug. 16. 1829; son of C. D. and Elizabeth (Payne) Seaton, of English descent, father a native of Kentucky,and mother of Virginia. In 1855 he married Elizabeth Harding, who died in May, 1865. In 1866 he married Adeline Bartholomew, and 4 of their 6 children are living, 3 of whom are boys. He and wife are members of the Christian Church at West Point, but attend Church at Denver. He came to this county in March, 1853, settling in St. Alban's tp., and came to Chili in 1857, settling on sec. 7, where he now resides. He is a Republican, and has been School Director eight years and Road Commissioner three years. He owns 270 acres of land. Has made most of his property by his own hard earnings, and is a very neat farmer. He had one brother, 5 brothers-in-law and one nephew in the late war. He is the owner of one of the best dwellings in the tp. His father came to Adams county in 1844.
L. P. Slater, farmer, sec. 18; P. O., West Point; was born in
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Vermont in 1834, and is the son of John and Ruth E. (Nntting) Slater, of English descent, father a native of Vermont, and mother of Connecticut. In 1855 he married Sarepta $. Stone, and they have 4 daughters and one son. Two of the daughters were educated in Carthage College, and are teachers. Mr. S. was ordained as a minister in the Free-Will Baptist Church in 1858, and followed the ministry until 1869, since which time he has been farming. He is a Republican, and is School Director and Trustee; was Clerk of the Central Division of this Church several years. - His father came to this county in 1834.
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