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The Chandlers are also of Puritan stock, and trace their descent from the famous "Miles Standish." They also took part in the . war of the Revolution. The great-grandparent of Mr. Hammond was Benjamin Chandler, and was killed while fighting in the Con-
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tinental army at the battle of Bennington. Mr. H. has a farm of 200 acres, the residence being on sec. 23, Wilcox. tp. This land is among the very best cultivated in the county. Upon it is an or- chard of 75 acres, consisting of 4,000 trees, all grafted, which have borne as high as 8,000 bushels of apples. In the fall of 1879 Mr. H. made and sold over 400 barrels of cider. Besides this orchard the place is bountifully supplied with pears, peaches, plumbs, and a vineyard of about an acre. He is probably the most extensive fruit- grower in the county. The grounds about the residence are deco- rated in a very pleasant and tasteful manner, with evergreens, etc., among which is a beautiful evergreen hedge, surrounding the front yard, of Norway spruce, etc., etc.
Mr. Hammond's portrait is presented in this book.
Franklin Harris was born in Franklin county, Vermont, Nov. 13, 1829, and is a son of Samuel and Athildred Harris, who came to Adams county, Ill., in 1834, and to this county in 1836. Our subject is one of 11 children, and has 4 brothers and 3 sisters living; viz., Nancy, Moses, Rodney, William H., Julia A., Caroline and Francis M. His father died, July 28, 1870. He owns 370 acres of land, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising, on sec. 12; P. O., Warsaw.
James T. Johnson .- Among the worthy, prominent citizens of Hancock county, the subject of this brief sketch deserves a place. He was born April 11, 1827, on the banks of the beautiful Ohio, on a small farm in Campbell county, Ky., and was the 11th of 12 children. His parents were George Johnson (of the numerous family of Johnsons of Old Virginia) and Nancy, nee Botts, also of the same State. Few men have given better evidence of what a self-reliant, determined and studions man may accomplish than Mr. Johnson. Left at a tender age, withont either means, or edu- cation, he firmly resolved to acquire a good degree of both. and to this end he resolved to use neither tobacco, nor intoxicating drinks, and to apply the money thus wasted (by too many), for books and papers. This, like all the resolutions of his life, has been strictly adhered to; and many times the small hours of the night have found him by the light of the hickory-bark torch prosecuting his studies; and to- day, at the advanced age of 53, he is as active a student as ever, his present chief hobbies being botany, horticul- ture, floriculture, agriculture, chemistry and philosophy. Upon these questions he is perhaps "fanatical;" for if a new apple is presented to him, he is not satisfied until this apple is so studied and fixed in his mind, as to its character, appearance, and quality, that he may readily distinguish it wherever found; and this is true of him in regard to all of our horticultural productions. Dr. John A. Worder, of Ohio, the author of " American Pomology," has said of him, "Truly, there is not in all America a dozen men who know so much about the apple as my friend James T. John- son, of Warsaw, Il]." He is at present Vice President of the Horticultural Society of Illinois; also member of the "Great
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Mississippi Valley Horticultural Society," and Corresponding Sec- retary of the Warsaw Horticultural Society.
He is the father of 6 children, 4 sons and 2 daughters; all of whom are living. Mr. J. is the proprietor of one of the most comfortable, and profitable farms in Hancock county, of its size; his farm is handsomely situated on one of the high bluffs of " The Father of Waters," and is known by the name of " Orchard Home." His home is one of most generous hospitality. In manners he is affable and unreserved; in politics, he is an independent Dem- ocrat, yielding to none in good efforts for the good of the masses; and in religion, a Christian Liberal Baptist. In short, the one great object of his life is, a missionary effort for the improvement of the world.
Mr. Johnson has served his tp. four terms as Supervisor, and has also served in all other local offices, including, Justice of the Peace for the past 12 years, etc., etc. He was married April 11, 1854, to Miss Jennie Battles. Her parents were formerly from Worcester county, Mass., and later of this county. From this union 6 chil- dren have been born; namely, Edward P., married and living in Wilcox tp .; Nancy A., now the wife of B. W. Nicely, and lives in Lima, Adams county, Ill. ; Clarence M., Charles W., Martha E. and Renben, the last four living at home.
