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Of an amiable disposition and pleasing address, he was highly esteemed br all who knew him. Henry I. Reimbold. the ellest of his & brothers, then almost eight years old. remained with his moth- er and brothers after the death of his father. until 1557. when he was sent to Notre Dame University, near South Bend. Ind. Having devoted four years to study, and feeling himself called to the sacred ministry. he was sent in Sept .. 1862. to St. Mary's Semi- inary s: Chicago, and after due preparation was ordained priest for the diocese of Chicago, August 2. 1866. then being appointed to the office of Vice Rector of St. Mary's Seminary, which position he beld till July 1. 1867. he was then appointed Pastor of the Catholic congregation at Nauvoo: entering upon his new doties July 4. 1838. and continuing in the same charge since.
Dr. Peter Reimbold, brother of Jolin Reimbold, soon became the leading physician of the county. retaining his popularity until death. which occurred June 21. 1861. Max Reimbold, one of his sons. is now a leading merchant in Nauvoo. Wm. Reimbold Sr .. brother to John and Dr. Peter Reimbold. came to America and located here in 1850. He is still living in the spacious residence which be had erected.
Titus Selmaf'er was born in Baden, Germany. June 4. 1821. He emigrated to this country in 1845, and first settled in Marion county. Ill. Here he remained until 1851. when he came to Nan- voo, where he has since resided. engaged in harness-inaking. Mr. Sehseter was married in 1851. to Catharine Stetiin. Mr. S.'s father was a soldier in the Franco-Prussian war.
Adam Sioarts, attorney at law. Nagry Ill., was born in Adams county. Pa .. in 1$14. and is a son of Adam Swartz dec. Mr. Swartz was left an orphan at the age of eight years, and had to battle with the world alone. He resided with a Mr. Marshall a few years, and then went to live with Peter Erster. a farmer and tanner, who resided within 11 miles of Gettysburg: here be re- mained for the period of five years. At the age of 15. he served a three years' apprenticeship to the shoemaker's trade. He then worked as a journeyman at his profession for five or six years.
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mostly in different towns of Pennsylvania, but a portion of the time in Baltimore, Md. He then formed a partnership with a Mr. Dillion, in Carlisle, which partnership was dissolved after three years. In 1838 he engaged in the wholesale boot and shoe bnsi- ness in Carlisle, and in 1843 he removed to Macomb, Ill., bringing a stock of boots and shoes with him. He remained in this place for three years, when, in 1846, he came to Nanvoo. Mr. Swartz is a self-educated man. In the year 1857 he was admitted to the Bar as an attorney at law, and has since been engaged in the practice of this profession. He was married, March 12, 1840, to Miss Emily R. S. Denys, by whom he had one daughter, Mary V. (dec). Mr. S. again married, Dec. 26, 1844, this time Mary E. Prentice, by whom he had 2 children, William and Josephine (dec). Mr. Swartz is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
S. M. Walther, dealer in hardware, furnishing goods, etc., Nau- voo, Ill., was born in 1821, in Bavaria, Europe. Came to America in 1838, settling in Missouri; afterward went to Louisville, Ky., and in 1849, came to Nauvoo. He has ever since then been en- gaged in his afore-named business. Mr. Walther was first mar- ried, in 1842, to Elizabeth Garner. She departing this life, he married Frances Leach.
