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Samuel E. Harnest, farmer, sec. 25; P. O., Carthage; is son of John and Anna (Spitler) Harnest, natives of Upshur county, W. Va.,
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and was born in Champaign county, O., in 1835. His parents em- igrated to that State at an early day, and to this county in 1838, and resided in Hancock tp. until 1863, then moved to this tp., where he died in 1866. The mother still survives, in the 71st year of her age. The subject of this sketch was married in 1861 to Miss Matilda A. Walton, a native of this county, and their children are: Mary E., John W. and Frederick E. Mr. H. has a farm of 240 acres, valued at $40 per acre; has been School Director, and is one of the early settlers of Hancock; is a member of the Baptist Church, and is well and favorably known.
George W. Haynie, farmer, sec. 27; P. O., Carthage; was born in Scott county, Ill., in 1839. His parents, Henry and Nellie (Hight) Haynie, were natives of Kentucky, and settled in the above county in 1820 or 1821. His father entered land in that county, and moved to this county in 1853, and located in Wythe tp., where he died in Dec., 1872; his mother died in March of the same year. He was one of the oldest settlers of Scott county, and a pioneer of the State. The subject of this sketch enlisted in 1861 in Co. F, 50th Regt. I. V. I., and served three years. He participated in the battle of Ft. Henry, Donelson, siege of Corinth, Corinth, Reseca, and was honorably discharged in 1866. He was united in matrimony to Miss Charlotte, daughter of Henry Bartlett, of Lee county, Iowa, and their two children are Nellie and Henry E. Mr. H. came to this county in 1853, and settled on his present farm in 1869. It consists of 80 acres, valued at $65 per acre. This valuable land is said to be the best 80-acre farm in the county. He is School Director, and member of the Presbyterian Church. Politically is Republican and was a strong Grant man.
R. C. Halladay, M. D., was born in McDonough county, Ill., in 1852; is son of John and Catharine (Fugate) Halladay, natives of Kentucky and Virginia, who settled in Lamoyn tp., McDonough county, in 1832, where he became prominently distinguished, serv- ing many years as Justice of the Peace, and filling many other offices. In 1877 he moved to Carroll county, Mo., where he now resides. The subject of this sketch began the study of medicine with Dr. D. G. Fugate, of McDonough county, and attended medi- cal lectures at the St. Louis, Mo., Medical School in 1873-'74. He then entered the medical college at Keokuk, Iowa, and graduated at that institution in 1878. He began the practice of his pro- fession at Elm Tree, Hancock county, where he resided until the spring of 1880, when he moved here, and became associated with Wm. F. Hannon of this city. This firm have established them- selves on the Public Square and have a large practice. Dr. H. was united in marriage June 5, 1877, to Miss Clemmie White, a native of Harrison county, O. They have one child, Blanche. The Dr. is a member of the Hancock Medical Society, and the family are members of the M. E. Church; politically he is a Demo- crat.
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John Helfrich, proprietor of meat market, Carthage, was born in Germany in 1834; emigrated to America in 1849, and settled in Hamilton county, O., where he was engaged in farming for eight years, then started for California, going only to New Or- leans, La., where he stopped one year. In 1855 he moved to this city, and in 1860 established himself in his present business. The same year he married Miss Josephine Loring, a native of this city, by whom he has 7 children,-Edward, Mary, Stella, Charles, John, George and Burt. In 1862 Mr. H. enlisted in Co. B, 118th Regt. I. V. I., and served until the close of the war. He partici- pated in the battles of Vicksburg, Yazoo River, Port Gibson, Champion Hills, Black River, the charge on Vicksburg, Jackson, Miss., Apaloosa, Ala., and all the battles in which that Regt. was engaged. Two years of this service he had the position of Bugler Mr. H. is a member of the Catholic Church, a member of the A. O. U. W. and one of the oldest and most respected business men of Carthage. Politically he is a Republican.