Mr. Johnson's portrait is given in this volume.
John Peyton .- The first of this family that emigrated to Amer- ica were two Englishmen, brothers, who settled in Amherst county, Virginia. The first of whom we have any authentic account was the grandfather of the subject of this sketch. He lived in Amherst county, and his name was James Peyton; he married a Miss Cox, in Virginia. James Peyton was a soldier under Washington during the Revolutionary war, serving for nearly the whole seven years. After the war he, with his family, moved to Kentucky, to what is now called Casey county, where he bought a large tract of land some five or six miles in length. He died in that county aged about 50 years, leaving a large family.
Louis Peyton, the father of our subject, was the next to the oldest son of James Peyton, and came to Kentucky with his parents when he was about 16 years of age. Louis Peyton was married in Ken- tucky to Miss Sarah Roach, a daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Sassene) Roach. Isaac Roach was also a soldier in the Revolution, serving as Way-master in the Continental army, under Washington.
Thus we have attempted to give some idea of the ancestry of the Peytons before they came to this county, and find, firstly, that they are of English descent and of good old Revolutionary stock, having risked their lives and fortunes to found the Government which we now enjoy.
Louis Peyton, before mentioned, after his marriage, sold out his effects in Kentucky and moved with his family, consisting of his wife, 3 sons and one daughter, to Illinois, locating on the S. W. quarter sec. 24, Wilcox tp., arriving there in the spring of 1830.
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He broke the first land with a plow on the Grand prairie, and raised a patch of five acres of corn without a fence, cut it and shucked and gathered it in the spring, nothing having touched it except a coon or deer.
The names of the children were John, our subject; James Isaac, who died with the cholera in 1851, leaving a widow and two chil- dren; George Washington, who also died with the cholera in 1851, a single man; Amelia S., who is now the wife of James Barker. Lonis Peyton always followed farming; was quiet and unostenta- tions in his manner and habits, respected and honored by his family and friends. He was also of very strong religious convictions and a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. He died, aged 66 years, from the effects of a cold which affected his lungs and finally terminated in consumption. His widow is still living on the old homestead, on sec. 24, which consists of 175 acres. John Peyton was born Dec. 10, 1818; at the age of 20 years he was given his time by his father, and he went to Iowa, where he remained about one year, having sold what property he had made during this time, amounting to some $125, soon after his return in this county. His parents helped him with some $300, with which, and the money he had made, he bought the northeast quarter of sec. 34, Wilcox tp., for $400. This land was entirely in a wild state; as Mr. Peyton says: Nothing had disturbed it except " the wild deer eating a bit of grass." The deed transferring this land to Mr. Peyton is dated in August, 1840. The following spring Mr. Peyton commenced opening this farm, fencing some 25 acres, and planted 15 acres; also built a hewed log house in the winter of 1841, about 16x18 feet, which is still standing some 300 yards from his present fine frame residence, on the northeast quarter of sec. 34, Wilcox tp. A year or two afterward he bought an adjoining quarter sec. - southeast sec. 34. Having got his half sec. under a good state of cultivation Mr. Peyton concluded it was about time to give up keeping bache- lor's hall, which he had done up to this time, and on June 4, 1848, he was married to Miss Alice Elizabeth Peyton, a daughter of Geo. W. and Ginsey Peyton; she was born in Montgomery county, Ind. They had 4 children born, only 2 of whom are living: Alverum W., now living at home with his father; Mary Alice, now the wife of Charles Loudensslaker, and living on southwest quarter sec. 26, Wil- cox tp.
