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McWHINNEY AND. Rep; Lib; born Ind. 1824; to III. 1854.
McWHINNEY E. H. Orion; farmer; Rep; Meth.
MANNING J. R. Sec. 9; P.O. Sunny Hill; farmer; Rep; Bapt.
MARTIN JENNETT Mrs. P.O. Orion; born Scotland 1822; to Ill. 1851.
MAWBY VINCENT H. Farmer; Sec. 20; P.O. Orion; born in Iowa Oct. 8, 1852; came to this county in 1874; Rep; Lib; owns 80 acres of land, valued at $5,000; son of Bartholo- mew, who with three sons enlisted in the late war and honorably discharged, all of which were born in England; name of wife was Sarah Jane McHenry, born April 9, 1835; married Mr. Mawby July 3, 1875; her first husband, Edward Bell, left two children, John J. and El- mer E .: Mrs. Mawby was one of the eight ladies who destroyed the liquor and broke up the sale of whisky in 1856 in this town.
MEALMAN ADAM, Farmer; Sec. 13; P.O. Orion; born in Franklin Co. Pa. Aug. 25, 1822; came to this county 1858; Dem; U. Breth; owns 240 acres of land, value $17,000; son of John K. and Catherine Mealman, who emigrated from Pa. to Rock Island Co. 1839; fam- ily consisted of six boys and four girls; his father. Mr. John K. was in the war of 1812; his grandfather was a British soldier, brought over to this country to fight our forefathers, de- serted immediately on his arrival, joined Washington's forces, fought like a true and valiant soldier all through the revolutionary war; first wife was Harriet Kimball, born April 19, 1827, married April 15, 1847, died Dec. 27, 1865, having had six children: Kasia, born Dec. 20, 1848; William, Jan. 8, 1851; Russell, July 3, 1853; Sarah, Jan. 31, 1856, died April 3, 1857; Maria, March 10, 1858, died Oct. 19, 1876; John R. Dec. 25, 1860, died Feb. 24, 1875; Cla- rissa L. Aug. 17, 1863; second wife, Rachel L. Dyal, born April 22, 1844; married Dec. 27, 1866; three children: Minnie E. born Feb. 22, 1868; Edna E. May 19, 1870; Hattie M. Feb. 19, 1873.
MEALMAN CHAS. P.O. Orion; Rep; Luth; born Sweden 1845; to Ill. 1869.
MEANOR WM. P.O. Orion; Rep; Lib; born Pa. 1840; to Ill. 1862.
MEELMAN CHARLES, Sec. 15; P.O. Orion; farmer; Luth.
MICHENOR DELACY, Orion; school teacher; Dem; Lib.
MONTGOMERY SAMUEL E. Farmer; Sec. 6; P.O. Sunny Hill; born County Down, Ireland, June 20, 1830; came to this county 1857; Rep; U. Pres; owns 60 acres of land, value $4,500; son of James Montgomery, who died in this town May 1, 1871, aged 76 years; name of wife was Catherine McNamara, born March 7, 1834, daughter of John Mc- Namara. of Ireland; married Dec. 5, 1851; have six children living: William, born Dec. 6, 1855; Margaret Jane, April 12, 1858; Georgiana Washington, April 22, 1862: Samuel, July 26, 1865; Elizabeth Agnes, Oct. 9, 1867; Mary Emma, March 31, 1870; Mr. Montgomery emigrated to the county in 1848, from Scotland, and was in the U. S. Service two years in the late war.
MOREY GEO. F. P.O. Orion; clerk; Rep; Meth; born Ohio 1837; to Ill. 1839.
MORTON JOSEPH, Farmer; Sec. 2: P.O. Orion; born in Butler Co. Ohio, Jan. 27, 1835; came to this county 1856; Rep; Meth; owns 160 acres of land, value $9,600; son of Zalmunna and Clarissa Morton, who settled in Adams Co. Ill. in 1848; are direct descend- ants from the Plymouthi company of New England; name of wife was Margaret J. Cate, of Quincy, Ill, born Dec. 10, 1841; daughter of Joseph and Saralı Cate, of Hancock Co; mar- ried Oct. 13, 1868; have had five children, four living: Clarissa J. born April 4, 1871; Geo. Melville, April 19, 1873; Clarence Edwin, Oct. 3, 1874; Luella A. March 19, 1876.