William W. Hughes, dealer in harness and saddlery, Carthage, was born in Bourbon county, Ky., in 1821, and son of William and Nancy (Hayden) Hughes, native of Maryland, who emigrated to Kentucky, where they both died. He came to this country in 1854, and opened the first harness, shop in the city, where he has since been actively engaged. He served an apprenticeship at his trade, in his native State, and at one time ran a drug store, har- ness shop and farm in this county. His advantages for education were limited, and he began work in a cotton factory when a boy. By industry and perseverance he has realized success, and has ac- cumulated a nice property, and is one of the oldest and respected merchants of Carthage. He was married in 1846 to Miss Eliza- beth Payne, a native of Kentucky. He is a member of the Ma- sonic order, and of the Christian Church. He erected the store he now occupies in 1876, and has a very lucrative trade. Politically, is a Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes have 4 children,-Perry, Leroy, Albert and Henry.
George T. Hunsaker, hardware merchant, was born in Fayette county, Pa., in 1820. His parents, Jacob and Mary (Troutman) Hun- saker, were natives of Pennsylvania, and settled in Butler county, O., in 1821, where his father died in 1863; his mother died at Cin- cinnati, in 1832. He came to this county in the fall of 1860, and was for some time engaged in the express and postoffice. He
then opened a dry-goods house on the North Side, and the follow- ing year engaged in the grocery trade. In 1865, he opened his present place of business, where he has since been industriously at work. He was married in 1844, to Miss Amelia Coddington, of Cincinnati, and they have 4 children: Anna, Abbie W., wife of Prof. Easterday; Walter J., of the Gazette, and Robert L. He was acting Postmaster two years, and express agent same time. Is a member of the I. O. O. F., and of the Presbyterian Church. Po-
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litically, is an ardent supporter of Republican administration, and a citizen highly esteemed by all who know him.
John Jackson, proprietor of the Stevens House, Carthage, is a son of William and Lettie (Ellis) Jackson, who came from Kentucky, their native State, to this county in 1852. Four years afterward they settled on the original Pilot Grove farm in that tp., where he died in 1874. John J. was born in Bracken county, Ky., in 1848. Was married in 1870 to Miss Anna Brunk, widow of Richard D. Haines, a native of Schuyler county. Mr. J. remained on the homestead until the fall of 1879, when he assumed the proprietor- ship of the Stevens House, which he is now conducting success- fully. The house, under his management, commands the patron- age of the best traveling public.
James G. Johnson, manufacturer of corn-huskers, was born in Jefferson county, Ky., Dec. 24, 1827, and moved with his parents, George and Eleanor (Guthrie) Johnson, to Adams county, Ill., in 1831, where his father died in 1869. He was entensively engaged in the nursery business, and was reputed the oldest nursery man in the county, and was extensively known throughout the county. His wife and mother, who survive, reside in that county. The sub- ject of this sketch came to this county in 1855, and located in Dur- ham tp., where he resided nine years. After a residence of three years in Elvaston he moved to Carthage. In 1871 his ingenious faculties worked out a corn-husker, upon which he obtained a patent, and he is now largely engaged in the manufacture of this article, with which he has a large and increasing trade. He erected a fac- tory on the lot in the rear of his residence, and has completed all arrangements for this trade. Mr. J. was married in 1850 to Miss Melvina J. Thomas, a native of this State. Their two children are Ella and Alice. Mr. J. is a member of the A. O. U. W. and of the M. E. Church. His early education was limited, and his success is wholly due to his energy and natural inventive talent. Politically
he is a Republican.
