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Being in the center of the great Hancock prairie, it contains the highest land between the river and Crooked creek, and with Rock Creek township, constitutes the dividing line between those waters.
Its one village is the thriving and pleasant town of Elvaston, on its west line, laid out May, 1858, by Albert L. Connable and George B. Smythe, of Keokuk; E. C. A. Cushman, of Hamilton, and W. L. Judson, of Elvaston.
Among the early settlers of Prairie (most of whom had pre- viously resided in other townships) we name William R. Hamilton, Ebenezer Rand and his sons, James Tweed, Joseph W. Hawley, L. Wells, George Wells, William A. Moore, Henry Walker, John Lively, W. HI. Moore, the Ewings, Rohrboughs, etc.
RELIGIOUS PROGRESS.
At Elvaston there are two or three Church organizations, each with small but neat and substantial church edifices. The Presby- terian and the M. E. societies have been organized ten or twelve years, and have now regular services and good and increasing con- gregations.
A large portion of the people of Prairie, on its eastern border, bordering on Carthage, connect themselves with the Churches at the county-seat.
BIOGRAPIIICAL.
We continue the history of Prairie township, by giving detailed biographical accounts of the most prominent residents, so far as space permits :
Dr. Thomas Boude, an old settler in this county, was born in Bracken county, Ky., June 18, 1800; his parents were John and
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Ann (Thome) Boude, the first a native of Lancaster, Pa., whose father was Joseph Boude, a native of France, and reared in England. He came to America in 1740. Ann (Thome) Boude was a native of Scotland, and was married at Marietta, Pa. Her husband, a farmer, died in Brown county, O., and she died at the residence of one of her children in Bracken county, Ky. The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools of Ohio and at the Acad- emy of Chillicothe, O. He commenced his medical studies at the age of 21 with Dr. Mackie, of Augusta, Ky., remaining with him about four years, attending one course of lectures at Lexington, Ky., and one at Philadelphia, Pa., also practicing with the Doctor the latter part of this four years. In 1826 he moved to Felicity, O., where he practiced medicine 15 years. May 20, 1824, he married Martha B. Sharpe, a daughter of Thomas Sharpe, of Bracken county, Ky., and formerly of Maryland. Dr. B. came to this county April 8, 1854, locating on sec. 14, this tp., where he has resided to the present. On settling here he bought 480 acres of land, a part of which he has since given to his sons, so that now the homestead consists of 187 acres. The improvements on this place were mostly made by the Doctor. His children are Mary A., John Knox, Edgar Austin and Charles Eugene, besides 2 deceased; Thomas, who died in infancy, in Felicity, O., and Euphrasia J., who died at the age of 17, at Oxford, Butler county, O., where the Doctor resided 12 years. The first 10 years of his residence in this county the Doctor followed his profession, but since then has de- voted his attention to farming, in which he has been quite suc- cessful. One season he raised 1,800 pounds of honey. Mrs. Boude died Sept. 11, 1875, a member of the Presbyterian Church. and was laid at rest in the cemetery at Carthage. Dr. B. was formerly a Whig, but is now a Republican. He is also a member of the Presbyterian Church, which relation he has now held for 50 years.
William Clark, farmer, sec. 18; P. O., Elvaston; was born in Adams county, O., in 1823. His parents, John and Elizabeth (Gall) Clark, were natives of Ireland and Virginia, who settled in Ohio, where they both died. The subject of this sketch came to Illinois in 1847, and located on a farm in Peoria county. In 1863 he moved to this county and settled on his present estate of 100 acres, valued at $50 per acre. Mr. C. has never been married. He is a man of unostentations manners, and follows a quiet, unobtrusive life in the enjoyment of his home, which is properly carried on by a sister. Politically he was a strong abolitionist, and now is an earnest advocate of Republican administration.