Julius C. Wright, Jr., is a native of Scott county, Illinois, and was born Sept. 14, 1836. He is the son of Julius C., Sr., and Louise Wright. His father was a native of Germany, and his mother of Ohio. When our subject was 16 years of age he attended the Denmark (Iowa) Musical Institute. He attended school at the above-named place for four years. He was leader of the Montrose Brass Band for four years. July 30, 1861, he recruited a music band for the 6th Reg. Iowa Infantry. Of this he was leader. He was in the service for one year; was mustered ont Ang. 27, 1862. He returned and resumed his former business, teaching and training bands. He traveled for four years as leader of the band of the Champion Circus Show. He then stopped at Bloomfield, Iowa, for one year. Then went as leader of the band one summer for the Forest Dramatic Company. He then joined a concert troup called the Davis Family; traveled with them all over the western country during the space of three years. While at Topeka, Kansas, he instructed the city band and also took the first premium at the State Fair, which they were competing for. He instructed bands in Chicago, St. Louis, and many other places: also traveled with a troup from St. Louis over the Southern States. May 16, 1876, he was married to Martha Wessenbourn, to whom were born 2 children: Clarence L. and Thad C. (dec.) Mr. W. still pursues music as his business, instructing the bands of the neigh- boring cities.
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TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS. Nauvoo township has had the following officers:
SUPERVISORS.
James Irving.
1850
August Begar.
1864
J. W. Phillips
1852
Milton M. Morrill.
1865
George Kraum.
1856
John Dornseif.
1869
John B. Icking.
1858
Alonzo W. Burt.
1874
John Bauer ...
1862
Gustav Eberdt. 1875
Adamı Swartz
1863
John Bauer ..
1880
CLERKS.
Ed. Farrell ..
1856
George Bratz.
1872
John A. Hammond.
1862
Wm. D. Hibbard.
1879-1880
John P. Thomas.
1864
ASSESSORS.
Warrick M. Cosgrove.
1856
John P. Thomas ..
1870
John F. Neibhour.
1858
Anton Fischer.
1873
J. B. Risse.
1860
Andrew Heberger
1876
J. J. Heffleman.
1865
Albert Person.
1878-1880
John B. Risse.
1866
COLLECTORS.
Edward Farrell.
1856
Gustav Eberdt .. 1870
August Begar.
1858
John Machenheimer
1875
George Bratz.
1863
Michael Baumert.
1876
Anton Fischer.
1866
Jacob Kemler
1879-1880
ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHIES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 570.
WALKER TOWNSHIP.
Charles Carter was born in Massachusetts Nov. 6, 1846, and is a son of Philip and Martha E. Carter, natives of the same State. Dec. 22, 1878, Charles married Miss Marietta Archer, and they have only one child, Mabel. Mr. C. came to this county in 1850, settling in Walker tp., on the farm where Morleytown stood, which numbered 100 houses, and where he yet lives, engaged in agricul- ture and stock-raising. His farm comprises 270 acres, and is on secs. 31 and 32.
A. J. Ewing, Tioga, Ill., carries a stock of about $4,000 in dry goods, groceries, hardware, medicines, ready-made clothing, hats, caps, boots, shoes, etc., etc., and his annual cash sales amount to about $7,000, besides credit accounts. He was born in Brown county, O., Oct. 28, 1838, the son of Jackson and Catherine Ewing, who moved to Kentucky in 1841, and to this county in 1846, where the subject of this sketch followed the farm until 1870, when he began mercantile business in his present place. He has distin- guished himself as an enterprising citizen. Feb. S, 1863, he mar- ried Miss Minerva Gray, and they have had 2 children, of whom only one is living, Pink Ionia.
Dr. D. M. Harris, dealer in drugs, medicines, paints, oils, wines, liquors (for medicinal purposes), etc., Tioga, Ill., was born in Ken- tucky in 1827; began the study of medicine in 1847, and in 1850 graduated with honors in the St. Louis Medical College; soon after- ward he commenced the practice of medicine in Kentucky. In 1853 he came to Basco, then called Somerset. He changed the name of the place to Basco. In 1859 he removed to Tioga, where he has since followed his profession with unequaled success, both as phy- sician and surgeon. In 1851 he married Miss Mary E. Thornton, who died in 1863; they had 4 children-J. N., Crete, Arlie and Effie. The Doctor owns a farm of 200 acres, on secs. 29 and 32, besides 73 town lots.