Mr. Peyton has since added to the land which he first bought, so that now he is one of the largest land-holders in this section of the country. His possessions consist of a little over 2,500 acres of land, 1,260 of which lie in the rich Mississippi bottoms. He is one of the foremost fruit growers in the county. In politics Mr. Peyton is a Democrat, and has served his township in all the offices that he would hold or accept, including that of Justice of the Peace eight years, and Road Commissioner. He was the first Supervisor of Wilcox tp., and has subsequently served many years in the same office. Mr. Peyton is a man of strong religions convictions, and
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was for many years a member of the Baptist Church, and for the last five or six years has been a member of the Christian Church. He is a zealous member of the Royal Arch Masons. Mr. Peyton is now in his 62d year, and is still strong, active and vigorous; in fact, his movements would indicate a man rather of 45 than 60, the gray hairs only indicating his age. During his youth he was noted for his activity in all manly exercises, especially in wrestling, jump- ing, etc., in which he was seldom excelled.
We give a good portrait of Mr. Peyton on another page.
Gustine Parker, a native of Campbell county, Kentucky, was born Feb. 10, 1842, and was brought to this county in 1851 by his parents, William and Rebecca J. Parker. Here Gustine was raised to manhood by his parents. In September, 1861, he was united in marriage with Sarah J. Peyton, daughter of the last mentioned. To this couple 5 children were born, of whom 4 are living; viz., William C., George W., Jesse C. and Minnie Gertrude. Mr. Par. ker owns a farm of 50 acres, located on sec. 26, Wythe tp.
A. W. Simmons was born in Indiana, Nov. 4, 1828, and is a son of Adam and Mary (Cathcart) Simmons, who removed with their family to what is now Burlington, Iowa, in the year 1833. At that time Burlington was simply a trading post, and no town at all. His mother's brother, William Cathcart, served two terms in the U. S. Senate. Mr. and Mrs. Simmons both died in Iowa. Our subject is a teacher by profession, and has taught in all, 33 terms. Experience and study have given him knowledge, and he is always honored with a first-grade teacher's certificate. Ten years of his teaching was in Iowa. He was married in 1856, to Miss Martha C. Simpson, daughter of Luke and Anna Simpson, of Adams county, Ill. This union has been blessed with 8 children, of whom 6 are living; viz., Lizzie, Minnie, Josie, Luke, Chas. B. and Fred- die. Mr. Simmons is also engaged in farming, and owns a nice little farm in the Mississippi valley.
John G. Smith, a native of Germany, was born Nov. 3, 1840 and emigrated to America in 1853; first settled in Missouri, where he resided until 1858, when he came to Warsaw (this county), where he staid for awhile; then moved out in the country where he has since resided, engaged in farming, etc. He was married in the year 1867 to Miss Theresa Mezter, and they have had 6 chil- dren; viz., Laoliver, Emma, Carl, Frank, Homer and Helene.
Wm. S. Tyree is a son of the late Benjamin F. Tyree, who emi- grated to Illinois in 1832, settling in Schuyler county, when the bears, wolves, deer and Indians were numerous. Benjamin F. Tyree married Miss Charlotte Sylvester, by whom he had 3 children; viz., Sarah, Ann E. and William S. Mr. Tyree was a soldier in the Mormon war. He removed with his family to this county in 1849. Our subject, William S. Tyree, was raised on a farm and received a common-school education; was married in 1872, to Mary E. Clark, daughter of Abraham Clark (dec., and a soldier in the war of 1812). He resides on sec. 26, engaged in farming.
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Whaley & Vance, livery-men, Warsaw, Ill., engaged in their business under this firm name in the year 1878, in Warsaw, and are doing a large business. Their principal business, however, is farming and dealing in stock. Mr. Whaley came to Keokuk in 1854, and to this county in 1856. Mr. Vance came to Warsaw when but a boy, where he has since resided.
George B. Worthen is a native of Warsaw, this county, and was born Jan. 30, 1837. He is a son of Amos H. and Sarah B. Worthen. The former is a native of Vermont, and the latter of New Hampshire. They are now living in Warsaw. Our subject was reared and educated in Warsaw, and was joined in marriage Dec. 23, 1868, to Mrs. Mary L. Dath, formerly Bedell. They have had 5 children; of these, only 2 are living; viz., George B. and Jesse M. Mr. Worthen owns a farm of 40 acres on sec. 27. He is one of the most prominent horticulturists in Wilcox tp.