Henry Davis was born in Bedford county, Pa., Dec. 9, 1815, and is a son of William and Maria (Putt) Davis (deceased), also natives of the same county. Mr. Davis was reared on a farm, and at the age of 18 he removed with his parents to Zanesville, Ohio, where he engaged as pilot on a steamer between Zanesville and Dresden, for three years. He then went to Jackson county, Ohio, where he operated a steam grist and saw mill for about five years. He then,
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in 1846, came to this county and settled in Prairie tp., where he still resides, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was married in 1840 to Miss Mary Ann Tyler, by whom he has had S children; of these, 4 are living; viz., Jane, James A., Maria E. and Richard Edwin. His son James A. served three years and four months in the late war, for Uncle Sam, in Co. B, 118th I. V. I., and participated in the battles of Arkansas Post, Vicksburg, Thompson's Hill and others. He was sick and at the point of death at Raymond while in the service. He was a member of a scouting party at Baton Rouge for some time.
John W. Ewing, farmer, sec. 29; P. O., Elvaston; is a son of John C. and Isabel (Huston) Ewing, natives of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, who came to this State in 1847 and located in Adams county. Three years afterward they moved to this county and passed the remainder of their lives upon earth. The subject of this sketch was born in Brown county, O., in 1828. He was united in matrimony with Miss Mary, daughter of James Tweed, in 1860. To this union 7 children have been born,-Emma E., James E., Wesley C., Ella E., Effie E., Ida M. and Alice. Mr. E. settled on his present farm in 1876, consisting of 178 acres of valuable and productive soil. He fills the office of School Director, and is highly esteemed. Politically, he is always Democratic.
James F. Harper, M. D., Elvaston, was born in York county, S. C., in 1819, and is a son of James and Nancy (Dodds) Harper, natives of that State, who settled in Obion county, Tenn., in Feb- ruary, 1825, where they both died in December, 1838. The subject of this notice began the study of medicine at Tipton, Tenn., with an elder brother; studied the English and Latin branches thoroughly, and attended lectures at the medical school at Memphis, Tenn., in 1846-'7; began the practice of his profession in Tipton county, Tenn., where he continued with success until the breaking out of the war, when he moved to Clayton, Adams county, Ill., in October, 1862. Seven years afterward he moved to this county, settling in Elvaston, where he has since been in successful practice; but prior to this, he had graduated at the medical school in 1870. In 1844 he married, in Tipton county, Tenn., Miss Elizabeth S. Johnston, a native of South Carolina, and of their 5 children 2 are living : Margaret J., wife of Salem Anderson, of Adams county. who have 5 children-Nina, Frank, Robert, Lena and Everett; Ella, wife of William Mack, who have 2 children, Pearl and Nellie; the deceased children are Nancy C., and 2 who died in infancy, and Martha A., wife of W. H. Marshall of this county ; she died in December, 1877, leaving 2 children-Ruby, and one not yet christened. Since 1843 the Doctor has been a member of the Presbyterian Church, of which he has been an Elder for 20 years, but is not now acting in that capacity. As a physician he has a successful practice, and as a citizen is highly esteemed by the com- munity.
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George Johnson, grain and coal dealer, Elvaston, was born in Franklin county, Pa., in 1816; his parents, Samuel and Hannah (Araby) Johnson, were also natives of that State, both deceased; he was married in 1840 to Miss Mary McClintock, a native also of the Keystone State, and in 1849 they located in Ohio, where they re- sided until 1866, when they moved to McDonough county, Ill., and in 1875 to this county. By trade Mr. J. is a carpenter, and has devoted the most of his life to this business and farming. He established himself in his present business in 1875, in which he has a large trade. He has 7 living children: Harriet, Susan, Francis, Samuel, George, Jane and Finley.
Joseph Johnston, of the firm of Watt & Johnston, grain deal- ers, Elvaston, was born in Scotland in 1832; he came to America when 16 years of age, and for many years was engaged in the cot- ton business in New Orleans. In 1858 he married Miss Jennie Young, a native also of Scotland. His health failing him, he visit- ed Europe in 1870, being absent four years. As he returned to this country he stopped one year in Detroit, Mich., and the fol- lowing year he settled in Elvaston. In 1876 he was admitted to partnership with A. Watt in their present business, in which he has since been successfully engaged. The firm deal largely in grain and hay, and are the largest business house in Elvaston. Mr. J. is a Freemason and a Presbyterian.