Geo. M. Kellogg, M. D., was born in Chautauqua county, N. Y., in 1830. He received his collegiate education at Oberlin College, O .; then he entered the Ohio Medical College, at Cincinnati, and began practice in that city. He spent the years 1857 and '58 in Minnesota, and the following year moved to Keokuk. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted as Surgeon in the army, and served in the Department of the Cumberland under Buell. He had charge of the general hospitals at Lebanon, Ky., and in April, 1862, was sent to Virginia, and assigned to the Kanawha Division, and Chief Surgeon of the 8th Army Corps. He served until the close of the war and returned to Keokuk, continuing his practice. He became interested in the study of anatomy, and delivered the lectures of eight sessions at the Keokuk Medical College. In the spring of 1875 he moved to Carthage, where he has since followed his profes- sion. He was married in 1866 to Miss Sarah W. Brown, a native of Tennessee, where she was left an orphan. She was educated in
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the Female Seminary, at Buffalo, N. Y., and graduated with honors at that school-a person of cultivated taste, refinement, educa- tion, and a flnent writer. She is a correspondent of some of the popular magazines published in the country. To this union 3 chil- dren have been born, 2 of whom are living, Marion and Julia. The Doctor is a member of the Mutual Aid Association and Medical Examiner, and a physician of great experience.
Thomas J. Lane, farmer, sec. 36; P. O., Carthage; was born in Hancock county in 1841, and is a son of Frederick W. and Julia A. (Rucker) Lane, who came to this county in 1839; located one year in Chili tp., and moved to Bear Creek, where he resided till his death. The widow and mother and 10 children survive. The subject of this sketch was married in Sept., 1861, to Miss Mary E. Jones, a native of Cincinnati, O. They have 4 children: Mary V., Lawrence D., Wilemina K. and Walter S. After marriage they settled on his present estate of 80 acres, valued at $35 per acre; he also owns 80 acres on sec. 35; same valuation. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. H, 118th I. V. I., and served until the close of the war. He participated in the battles of Yazoo River, Arkansas Post, Thomp- son's Hill, Jackson, Miss., Baker's Creek, Black River bridge, siege of Vicksburg, Jackson (2d), and other skirmishes. He was wounded at Thompson's Hill in the knee by a spent ball, and lost a finger in a skirmish in the rear of Vicksburg, May 14, 1864.
Samuel W. Layton, County Superintendent of Schools, was born in Sussex county, Del., in 1831, son of John and Elizabeth (White) Layton, natives of that State, where they both died. The subject of this sketch came to this State in 1864, and settled in Adams county, where he engaged in teaching. From 1850 until 1863 he followed this calling in Marion county, Mo. He received his edu- cation at the Baptist Seminary at Palmyra, Mo., and he became a thorough student in the mathematical and scientific branches. In 1865 he removed to this county, and in 1868 was married to Miss Mary J. Henderson, a native of Adams county, Ill. He served as Collector and Assessor in St. Alban's tp. and has always been iden- tified with the interests of the county. He was elected to his present position in 1877. He is also member of the Independent Mutual Aid Insurance Company, and of the Methodist Church. He is the father of 4 children, 3 boys and one girl; Charles, Robert, James and Julia.
Chris. Y. Long, Postmaster, is a son of Christian and Catherine (Yetter) Long, natives of Lancaster county, Pa., who emigrated to Ohio in 1837, where they resided until 1856, when they moved to this county and settled in this tp., where she died with cholera in 1848. He is a resident of this tp. They had 4 children, 2 of whom are living: Mary A., wife of Joseph A. Deahner, and the subject of this sketch, who was born in Marion county, Ohio, in 1842. He followed farming until 1861, when he enlisted in Co. B, 32d Ill. Vol. Inf .; was promoted to 1st Lieuten- ant and served until the close of the war. He participated in the
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battles of Pittsburg Landing, where he was wounded, and confined in the hospital at St. Louis. Recovering, he returned home on a furlough of 60 days and rejoined his regiment. Was engaged in the siege of Corinth, Hatchie River, siege of Vicksburg, and with Sherman on his march to the sea, through the grand review at Washington, and mustered out at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Re- turned home and went to Pontiac, Ill., where he was engaged with a dry-goods firm one year, when he came back to this county and followed farming three years. Subsequently he filled a clerkship until appointed Postmaster, October 28, 1873. Was re-appointed in 1877, and has filled that office to the general satisfaction of the public. He was married in 1865 to Miss Sarah E. Weir, a native of Washington county, Ind., where she was born in 1848. Their two children are Mabel and Pearl. In July, 1877, he organized Co. G, of the 8th I. N. G., was elected Major and commissioned Sept. 16, 1877. His grandparents were John and Elizabeth (Young) Long, descendants of the family of Longs who were sold for their passage from Germany to America in 1760, to the Captain of the vessel that conveyed them to American soil.