Hannah Young, nee Frazey, wife of Isaac Young (deceased), is a native of New Jersey. She is a daughter of Samuel and Mary Frazey, both natives of New Jersey. Her husband was a native of England. He came to America in the year 1828, and remained in New Jersey until 1832, when he and Miss Frazey were united in the bond of holy matrimony. To this union were born 5 chil- dren, of whom 2 are living; viz., Carrie (now Mrs. Wright,) and Worthen. In 1845 they removed to this county, where they pur- chased a farm, where they resided until his death, in Dec., 1877. The bereft wife still lives on the old homestead in this tp. Mr. Young was by craft a machinest; but while he was here he pur- sued the occupation of farming, etc.
TOWN OFFICIALS.
The following catalogue of town officers is as complete as could be compiled from the means at hand.
SUPERVISORS.
Benjamin Whitaker
1858
John Peyton 1869
Pierre A. Barker.
1860
James T. Johnson
1871
Benjamin Whitaker
1862
John Peyton. 1875
John Peyton. .
1865
John C. McMahan.
1876
Pierre A. Barker.
1866
James E. Crawford
1878
J. D. Sharn. .
1867
John Peyton. 1879
F. M. Howes
1868
James E. Crawford
1880
CLERKS.
Gideon Granger Galloway
1858
William Pemberton 1872
C. J. Thomas. .
1860
Jesse Barker. . .
1873
John D. Shaw.
1862
John T. McMahan.
1874
W. B. Huston.
1866
James F. Crawford.
1876
Wm. S. Tyree
1869
John D. Shaw. 1878
R. Huston.
1871 A. W. Simmons
1879-1880
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ASSESSORS.
C. J. Thomas.
1858
Peter Boernson. 1869
James Campbell.
1860
WV. S. Tyree.
1871
Melton G. Doughty
1862
Peter Boernson
1874
James Campbell.
1864
Benj. Whitaker.
1875
Benj. Whitaker.
1866
John C. McMahan.
1878
James Campbell.
1867
B. Whitaker
1879-1880
COLLECTORS.
John Peyton.
1858
John Hartman. 1871
John A. Howes
1860
John R. Shain.
1873
Wm. S. Tyree.
1861
John Hartman. .
1874
Joseph Hartman.
1862
Charles Hermann.
1875
Francis M. Howes
1864
Harrison O. Knox.
1876
Joseph Hartman. .
1865
Rodney Harris.
1877
Robert G. Huston.
1867
Edward P. Johnson
1879-1880
James T. Johnson.
1868
WARSAW TOWNSHIP.
BIOGRAPHIES.
Cyrus B. Adams, proprietor of the Adams House of Warsaw, is a native of Rochester, New York; was born May 25, 1822, and is a son of J. D. Adams, who was a native of Vermont. He was reared and educated in New York; came to Warsaw in 1858, and brought the first locomotive on the T., P. &. W. R. R. to Warsaw. He was master mechanic and assistant superintendent of the railroad until 1862, when he entered the navy; was 1st Asst. Engineer of the Mississippi squadron, being 3 years in the service, which closed in 1865. Soon afterward he opened the Adams House, and is still proprietor, and keeps a first-class hotel. He was married Dec. 12, 1843, to Catharine Lanard, of Canada. On his father's side he is of Scotch ancestry. His father was in the war of 1812, and partici- pated in the battle of Lake Champlain. He was Ensign in the navy. His grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, participating in the first battle of the Revolution. On his mother's side he is of French ancestry. Her uncle was a soldier in the Revo- Intionary war; also was in the frigate Boston; was ranked as Cap- tain in the army. The Master was taken prisoner and confined in Dartmere prison in London, about 8 months.