William N. McCall, farmer and grain dealer, is a son of Robert S. and Jemima (Nelson) McCall, natives of Tennessee, both de- ceased. He was born in Washington county, Tenn., in 1817; he was married in Virginia in 1845, to Miss Sarah S. Lyon, a native of the same State; he moved to this county in 1851, and upon his present estate the following year. His farm consists of 244 acres, valued at $40 per acre. Mr. McCall has served as Supervisor, Assessor, Town Clerk and Postmaster at "McCall's" station, named in honor of him ; he has also been Justice of the Peace seven years, and is now filling his second term in that office. Of his 11 children 9 are living: Robert F., Amanda L., John W. Florence E., George W., Tennessee A., Wm. H., David B. and Charles W. Mr. McCall is a Democrat.
Thomas McFarland was born in Clermont county, O., in, May, 1837; his parents were John and Phœbe (Smith) McFarland, na- tives also of Ohio, the first of Scotch-Irish descent and the last of German ancestry. They came in 1842, to Adams county, Ill., where Mr. McF. now lives, his wife having died there in 1844. Thomas was educated in Hancock county common schools and the seminary at Warsaw; at the age of 25 he rented land and put in 30 acres of corn. The following year he bought 65 acres more of land east of Carthage, where he lived one year. He then went to Idaho and Colorado, where he followed mining, etc., for eight months; returning, he bought 60 acres of land in Carthage tp .; one year afterward he moved to McCall's station, where he bought 80 acres; then moved two miles south and bought 160 acres, N. W.
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quarter of sec. 16. After living here two years, he purchased 120 acres on sec. 2, where he now resides. He now owns 288 acres of land. He has been successful in his present business, that of stock-raising. In January, 1862, he married Louisa McColm, daughter of John McColin, of Clermont county, O., and of Irish descent. They have 4 children, namely, A. Homer, Charles T., Jennie Rachel and May. Mr. McF. has served in his tp. as Collec- tor, Road Commissioner, etc., filling nearly all tp. offices. He is a Democrat.
Samuel P. Mc Gaw .- The founders of the family in America, of whom our subject is a descendant, was John McGaw, a native of the north of Ireland. In company with his brother William he emigrated to America some years previous to the Revolutionary war, and located in Abbeville district (now county), Sonth Carolina. John McGaw served in the Continental army under Washington. He died in Abbeville county, leaving a large family, namely, John, the grandfather of our subject, Samuel, Benjamin, Josiah, Moses and others. John, the last mentioned, was born and raised in South Carolina, where he lived nntil 60 years of age and over, when he came to Illinois and settled at Little York, Warren county, where he died. He married a Miss Cochran, and his 4 children were, Agnes, the mother of the subject of this sketch, Mary, now deceased, Jane, also deceased, and John P., who is living in Bates county, Mo.
Samuel McGaw, a grandfather of Samuel P. McGaw, was born in South Carolina, where he lived all his life. He married Miss Anderson, of that State, and their children were, John (the present Samuel P.'s father), Mary, James, Clark, Caroline. John was born in 1801, and Oct. 5, 1824, he married Agnes McGaw, his cousin, at Abbeville, S. C. She was born in 1803, and in 1833 they moved to Preble county, Ohio ; in September, 1835, they came and settled in Warren county, near Little York. John died on an island above Oquawka, June 30, 1838, leaving a family of 6 children,-Sarah, Samuel P., Mary L., John B., James A. P., and the last, Agnes, was born after her father's death. After the settle- ment of the father's estate it proved to be insolvent, leaving the children in destitute circumstances. The eldest child was but 13 years old, and there was only one grown relative in the State, an aunt. The grandfather on the mother's side, John McGaw, came to Illinois and took the children with him to Warren county, and they lived with him from 1838 to 1842.