George W. Kinkade, dealer in drugs, medicines, paints, oils, toilet and fancy articles, etc., Breckenridge, Ill., was born in Adams county, this State, Sept. 21, 1847, the son of L. D. Kinkade; came to this county in 1855, and followed farming until the commence- ment of the war, when he enlisted in Co. B, 34th Ill. Vol. Inf., under Col. Kirk, in a division of Gen. Sherman's army; was taken with small-pox, and placed in the hospital at Cleveland, O .; recov- ering his health he returned home and resumed farming and raising stock until October, 1879, when he purchased the drug store which
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he now conducts. In 1870 he married Miss Nancy A. Lockwood, and of their 3 children, Oklena E. and Belle are living.
Rev. Frederick Lippe, Presbyterian minister, was born in Breslau, Prussia, Sept. 11, 1835; educated in Elizabeth College in his native place; came to America in 1852; began studying for the ministry in 1863, finishing the regular course in 1867, soon after which he entered the ministerial work, in Osage county, Mo., where he labored acceptably for nine successive years. He then removed to New Frankfort, Saline Co., Mo., where he remained two years, and then came to Hancock county, where he has since resided, following the gospel ministry. He organized the Salem congrega- tion, a Presbyterian Church of 36 members. He is a very efficient Pastor. In 1867 he married Miss Sophia Nullmeyer, and they have had 6 children, of whom 5 are living-Godfred, Clara, Calvin, Gabriel and Martha.
Dr. M. C. Pocock, physician, Breckenridge, was born in Jeffer- son county, O., Nov. 1, 1817, son of Lloyd and Nancy Pocock; came to Adams county, Ill., in Oct,, 1837, entering medical practice. He commenced his medical studies in 1832, and graduated with high honors at both the Cincinnati and New Orleans regular med- ical colleges. He now enjoys a very good run of practice. In October, 1839, he married Miss Mary C. Vanderveer, and they have had 5 children, namely: Nancy A., now Mrs. Baxter; Lloyd A., who married Susan I. Ewlallen; Mary E., now Mrs. Reemtsen; Amy J., now Mrs. Adair, and Elizabeth J., now Mrs. Paydon. The Doctor was again married, in August, 1857, to Margaret E. Mahon, and they have had 3 children, as follows: Sarah C., George H. K., and Waldo B.
James Rampley, Jr., was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, Oct. 22, 1844, son of James Rampley, Sr., who emigrated with his family to Adams county, Illinois, in 1847, and in 1849 to this county. In the last war he served nine months in Co. G, 58th Ill. Vol. Inf. Dec. S, 1872, he married Miss Nancy E., daughter of Edward E. Newman of St. Alban's tp., by whom he had 2 children, namely; Sarah E. and James E. Mr. Rampley owns a farm of 120 acres on sec. 27, this tp.
George Walker was one of the oldest and most respected citi- zens of this county who have departed this life. We give his portrait on page 351 of this volume. He was born in Maryland in 1804, his parents being John and Mary Walker, both natives of Maryland and of German ancestry. They moved to Campbell county, Kentucky, when George was four or five years old; he remained at this place until 1833, when he first came to Hancock county. Pre- vions to this, when he was 21 or 22 years of age he married Rachel Clark, in'Campbell county, Kentucky, who was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, June 27, 1808. In removing to this county he brought with him his wife and four children: Henry M., born March 21, 1827; John E., born February 12, 1829; Mary Jane, born in 1831; and Rebecca, born in 1833; all within ten miles of
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Cincinnati, in Campbell county, Kentucky. On arriving in this county he located on sec. S, Walker tp .. being the third family who settled. He first bought the southwest 1 of sec. S. but the first year he lived on rented land, the northeast } of sec. S. In the fall of 1834 he built a hewn-log house 18 by 24, in which he dwelt until 1849. and where 3 of his children were born, namely: James Eli, who died at the age of eight or nine years; George P. and Susan. In 1849 he erected a brick house near the old cabin, where two more children were born. Henrietta and Charles P.