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MORRISON ROBERT, Farmer; Sec. 7; P.O. Coal Valley; born in Down County, Ire- land, Oct. 13, 1826; came to this country 1850; Rep; Pres; owns 139 acres of land, value $8,400; came direct from Ireland to Rock Island County, then to this county; name of wife was Margaret McLean, born Dec. 13, 1827, came to this county 1849; married July 31, 1853; two eldest children are dead; three living: Joseph Robert, born March 22, 1860; William John, Oct. 21, 1862; and Margaret, July 28, 1867.
MUMAN L. H. Rep; Lib; born Pa. 1842; to Ill. 1868.
N ELSON JUST, P.O. Orion; Rep; Luth; born Sweden; to III. 1869. NEUMANN HENRY, Orion; merchant; Rep; Lib.
NEUMANN JULIUS, Orion; merchant; Dem; Bapt.
NELSON OSCAR, Orion; laborer; Rep; Luth.
NILSON PETER, Sec. 25; P.O. Orion; farmer; Luth; to III; 1868.
UGHI G. W. photographer; Dem; born Eng. 1849; to III. 1855. OUGH HENRY, Orion; carriage maker; born Eng.
OUGH THOS. Orion; carriage maker; Rep; born Eng.
OWENS JOHN, Orion; merchant; Rep; Lib.
PARKS H. H. P.O. Orion; Rep; U. Pres; born Ill. 1849. PATRICK W. D. Orion; jeweler; Rep; Lib.
PETERSON ANDREW M. Farmer; Sec. 23; P.O. Orion; born in Sweden Aug. 2 .; 1828; came to this county 1852; Rep; Luth; owns 520 acres of land, valued $31,200; son of Peter and Mary Christine Johnson; Peter Johnson died in the old country in 1866; Mary, his wife, then came to this county, and is living here now; name of wife was Cary L. Swan- sen, born Sept. 18, 1827; married March 29, 1857; have had seven children, five now living: Mary Louisa, born April 24, 1859; Caroline Sophia, Nov. 17, 1860; Emma Matilda, Feb. 6, 1863; Christine Charlotte, Jan. 26, 1865; Ida Josephine, July 20, 1871; there were only five houses in the town when Mr. Peterson came here.
PETERSON AUGUSTUS, P.O. Orion; Rep; Luth; born Sweden 1849; to Ill. 1852.
PETERSON J. A. Rep; Luth; born Sweden 1843; to Il1. 1867.
PETTERSON A. F. Sec. 9; P.O. Orion; farmer; Rep; Luth.
PETTERSON ALEX. Sec. 26; farmer; Luth; born Sweden 1838; to Ill. 1868.
PETTERSON ALFRED, P.O. Orion; Rep; Luth; born Sweden 1844; to III. 1869.
PETTERSON AUGUST, P.O. Orion; laborer; Rep; Luth.
PETTERSON C P. Sec. 2; P.O. Orion; farmer; Luth.
PETTERSON DAVID, Sec. 24; P.O. Orion; farmer; Rep; Luth.
PETTERSON JOHN, Sec. 31; P.O. Orion; farmer; born Sweden.
PETTERSON JOHN, Sec. 24; r.O. Orion; farmer; Rep; Luth.
PETTERSON JOHN, Sec. 14; P.O. Orion; farmer; Meth.
PETTERSON J. P. W. P.O. Orion; Rep; Luth; born this Co. 1851.
PETTERSON N. P. Farmer; Sec. 33; P.O. Orion; born in Sweden, Nov. 28, 1812; came to Henry Co. 1849; Rep; Luth; owns 160 acres, valued at $9,000; was one of the first settlers of this Tp; son of Peter Nelson, of Sweden; wife's name was Eva Caroline Johnson; married March, 1842; have seven children : Anne Maria, Margaret Charlotte, John Peter, William (who married Josephine C. Petterson Nov. 4, 1876), Carl Erick Albert, Alfred, Ar- thur Edward, and Nels August.
PETTERSON P. A. Sec. 26; P.O. Orion; Rep; Luth; born Sweden 1844.
PETTERSON S. E. Orion; sexton Swedish Church; Rep.
PIERCE JACOB, Sec. 16; P.O. Orion; tenant; Rep; U. Breth.
PIERCE ROBERT J. Sec. 5; P.O. Sunny Hill; farmer; Rep; Pres. PRITCHARD JOSEPH, Sec. 21; P.O. Orion; farmer; Dem; Lib.
R EEVES JOHN L. Sec. 19; T.O. Orion; tenant; Rep; Meth. REEVES M. Orion; Rep; Meth.
RICHARDSON VANCE, P.O. Orion; Rep; born III. 1847. RICKLEY J. W. P.O. Orion; Dem; boin Switzerland, to Ill. 1875. RINGDAHL AUGUST, Sec. 25; P.O. Orion; farmer; from Sweden.