Samuel P. McGaw, the subject of this biographical notice, was born Oct. 5, 1827, and Oct. 14, 1851, he married Alvira J. Hop- kins. In the fall of 1842 Mr. Mc Gaw went to his uncle's at Oquawka, Daniel M. Gordon, who had married Jane Mc Gaw, to learn with him the tailor's trade ; he served four years ; at 19 years of age he opened a shop at Oquawka and continued it six years. In November, 1852, he was elected Sheriff of Henderson county on the Whig ticket ; at the close of his term in 1854 he bought a farm in
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that county west of Biggsville. April 5, 1855, his wife died, leav- ing two children, Sarah L. and John H. The last died Oct. 2, 1855. Nov .5, 1856, Mr. McGaw married Mrs. Elizabeth P. (nee Leslie), widow of Milton McGaw, and a native of Ohio ; her parents were from South Carolina and of Scotch-Irish descent.
In August, 1862, S. P. and his brother John raised a full com- pany (Co. K) of men to serve in the Union army, John being elected Captain ; they were mustered in at Quincy, Ill., and at- tached to the 84th Ill. Vol. Inf., commanded by Col. Waters ; S. P. served with the regiment 12 years ; was at the battle of Perry- ville, Stone river, etc., and was severely wounded Sept. 20, 1863, at the battle of Chickamauga: his left arm was completely shattered by a minie-ball. He was honorably discharged Feb. 25, 1864.
Returning home to Henderson county, he sold his property, and in the spring of 1866 moved to Hancock county, locating in Montebello tp. near Elvaston, where he bought a farm ; he sold that place afterward and moved to his present farm on sec. 17, Prairie tp., of 240 acres, with a fine two-story house, good out build- ings, etc., all of which improvements were made by Mr. McGaw since he came to the place.
In politics Mr. Mc G. is a Republican ; is now Assistant U.S. Marshal to take the census of the west half of Hancock county ; he has held nearly every township office, including that of Supervisor, Justice of the Peace, Collector, etc. He is a member of the Pres- byterian Church, where he is an Elder. His wife is also a member of that Church.
Their children are : Francis A., James W., Albert G., Gracie E., Alice L. and Mary A. Mrs. Mc Gaw's child by her former husband is Melissa, who married Rev. R. T. Presly, a Presbyterian minister living at Mt. Sterling. Sarah L. married Thos. S Riddell, and lives near her father's. Frank is attending college at Carthage, and Alice L. is at Urbana, Ohio, attending school and boarding with her uncle.
As one of Hancock county's most respected and representative citizens, we give Mr. Mc Gaw's portrait in this volume.
Ebenezer Rand was born in Marblehead, Mass., March 26, 1804. His father's name was Enoch Rand, and a native of N. H.,and his mother's name was Mary Hills, married in 1803. About three years after his marriage, Enoch Rand, a carpenter by trade, went on board at Rye, N. H., the ship Congo, bound for the coast of Africa, and was never afterward heard from, ship and all on board supposed to have been lost at sea. The widow was left quite desti- tute, but managed to support herself, son and mother, by weaving cotton cloth at eight and ten cents per yard-that being before the advent of cotton factories.
Mr. R. well remembers the war of 1812-'15, between the U. S. and Great Britain, being then about 8 years old. Could see from his house in Marblehead the British frigates cruising in the bay, and once saw the Constitution chased by two of them into the harbor.
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He also saw the battle and heard the guns, off Marblehead, of that desperate struggle between the Shannon and the Chesapeake.