Edward Lowery, farmer, sec. 4; P. O., Carthage; was born in Tompkins county, N. Y., in 1814. He was married in 1841 to Miss Harriet Crossen, a native of Dutchess county, N. Y. Two years afterward he moved to this State and located in Schuyler Co. where he resided until 1866, at which time he moved to this tp and on his present estate in 1875, consisting of 110 acres, valued at $45 per acre. Mr. L. has been connected with the M. E. Church for 40 years, and numbers among the enterprising farmers of this tp. He has raised a family of 6 children. all of whom are living, -James, Mary A., John, Andrew, Asbury and Harriet.
Wesley H. Manier, son of John and Ann G. Manier, was born Oct. 2, 1829; married Oct. 25, 1854, to Sarah A. Allen, in Car- thage, Ill., who was born in Montgomery co., Ky .. He had the fol- lowing brothers and sisters: Mary J. Manier, born Dec. 3, 1831, married Aug. 18, 1853, to James J.W. Kelly, in Winchester, Ky., and afterward to William O'Neal. She died Oct. 21, 1865, in Carthage, Ill., leaving 2 children, Anna Liza and Josephine Maria Kelly. John W. F. Manier, born Ang. 7, 1834, and died Nov. 24, 1860, in Carthage, Ill. Martha E. Manier, born May 24, 1837, and married Nov. 17, 1853, in Winchester, Ky., to John W. Rose; died in Mt. Sterling, Ky. Robert F. C. Manier, born April 24, 1839, and died July 27, 1860. Joseph W. Manier, born Feb. 18, 1842, now deceased. Ann A. Manier, born June 15, 1845, and died Oct. 17, 1848. Thomas J. Manier, born June 11, 1847, and died Jan. 18, 1865.
Tracing the ancestry backward, his father, John Manier, was born Aug. 4, 1804, and married Ann G. Williams Dec. 18, 1828, and died in Mt. Sterling, Ky., March 17, 1866; his wife died Sept. 16, 1863. His father was also John Manier, who was born Dec. 18, 1779, in Virginia; his parents were Jonathan Manier and Magden
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Manier, and he died in 1856. He was married four times, to the following persons, by whom he had children as follows: John Manier, Sr., was first married Dec. 9, 1801, to Sibba Howell, in Virginia, when they came to Kentucky and settled in Fleming county, on the Licking river, near Gill's Mills. His first wife died Oct. 1, 1810. 2. To Jerusha McCarty, Aug. 15, 1811, who died Jan. 13, 1827. 3. To Sallie McKinzie, Dec. 18, 1827, who died Sept. 13, 1845. 4. To Polly A. Feron, Sept. 26, 1847, who sur- vived him. The following are his children and the dates of their births, deaths, etc .: Polly Manier, by Sibba Manier, born Oct. 19, 1802, who was married to James Harty and died Ang. 18, 1835. John Manier, by Sibba Manier, born Aug. 4, 1804; married Dec. 18, 1828, to Ann G. Williams; he died March 17, 1866. Howell Manier, by Sibba Manier, born Aug. 7, 1809, was married to Nancy Lindsay, of Mt. Sterling, Ky .; he died June 22, 1843. Sibba Manier, by Sallie Manier, born Oct. 29, 1828, and was mar- ried to Daniel Crear in Montgomery county, Ky., and is still liv- ing. Jonathan Manier, by same wife, was born Jan. 3, 1831. Martha Manier, by the same wife, was born May 29, 1833, who was married to her cousin, Jonathan Manier. Nancy Manier, by the same wife, was born Sept. 1, 1835, and was married to George Berkley in Mt. Sterling, Ky., where he is still living. Lydia Ma- nier, by the same wife, was born April 1, 1838.