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RISHEL H. M. P.O. Orion; Rep; Lib; to Ill. 1865.
ROGERS H. K. Rep; Lib; born N.Y. 1849; to Ill. 1875.
ROSE A. R. Sec. 23; P.O. Orion; farmer.
ROST ADOLPH, Sec. 5; P.O. Sunny Hill; tenant; Kep; Luth.
S AMUELSON A. P. Sec. 24; P.O. Osco; farmer; Rep; Luth.
SAMUELSON A. G. P.O. Orion; Dem; Lib; born Sweden; to Ill. 1871.
SAMUELSON CHARLES, Farmer; Sec. 35; PO. Orion; born in Sweden Nov. 1827; came to this county 1852; Rep; Luth; owns 320 acres of land, value $19,200; came to the U. S. in 1851, stopped six months in N, Y, then direct to this county; holds the office of School Director; name of wife was Hannah Maria Swanson, born March 22, 1833; married Sept. 12, 1856; seven children, all living: John Albert, born May 29, 1857; Peter August, Nov. 6, 1858; Charles Edward, Sept. 4, 1860; Jonas Victor, April 15, 1864; Gust Oscar, Sept. 26, 1866; Hannah Amelia, Jan. 11, 1869; Minnie Matilda, Nov. 26, 1871.
SAMUELSON JOHN, Farmer; Sec. 25; P.O. Orion; born in Sweden, Dec. 5, 1835; came to this county in 1852; Rep; Meth; owns 400 acres, value $24,000; volunteered in Co. C, 43d Ill. Inf. appointed serg't; was in eight battles, among which were Shiloh, siege of Vicks- burg, and Jenkins Ferry in Arkansas; was in service three years; name of wife Mary Larson; married May 31, 1867; three children : John Warren, born June 17, 1872; Arthur Herman, Aug. 8, 1874; Edward, Jan. 9, 1877; there were only seven families in this town when he came here; built a fine residence1876, centennial year; seventy Swedes who died with the cholera soon after arrival here, were buried on his farm in one grave.
SCOTT ARCHIBALD, Farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Orion; born Beaver County, Pa. Dec. 6,
- 1806; came to this county in 1857; Dem; Pres; owns 253 acres of land, value $15,000; son of Wm. Scott, who was major in the Beaver Co. Militia in the War of 1812, and died with camp fever, contracted while at Erie, Pa .: Mr. Scott moved from Washington, Pa. direct to this town; name of wife was Elizabeth McCandless, daughter of Alexander McCandless; has three children, Mary Elizabeth; Alexander M. C., Jennie Georgetta; Mrs. Scott's first husband was James Ewing, who left four children; her eldest son, Samuel Ewing, owns 87 acres of land. value $5,500, and lives with Mr. Scott.
SEAGLER FRANK, Orion; Dem; Lib.
SELLEN ERICK, P.O. Orion; Rep; Luth; born Sweden, 1841; came to Ill. 1869.
SELLERS WM. Farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Orion; born Warren Co. Ohio, July II, 1827; came to county in 1862; Rep; Luth; 136 acres, value $7,500; son of George Sellers, of Ohio, who was under Gen. Harrison in the War of 1812; one of his most prominent battles was that in which Tecumseh was killed, name of wife was Sarah A. Surface, born Sept. 3. 1841, married Jan. 12, 1859; six children, five living. James M. born Dec. 3, 1859; Elmer E. born Nov. 21, 1862; Mary E. born April 9, 1865; Minnie and May (twins), born April 6, 1868, Minnie died in infancy; Stanley, born May 10, 1873.
SHEESLEY HIRAM, Sec. 28, P.O Orion; tenant; Rep; U. Brethren. SHIVELEY JOHN, P.O. Orion; Rep; Christian; born Virginia.
SIVERLY JOHN, P.O. Orion; Rep; Luth; born Sweden, 1847; came to Ill. 1869.
SMITH ASA H. P.O. Orion; farmer; from N.Y .; val. prop. $500.
SMITH JNO. F. Farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Orion; born Edford Township, Nov. 10, 1854; Dem; Luth; owns 320 acres of land, value $19,200; son of William Smith, who emigrated from Maryland direct to this county in 1849, and still lives on farm first purchased; only three houses in Tp. when Mr. Smith arrived, buying a farm on which one of these houses then stood; Mr. John F. Smith, grandfather on mother's side: Andrew Emert died Sept. 22; 1876, aged seventy-seven years; Mr. Smith has four sisters, Maggie A. who married Dr. Lawbaugh, of Phoenix, Mich; Carrie, Ella C. and Emma L; parents living in Edford.