George Waiker was a very large land-holder in this county, own- ing at times during his life as much as 2,000 acres ofland. He gave to each of his children about a quarter section; and at the time of his death he had about 1,000 acres in this county and 500 or 600 acres in Florida, where he had a large orange grove of 1.500 trees, to which he devoted his time every winter for ten years previous to his death. October 9, 1879. During the last five years of his life he made several trips to California, visiting two daughters, Mary Jane, the wife of James Caples, and Rebecca. the wife of Joseph W. Iler, who live in Sacramento county.
At the age of 35 Mr. Walker was ordained a Baptist minister, and he served the society in that capacity in this county until he was about 65 years of age. He erected on his own place a log church building about 24 by 30 feet. principally at his own expense. and by his own labor, except a very little assistance from neighbors. This building was afterward used as a school-house; it is now torn down.
In politics Mr. W. was a Democrat. and he took a prominent part in public affairs: indeed, he was a leader in his township, although not an office- seeker. He was elected to the Legislature twice, the first time in 184S and the second time in 1854. He was for many years Justice of the Peace and Supervisor, Commissioner. etc. He may be classed as one of the fathers of the county. par- ticularly of the settlement of his part of the county. He was a man of deep religious convictions, of sterling integrity and well calculated to leave an impressive mark in the world in favor of justice and humanity. His widow still resides at the old home- stead in Walker tp.
Mrs. Elizabeth Woodworth, wife of Charles Woodworth. deceased, was born in Virginia in 1812. married November 24, 1829. and had 7 children, of whom these 6 are still living: Ann G., Edwin, John W .. James. K. P., and George. The last named married Rebecca Shipe, and had two children. Mary Alice and Anna. Mr. Charles Woodworth was a hatter by occupation, and died December 3. 1841. The family moved to this county in early days when the country was quite wild. and Mrs. W. has seen the many and wonder- ful changes that have converged to make this land a land of plenty and refinement. She has had but six months' schooling in her life. but she now owns and enjoys a quiet home near where once stood
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the Mormon village of 100 houses, and where she has heard Jo Smith and other Mormons preach their peculiar doctrines.
FOUNTAIN GREEN TOWNSHIP.
Gibson H. Dorothy is the son of Robert Dorothy, an old settler of Me Donough county who died in 1878, aged $2: was of English descent and born in Fairfax county. Va. The two sons, Gibson and Nathan, now reside in this tp .. are well-to-do citizens, engaged in farming and stock-raising. Their mother, whose maiden name was Rhoda Stenate, was a native of Kentucky. and died at the old homestead, aged 66. Gibson remained with his father until 20 years of age. when he was married to Miss Elizabeth Wright. daughter of Basil Wright, an early settler of this tp. In 1856 Mr. D. purchased a farm of $0 acres on sec. S, afterward 48 acres on sec. 17. Mr. D. has a family of 3 children, whose names are: Charles B .. John M. and Rachel; the latter is the wife of Samuel McPherson. a farmer of this tp. Mr. D. is now on the decline of life, but still is found plodding away on his farm preparing to make life less burdensome in the future. His liberal Church and politi- cal views make his social life a pleasure both to himself and those with whom he comes in contact. He has been extensively engaged in shipping stock for nearly 20 years. John M., now the ouly son at home, is still carrying on the business. Mrs. D. can tell of many severe and trying privations through which the early settler had to pass when she was quite young.