Jonathan Manier, the father of John Manier, Sr., was born in Vir- ginia in the year 1759, was killed in his twenty-fourth year, by the Indians, in 1783. He married Magdalen Peavler, by whom he had 3 children ; Polly, who married- -Sailers in 1777 ; John Manier, born Dec. 18, 1779, and Jonathan Manier, a few years younger. John Manier, or Minneer, father of Jonathan Manier, was born in Germany and was married to-Fox. They came to this country before the Revolution and settled in Virginia.
The subject of the present sketch came from Montgomery county in May, 1851, to Quincy, Illinois, then just past twenty one years of age. He immediately commenced the study of the law, in the law office of Williams & Lawrence, the firm consisting of the Hon. Archibald Williams, afterward appointed United States District Judge for Kansas, and Charles B. Lawrence, afterward and for many years Judge of the Supreme Court of this State, now a resident of the city of Chicago, where he has a large and lucrative practice. He was'admitted to the Bar to practice law by the license of the Judges of the Supreme Court, then composed of the Hon. S. H. Treat, Lyman Trumbul, and John D. Caton. His license was issued in 1852. He came and located in Carthage, Hancock county, about the 1st of June, and opened a law office. In the course of the year he formed a partnership with John M. Ferris, with whom he re- mained in the practice as partner until in the spring of 1856 or 1857, when a new firm was formed consisting of the Hon. B. F. Scofield, John M. Ferris and himself, which was continued some six or eight years, the practice proving rather lucrative. After the
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dissolution of that firm, he formed a partnership with Bryant F. Person, and in a few years afterward John D. Miller was admitted into the firm, which continued for quite a number of years. His partner now is Mr. Miller, who was admitted to the Bar while a student in the office of Manier & Peterson, who has made great proficiency in the practice of the law, and now stands deservedly high as a young advocate and counselor.
For the last six years the subject of this sketch has been devoting the most of his time in assisting the reporter of the Supreme Court in preparing head notes of adjudged cases, which frequently calls him away from home and his office. His politics are Democratic, but not of so decisive a cast as to make him forfeit the friendship and esteem of many who are opposed to him politically. In matters of religion he does not ally himself with any particular tenets or dogmas, but is rather disposed to take a liberal view in all such matters. His portrait is given in this work.
William E. Mason, State's Attorney, is a native of Harrison county, W. Virginia, where he was born in 1852, son of Peter and Tabitha (Shinn) Mason, native of Connecticut, and grandson of Isaac and Nancy Shinn, who settled in W. Virginia in 1810, and were the original founders of Shinnstown, so named in honor of the family. His parents came to this county in 1854 and settled in Durham tp., on sec. 33, where they at this time reside. The subject of this sketch received his early education at the La Harpe high school, and afterward completed his studies at Adrian College, Adrian, Mich., at which institution he was graduated in 1872. The same year he was married at Adrian, Mich., to Miss Helen, daugh- ter of H. Osborn, a native of Seneca Co., N. Y. The following year he was admitted to the Bar, and began the practice of his pro- fession in this city. Was elected State's Attorney in 1876, which office he fills to the entire satisfaction of his many friends ; although young in his profession he has at this time prosecuted a number of important cases at Springfield, Ill., with marked success. He is the father of 3 children,-Penfield E., Waldo O. and Vera H.
James Madden, farmer, sec. 6; P. O., Carthage; was born in Ireland in 1819. He was married July 22, 1840, to Miss Mary Wright, a native of Ireland, and the following year emigrated to America, stopping a short time in Canada, and locating in Rut- land county, Vt. Here he obtained employment on the railroad, and secured work in any available capacity. He traveled consider- ably over the different States, and Nov. 6, 1856, settled on the spot of ground he now occupies, which, by his energy and industry, now consists of 740 acres. He also owns two quarters in Rock Creek tp., one quarter in Prairie, and 80 acres in Pilot Grove. He erected his fine and commodious residence in 1861, which is the finest farming residence in the tp. He had no advantages for edu- cation, and when he landed in America he had but 50 cents in his pocket. Of the several children that have been born to him, 6 are living,-Frank, Eliza, Ellen, Sarah, Mary and Susan. The deceased
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are Mary, James, William. Thomas. Edward and Charles. The family are members of the Catholic Church.