C. Albers is a native of Hanover, Germany, and was born in 1817. He emigrated to America in 1836, and to Warsaw in 1847. He here became a prominent merchant, and in 1856 erected a large flouring mill at a cost of $30,000. This mill is known far and near as the " Grace Mills," and stands on the foundation of the Water street mill that was erected in 1854, and was burned in 1855, dur- ing the great conflagration that occurred in Warsaw at that time. C. Albers & Co. manufacture the best of flour, and have · entirely a merchant trade. They use Thropp's patent middlings purifier, and Becker's brusher. There are 6 stands of burrs, which are driven by an 80 horse-power engine. The present capacity of the mill is 250 barrels in 24 hours.
Mr. Albers was married in Cincinnati, Ohio, March 5, 1839, to Miss Rebecca Knoop, by whom he had 10 children; of these, 7 are living; viz., Henry, a partner of his father; Sophia (now Mrs. Van- marter, of Florence, Italy); Anna (now Mrs. Rev. J. G. Kessler, of Warrington, Mo.); Rebecca (now Mrs. William Zuppann, of Warsaw, Ill.); Charles, Wm. Edward and Homer.
Mark A. Aldrich was born in Warren county, New York, in 1801. He was of English descent, his ancestors emigratingto this country prior to the American Revolution. He received a thorough
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collegiate education, and commenced the study of law, which he subsequently abandoned. In 1829 he married Miss Margaret Wil- kinson, of Calvert county, Md., and removed to St. Louis, where he received an appointment in the American Fur Company. He left St. Louis June 19, 1829, on the steamboat Red Rover, and after a two weeks' trip, landed at the Point (now Keokuk, Iowa), on the 2d of July, and took charge of the company's station at that place. In 1832 he removed to Fort Edwards, and in 1833 entered the land where Warsaw now stands, and built the second house that was erected outside of the fort. In 1836 he was elected to the Legisla- ture, and in 1838 was re-elected to the same office. Two of his cotemporaries in that body in after years inscribed their names in imperishable characters on the roll of fame: Abraham Lincoln and the gifted and lamented Stephen A. Douglas. Mr. Aldrich was a man of great enterprise, and took a leading and active part in the early affairs of Hancock county. In 1850 he removed to California, and a few years later went to Arizona. He was a member of the Arizona Legislature for five years, and held other important offices in the Territory. He died in Tucson, Arizona, on the 22d of Oc- tober, 1874.
His wife, Margaret Wilkinson Aldrich, was born in St. Gene- vieve, Missouri, in 1812. Her father, Dr. Joseph Wilkinson, a Surgeon in the United States Army, was at that time stationed at Jefferson Barracks. Mrs. Aldrich's ancestors were among the earliest settlers of Calvert county, Maryland. Her great-grandfather, James Wilkinson, second son of Sir Robert Wilkinson, of Northumber- land county, England, came to this country in 1693. Her grand- father, General Joseph Wilkinson, and her uncle, General James Wilkinson, both served with distinction through the war of the Revolution. The latter afterward became one of the most emi- nent men of his day. In 1817 Mrs. Aldrich's father resigned his commission in the army and returned to his father's home, in Cal- vert county, where he died the following year. In her grandfather's home and in the city of Baltimore, Mrs. Aldrich spent her child- hood and youth; but, after her marriage, in 1829, she cheerfully bade adieu to the refined associations and luxuries of her native place, and went forth to encounter the privations and vulgarisms of a new country. When Mrs. Aldrich landed at Keokuk, in 1829, there was but one wihte woman in the place. She remained in Keokuk two years, and in 1831 removed to Fort Edwards. In 1834 she moved into her own house, where she still resides-in the old home, made dear to her by a thousand tender and joyful, as well as sad and melancholy, scenes. In fact, her life may well be consid- ered an episode in the history of Hancock county. From the un- broken solitude of the forest she has seen cities and towns spring up, as if by magic, from the bosom of the earth. Where once her eyes beheld the wild flowers and waving grass of the prairie, she sees the tokens of untiring industry and ceaseless labor; and over the bright waters of the great river, once broken only by the birch
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canoe of the savage, she hears the sullen roar of the iron gods, as with labored breath they bear their floating palaces along the waves. The whir and noise of constant toil has driven the genii of silence from every nook and corner of the land; they have wandered off with the birds and the wild flowers to far away regions in the glow- ing West. In the fifty years that she has lived within her quiet home she has seen the rise and fall of two generations-looked upon a thousand changes in the social world around her, as the busy wheel of life, with its noiseless rotation, has reeled off the threads of fate. One by one she has seen the friends of her early life pass away; seen them float out into the shadows of that troubled sea over whose waters no return boat is ever seen to glide, until she is left alone-one of the few remaining links in the great chain that binds the bustling, toiling, rushing present to the silent, half-forgotten memories of the beautiful past.