Alexander Walker, now deceased, was born in Franklin connty. Pa .. Aug. 19. 1814, and came to Illinois, in Nov .. 183S. settling in this tp., where he had friends and relatives. In 1841 he went. in company with Robert Geddes, to New Orleans. where they were engaged in business for eight years. Returning to this county in 1849. Mr. Walker began improving the farm on sec. 20, where he died Dec. 25. 1879. The Walker family is of Scotch-Irish descent and of the Presbyterian faith. Mr. W. was married in 1843, to Miss Martha McConnell, whose parents had emigrated to this county a short time after he came. Mrs. Walker is still living, on the old homestead, with her youngest son. John M. She is the mother of 5 children. Samuel received a severe kick from a vicious horse and died from the effects of the injuries. Maggie died when quite young. Alice is the wife of Dr. R. I. Law. a practicing physician in Fountain Green. James is a farmer of this tp .. was married Nov. 28. 1872. to Miss Mary E. Young; resides on a farm on sec. 32: has a family of 3 children-Martha R., Maggie M. and Ambrose O. John M., the youngest son, is now residing on the homestead farm: was married Mar. 21, 1878, to Miss Eva Allton, daughter of Miles Allton, of Fountain Green. The favored pet of his little family is the little boy, Clarence, a year and a half old. John has that peculiar quality of dispelling the " blues" from those he meets and never permits any one to pass
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through his door with out sharing his hospitality. He is a farmer by occupation and a Republican in political principles.
ST. MARY'S TOWNSHIP.
Thomas B. Brumback .- Daniel Brumback, by descent a Ger- man, the great-grandfather of Thomas B. Brumback, came from Pennsylvania in an early day, to Virginia, and settled near New market; was a Baptist preacher ; had several children, but there are only two that we know anything about, John and Henry. John settled in Page county, Va .; afterward moved to Ohio. He was the grandfather of David and Henry Hanson, who are now liv- ing near Oakwood, Hancock Co., Ill. Henry Brumback, the younger brother of John, improved a farm on the Shenandoah river; he married Mary Grove, and their children were 11 in num- ber,-John, Susan, Barbara, Anna, Samuel, Elizabeth, Jacob, Jo- seph, Mary, Frances and Henry; all remained in Virginia except Barbara, who married William Wood and settled in Atchison county, Mo., and Jacob, who married Nancy Grove in Virginia, Feb. 5, 1835, and settled on sec. 30, St. Mary's tp. Nancy Grove was the daughter of Samuel Grove, of Virginia, who married Mary Lionberger, the sister of Abraham, Joseph and Jacob Lionberger, who moved to Hancock Co. in 1835. Samuel Grove was the father of 9 children: Susan, John, David, Nancy, Barbara, Samuel, Mar- tin, Mary and Isabella. He, with all of his children, except John, moved to Hancock county in 1835, in company with his son-in-law, Jacob Brumback. Both bought farms in St. Mary's and improved the same. Jacob B. bought on sec. 30, 240 acres, and was at his death the owner of 1,100 acres. He was noted as a man of great industry, a good financier; never united with any Church, but had a decided preference for the Old-School Baptist ; was a Democrat; held no offices. He died Jan. 5, 1853, aged 43 years. His chil- dren were 8 in number,-Joseph S., Thomas B., Henry P., Mary E., Susan F., Emily E., John H. and Laura A .; 3 of whom died in childhood.
Thomas B. Brumback was married Feb. 10, 1861, to a very esti- mable and accomplished young lady, Miss Abbie D. Southwick, who was born in Massachusetts, and is a daughter of Baruch and Mary (Fowler) Southwick, also natives of that State. The latter came to this county in 1856, with 3 children, locating in St. Mary's tp., where Mr. S. resided until his death, July 16, 1871. His widow is still living, and resides with her daughter, Ruth, who is now the wife of George Shingle, of Harmony tp. Mary F., another daughter of Mrs. Southwick's, is now the wife of John Walton and resides in Augusta tp. These three are the children brought in immigration to the West. The Southwicks are of English origin, and were very early settlers in America, coming here only 10 or 11 years after the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. The first settler's name was Lawrence Southwick, and he located at Salem, Mass. In religious
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belief they were Friends, and they suffered many persecutions in common with many of their brethren, banishment being one of the penalties. Mrs. Brumback's grandfather was George Southwick, also a native of the Bay State.