At 14 Mr. R. was apprenticed to the boot and shoe making busi- ness, which he followed for many years, both there and in Carthage. On Christmas day, 1826, he was married to Miss Hannah Calley, a daughter of Capt. Thomas Calley, at Marblehead. In 1830 both families removed to Illinois, stopping at Lewistown, but in 1831 settling at Camp Point, in Adams Co. In 1837 he removed to Carthage, and in 1854 bought land in Prairie township, two miles southwest of town, where he has since resided. Mr. R. has been three times married, his first and second wives being sisters, Han- nah and Elizabeth Calley. His present wife, nee Miss Joanna C. Lawton, is the second daughter of Rev. John Lawton, of Car- thage, to whom he was married Apr. 22, 1842.
James P. Sincle, farmer, sec. 8; P. O., Elvaston; is a native of France, where he was born in 1833. He emigrated to America in:1855, and located in Bear Creek tp. The following year he was married to Miss Justine Jolidon, a native of France. Subsequently he moved to Missouri, then to Pleasant Hill tp., Pike Co., from which point he made his final settlement on his present estate, con- sisting of 360 acres, valued at $40 per acre. He has had 10 chil- dren, 9 of whom are living-Peter, Mary, Frank, George, Ellen, Agnes, Annie, Alice and Jessie, the two last, twins. Family are members of the Catholic Church. Mr. S. has by his own energy, industry and economy succeeded in securing his large farm. Po- litically he binds himself to no party, but casts his vote for the man he deems worthy of support.
John Somerville, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 14, was born in Blair county, Pa., at the village of Hollidaysburg, Feb. 22, 1828; his parents were James and Susan (Stover) Somerville, the first a native of Hollidaysburg and the other of Maryland, near Fred- ericksburg. At the age of 15, John, with the rest of the family, came to Wayne county, Ind .; he received his education at the public schools in Pennsylvania and Indiana; was employed during his early years in farming; in 1849 he came to Hancock county, locating at Carthage, and worked at farming; the following year his parents came to this connty and settled in Carthage; his mother died in 1855. In 1853 his father went to California and returned in 1856; he died in 1871; both are buried in the old Carthage cemetery. In July, 1861, John enlisted in the 16th Ill. Vol. Inf., as wagon-master; March 9, 1862, he enlisted in the 7th Mo. Cav., with which he served 3 years and 11 days, as Orderly Sergeant. Ang. 16, 1862, he was in the battle of Lone Jack, and Dec., 1863, at that of Perry Grove, Ark. His company was_continually employed as skirmishers at Mark's Mills, Ark .; he and 120 wagons were captured, but in 11 days he escaped while the guard was taking him and some others for water.
James Somerville had 8 children, 5 of whom were girls; the 7 living children are: John; Samuel, who died in California; Ruth,
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the wife of James Byers, of Clark county, Mo .; William, who was a Captain in the 16th Reg. Ill. Inf., and since the war has been con- nected with the internal revenue service; Mary Jane, now the wife of John Moffitt, of Chicago; Maria, now the wife of C. E. Stead- man, a lawyer at Osage Mission, Kan .; Susan, wife of J. W. Hobbs, in Keokuk; and Hattie, who is unmarried.
John Somerville was married to Sarah Huntoon, April 7, 1870, and they have one child, and Mrs. S. has one by a former husband, Mr. Bentley. The names of these 2 children are William S. Bentley and Susan Somerville.
William Stewart, farmer, sec. 9; P. O., McCall Station; is a native of Ireland, where he was born in 1815. He was married in Scotland in 1834, to Miss Elizabeth Taylor, a native of that country. The following year they crossed the sea to America, and located in Steubenville, O., where he resided until he moved to his present home in 1867. His farm of 250 acres is valued at $50 per acre. This he has secured by his untiring energy, industry and economy. When he stepped upon the "land of the free" he had not a dollar to his name. He is the father of 12 children, S of whom are living -Sarah, William, Jane, Thomas, Mary, John, Catharine and Martin. In politics Mr. S. voted with the old-line Whigs, and now strongly endorses the Republican administration.