Dr. Joseph Atkinson was born in Brook county, Va., and is a son of John Atkinson, deceased. The Doctor received a dental educa- tion under Dr. King, of Pittsburg, Pa., and came to Illinois in 1864, locating in Rushville, where he engaged in the practice of dentistry a few years, assisted by his sons. He then resided seven years in Bloomfield, Iowa. He afterward spent about five years in Chicago. He located in Warsaw in January, 1879, where he still resides, engaged in his profession, with good success.
Dr. J. M. Barth is a son of Rev. Philip Barth, Pastor of the M. E. Church of Jacksonville, Ill., and is a native of Nashville, Tenn. He was educated at Rock Island, Ill., and Iowa City, Iowa, and began the practice of his chosen profession (dentistry) in 1875. In Nov., 1879, he located in Warsaw, where he is enjoying good practice. The Doctor's work recommends itself, and his business is constantly increasing.
Geo. J. Bird was born in Highland county, Va., Nov. 27, 1852, and is a son of Andrew J. Bird, deceased. Mr. Bird came to Elvas- ton, this county, in 1870, where he soon after engaged in teaching music, which he followed until recently, when he commenced the sale of Whitney & Holmes' organs, of Quincy, Ill. He is a suc- cess, both as a teacher and salesman. He was married Oet. 31, 1876, to Miss Laura A. Crouch, by whom he has 2 children, Bertha B. and Carlos A.
A. F. Bliesner was born in Germany Feb. 2, 1839. His father's name was William F. Bliesner. Our subject emigrated to America in the year 1869, and came to this county in the year 1875. Was married March 31, 1872, to Minnie Gaede, by whom he had 5 chil- dren; of these but one is living: its name is Willis. In the year 1876 Mr. Bliesner purchased the flouring mill known as the Planet mill, of Warsaw. This mill has 2 sets of burrs, which are driven by a 20 horse-power engine. Mr. B. manufactures the best quality of flour and does both custom and merchant work. The capacity of the mill is 35 barrels in 12 hours.
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H. A. Brinkman, druggist and apothecary, Warsaw, keeps on hand a full stock of drugs, medicines, paints, oils, varnishes, lamps, fancy goods, perfumery, sponges, etc., etc. He was born in St. Louis Oct. 14, 18-, and is the son of Henry and Mary Brinkman, who reside in Warsaw. H. A. came here as an apprentice when the establishment was in other hands, and in the year 1867 he pur- chased an interest in the stock and continued until 1872 when he bought the entire stock, which is now estimated at $5, 000, and has since been conducting the business with good success.
H. G. Bristow, a native of Cumberland county, Ky., was born Ang. 21, 1824, and was brought by his parents, Elijah and Susanna Bristow, to McDonough county, this State, when three years old, where he was reared. He remained there until 1867, when he came to this city, Warsaw, where he has since resided, and is at present en- gaged on the Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw railroad. Our subject also participated in the battle against the Mormons, was one of the soldiers that guarded the jail at Carthage, wherein Joseph Smith was confined, and was discharged by the Governor on the morning of the day that Joseph Smith was killed. Mr. Bristow was mar- ried in December, 1846, to Miss Sarah Cherry, by whom he had 5 children; of these, 4 are living; viz., Etna, Addie, Jennie and Harry.
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