Henry P. Brumback married Susan Kendall, and lives in St. Mary's tp; has 2 daughters and one son. Mary E. Brumbaek mar- ried Roland B. Cannon ; lives in St. Mary's ; has 6 daughters and one son. Emily E. Brumback married John W. Lewis, of Lafayette county, Mo., and settled there; has 3 sons and 3 daughters. Laura A. Brumback married John W. Grove, of Virginia, and is living there at this time.
T. B. Brumback, the subject of this biography, was born in St. Mary's, Hancock Co., Ill., March 4, 1838, on the farm where he now lives; at the age of 14 his father died, leaving him, with his mother, in charge of the farm. IIis advantages for an education were but few. The first summer after marriage he lived in a log cabin on a part of his mother's place; in the following fall moved back to the homestead where he now resides. Was Supervisor of his township in 1864; Assessor in 1868-'9; was again elected Supervisor in 1875, and served two years; was elected to the Legislature in 1878.
His business is farming and stock-raising; owns 600 acres of land. He has but one child now living, Arthur H., the eldest, born March 31, 1862; the others, 4 in number, one daughter and 3 sons, died in childhood. We give Mr. Brumback's portrait on page 297 of this volume.
DURHAM TOWNSHIP.
James Rhea, of whom a sketch is given on page 925, furnishes the following items additional. His great-grandfather on his father's side was a native of Ireland, and his mother's grandfather a native of Germany. On emigration to this country they first set- tled in Old Virginia ; thence Wm. Ray (so spelled then), the father of James, emigrated to Jefferson, Ky., 16 miles from Louisville. In this new country he was offered two acres of land for riving 2,000 boards, in the heart of what is now the city. In this neighbor- hood were four families spelling their name Ray, and in each family a John; they therefore concluded to distinguish each from the other by orthography, if not in pronunciation; namely, Ray, Rea, Rhea and Reaugh. Before this the Johns were distinguished by epithets,-Long John, Short John, Tobacco John and Whisky John.
James Rhea was but one year old when his father died, and but seven when he left his mother, and he, the youngest of S children, was thus left an orphan. At the age of 16 he left Kentucky and came to Adams county, Ill., where until 21 he worked by the month, at $7 to $12 a month; at this age he married and removed to this county. His father-in-law, Philip K. Smith, is a native of Kentucky, who married Rachel Gilliland, also a native of that State. Dates of his children's birth : Thomas J., Jan. 16, 1858;
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Theodore F., Dec. 7, 1860; George W., May 1, 1864; John H., Oct. 17, 1866; and Adaline C., Aug. 2, 1875.
In politics Mr. R. is a Republican, and in religion he makes no profession. He belongs to no society of any kind.
When Mr. Rhea came to his present place in 1855, he hauled the hewed frame timbers with him from Adams county, and on arrival here he had to get a neighbor to tell him where his land was, and he unloaded his timbers in prairie grass as tall as the horses. For lumber and shingles he had to go to Fort Madison.
CHAPTER XXVI.
THE CRIMINAL RECORD
In this work must be brief,-not because there have been no crimes to record, but partly for reason of the difficulty in procur- ing the proper data to make an intelligent report in each case. The criminal records show, of course, that John Doe or Richard Roe was indicted on such a day for murder, or burglary, or arson, as the case may be, and on such a day was tried, convicted and sen- tenced to the penitentiary; but they do not show who was the sufferer, or where, when or how, the deed was committed. The bare mention of a scamp's trial and conviction, we take to be not a matter worthy of a place in history, in these days when human life has become so cheap. Besides, we have a strong conviction that the frequency with which these things are brought to the pub- lic gaze, has a tendency to increase the evil.
Since the organization of the county in 1829, we judge that not less than a quarter of a hundred indictments for murder have been recorded. Of the defendants in all these cases, only one has been hung; and we take a special pleasure in recording the fact, that only once in our history has that relic of barbarism, the gallows, been seen on our prairies. A dozen others, perhaps far more guilty, have escaped punishment altogether, through inefficiency of prose- cutors, finely drawn scruples of jurymen, or insecurity of jails. Not a few have shown themselves more fleet of foot than the sheriff.
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