Matthew McClaughry was born in Delaware county, N. Y .. Jan. 17. 1803. He settled in Hancock county. Ill., at Fountain Green, in 1837. and resided there until his death, which ocenrred August 12, 1879. His mother was born in County Antrim, Ireland, and was a first cousin of Gen. Richard Montgomery, who fell at the storming of Quebec. Matthew McClaughry was thrice married. His first wife. Margaret Seal, died in 1833, and was buried in New York. Her daughter Margaret still survives, and is the wife of Dr. A. J. Griffith, of Carthage. His second wife, Mary Hume, whom he married in 1838, was the daughter of Robert and Catha- rine Hume, both natives of Scotland, born near Abbotsford, the home of Walter Scott. By this wife he had 3 children. 2 of whom. R. W. McClanghry. of Joliet, and Mrs. Rev. D. G. Bradford, of Princeton, still survive. The youngest, Mrs. S. S. Findley, died in Carthage, May 19. 1878, aged 34 years. Mrs. Mary Hume McClaughry died at Fountain Green July 5. 1852, at the age of $9. His third wife was Miss Eliza Campbell, to whom he was married in New York in the fall of 1853, and who still survives him. Judge Sharp, who knew him well, thus speaks of him in the Gazette of August 20, 1879 : " Mr. MeClanghry was a man of great industry and energy of character, but his manners were always quiet and unobtrusive. We became acquainted with him in 1841. and have always known him as one of the most useful, public- spirited and benevolent men of the county. He was widely known among the old settlers, and was prominent in Mormon times, as a stauneh, reliable, but disereet opponent of Mormon aggressions. In his intercourse with his fellow-men he was always on the side of religion and morality: charitable, but unostentatious in his chari- ties. He was the friend of the deserving poor, and was ever ready to help those who were willing to help themselves. He was a good man in all the relations of life, and set an example in his daily walk and in his intercourse with his neighbors, that young men would do well to follow."
Major Robert W. McClaughry. the present able and efficient Warden of the Northern Penitentiary at Joliet, is a native of this county. He was born July 22, 1839. in a log house, where now is the village of Fountain Green. His father, Mr. Matthew Mc- Claughry, settled there in 1836. His mother's maiden name was Mary Hume. She was the daughter of Robert Hume, a Scotchman, who traced his family back to the " Lord Home." of whom Sir Walter Scott speaks in one of his poems. Mr. McClaughry was raised on his father's farm, attending school at the village during winters, until the winter of 1853-'4, when he was sent to school at Macomb. Ill. The winter of 1854-'5 was also spent in Macomb, and in November, 1856, he entered Monmouth College, where he graduated in 1860. The year after his gradnation was spent in teaching in the same institution, when he was tendered the Profes-
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sorship of Languages, which he declined on account of ill health. In July, 1861, Mr. McClaughry came to Carthage, and in com- pany with his brother-in-law, Dr. A. J. Griffith, purchased of G. M. Child the Carthage Republican, and issued the first number under the new management Aug. 1, 1861, Mr. McClaughry as editor. Under Mr. Child it had been, as is well remembered, a Democratie journal, strongly opposed to putting down the Rebel- lion which was then raging, by force of aring. The battle of Ma- nassas was fought July 22, 1861, and the last editorial written by Mr. Child was an argument to prove by its results the impossi- bility of putting down the Rebellion, and the necessity of letting " the wayward sisters go in peace." Mr. McClaughry had been an ardent Douglas Democrat, and supported him in nothing more heartily than in his declaration that Rebellion must be crushed by force of arms, and so long as it existed there "could be but two parties, patriots and traitors." Consequently he was a pronounced " War Democrat," and so conducted the Republican.
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