Henry M. Walker, farmer, sec. 27; P. O., Carthage; was born in Campbell county, Ky., March 21, 1827. His parents, George and Rachel (Clark) Walker, were natives of Maryland and Pennsyl- vania, and emigrated to this county in 1833, with their family; but prior to this, he made a visit in 1831, and entered a quarter-section of land, and was among the earliest pioneers to make a settlement in Walker tp., where he resided until his death in October, 1879, in the 76th year of his age; the widow and mother survives in the 72d year of her age.
The subject of this sketch was married Sept. 22, 1853, to Miss Sophronia Ann Rankin, who was born June 8, 1833, in Harrison county, Ky., daughter of James S. and Sarah Josephine (Laughlin) Rankin, both natives of Kentucky, and of Irish and German de- scent. They are the parents of 7 children, 6 of whom are living, namely: Charles W., born Dec. 30, 1855; George Sanford, Feb. 4, 1857; Franklin Wilson, March 28, 1858; John H. C., Aug. 29, 1861; Oscar H., Oct. 17, 1862, and Rachel Josephine, March 21, 1866. Benjamin Washington was born Feb. 22, 1876, and died three days afterward.
Mr. W. settled on his present estate in 1866, where his home farm consists of 320 acres. He is the largest landholder in the township, owning altogether about 1,000 acres; he is also an exten- sive stock-raiser and dealer. In 1849 he went to California, where he prospected for three years and was successful. He is a Demo- erat, and both himself and wife are members of the Methodist Church.
Alexander Watt, of the firm of Watt & Johnston, merchants and grain dealers, Elvaston, was born in Philadelphia county, Pa.,
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Feb. 4, 1820. His marriage to Miss Sarahı Donald, of the same county, occurred in 1845. Four years later he came to this county, and engaged in farming in Durham tp. His wife died in 1863, and in 1866 he moved to, and established his present business at, Elvas- ton, where he has since been actively and successfully engaged. The junior partner of this firm was admitted to the grain and hay trade in 1876, and the house control large shipments of grain to various points. Mr. W. was again married, to Miss Fannie C. Wilcox, a native of Connecticut. To this union 2 children, Lyman and Herman, have been born. Mr. W. is a member of the M. E. Church.
Judge Wesley Williams was connected as follows:
Roger Williams is the first in the line of ancestry of the Williams family that can be traced in this country with any certainty. The first residence of the family in America was in Brunswick county, Va. The family is of Welsh descent and came from Wales or Scotland before the American Revolution. He is said to have been married seven times and raised a large family of children, who have since scattered to all parts of the United States. He was killed at an advanced age and his body found secreted in the hol- low of a tree. He was supposed to have been killed by some one of his negroes. The date of his death is not known to the writer.
Hukey Williams, one of the sons of Roger Williams, lived in Brunswick county, Va., between the Meherin and Nottoway rivers. The date of his birth is not known, or whether he was born in this country, or before his father emigrated. He was mar- ried to Miss Sarah Jones, who was a sister of Roger Jones and William Jones, also of Welsh extraction, either in 1762 or 1763. The Jones family are said to have been related to Paul Jones, who distinguished himself by his bravery in the war with Great Britain. That family resided in Granville county, N. C. Hukey Williams, not long before the birth of his son John Williams, and in the year 1764, was strangely murdered and robbed by two desperate men. The circumstances of the affair, as handed down, are these: He traded principally in the town of Petersburg, Va. On his way there one morning he heard the cries of a woman in distress a short distance from the road, in the thick pine woods. He immediately urged forward to her assistance and found the woman and two men who were about violating her person. He assaulted them and they fled, leaving the woman. He took her behind him on his horse and learning that she was the wife of a respectable citizen, carried her to her house, where he tarried for dinner at the urgent request of the lady and her husband, after which he proceeded on his way to Petersburg. This was the last time he was ever seen alive, and not returning home, inquiry was made and it was ascertained that he never arrived in Petersburg. Search was then made along the road and his dead body was found about two miles from the house where he took dinner, a short distance from the road, sunk in a little pool of water in the creek. It was recognized, taken home
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