SMITH WILLIAM L. Farmer, Sec. I; P.O. Orion; born in Alleghany Co. Maryland, April 29, 1842; came to this county in 1872; Dem; Lib; owns 170 acres of land, value $8,000; son of Ernest H. Smith, W. Virginia; Vol. Co. B, 2d Iowa Inf .; was out about three years; was in the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Corinth, in the latter received a severe wound in the right knee; name of wife was Maria E. Edwards, born May 14, 1849, married Feb. 22, 1873; have one child, William Henry, born Nov. 30, 1873; Mrs. Smith has one son by her first husband, Abram S. Byerrum, born Nov. 8, 1868.
SNIDER DAVID T. Farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Orion; born in Virginia, Dec. 25, 1835; came to Ill. in 1866; Rep; Meth; owns 242 aares, value $16,000; son of Jamcs C. whose grand- father was captured by the Indians, when a small boy, and held by them about four years, and when regained by his parents could only remember the name of a mountain near by his father's house, and his book with the letter O in it; name of wife was Hannah Ramsey, daughter of Ira Ramsey, of Monongalia County, W. Virginia, born Nov. 25, 1841, married March 4, 1860; three children, James Ira, born Jan. 31, 1861; Emery, born Nov. 25, 1864, and Luther, born July 25, 1867.
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ABNER B. LITTLE (deceased), Wethersfield.
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SNYDER ROBERT, Orion; blacksmith; Rep; Meth.
SPENCER WM. Sec. 17, P.O. Orion; tenant; Rep; Meth. STATES CLAWSON, Sec. 21; P.O. Orion; farmer; Rep; Meth. STATES DAVID J. Sec. 16; P.O. Orion; farmer; Rep; U. Brethren. STATES GEO. W. Sec. 21; P.O. Orion; farmer; Rep; Meth. STEARNS J. W. Sec. 12; P.O. Orion; farmer; Rep; Lib. STEINHOLAN JOHN, Sec. 22; P.O. Orion; farmer; Rep; Meth. STEVENS BENJAMIN F. Sec. 9; P.O. Orion; tenant; Dem; Lib. STEVENS CHAS. Orion; carpenter; Lib. STEVENS E. P. Orion; livery; Dem; Lib. STEVENSON OTIS, Sec. 2; P.O. Orion; tenant; Luth. STEVENSON THOS. Sec. 3; P.O. Orion; farmer; Rep; Pres. SULLIVAN A. W. Sec. 17; P.O. Orion; laborer; Rep; Lib.
SULLIVAN HENRY, Tenant. Sec. 17; P.O. Orion; born in Ontario Co. N. Y. June 8, 1832; came to this county in 1856; Rep; Lib; works 300 acres of J. S. Keater's land, value $20,000; son of Wm. whose father was all through the Revolutionary War; Wm. Sullivan had five sons in the late war; one son (Marvin), was killed at Stone River battle; Geo. and Solomon were nearly starved to death at Andersonville, were there nine months; name of wife was Lois Mckibben, born May 27, 1835, married June 2, 1850; had seven children, six living; Alba W. born May 15, 1852; Myron H. born May 27, 1855; Sarah M. born May 30, 1858; Mary E. born Feb. 15, 1862; Samuel K. born May 7, 1866; Frank E. born April 23, 1871; Mrs. Sullivan had three brothers in the late war.
SULLIVAN W. H. Sec. 17; P.O. Orion; tenant; Rep; Lib.
SUTTON W. J. teacher; Dem; Lib; born Pa. 1851; came to Ill. 1870.
SWANSON CARLE M. Farmer, sec. 34; P.O. Orion; born in Sweden, 1809; came to this county in 1849; Rep; Luth; owns 56 acres, value $3,000; son of Charles G. of Sweden; wife was Ann Eliza Johnson, born 1817, married in 1837; have three children : Charles G. born 1838; Christina Charlotte, born 1843; Emma Matilda, born 1857; Charles G. married Christina Louisa Erickson; Christina C. married John Johnson; Emma Matilda married John Samuelson; Mr. Swanson was one of the earliest Swedish settlers.
SWANSON GUST. ALFRED, Farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Orion; born in Sweden, 1839; came to this county in 1853; Rep; Luth; owns 154 acres of land, value $10,000; son of John Swanson, who came direct to this county from Sweden, and died in 1869; Mr. Swanson's mother is still living in Lynn Tp .; name of wife was Carolina Christina Larson; married Jan. 25, 1869; have four children : Josepli Enoch, born May 10, 1870; Luther E. born Jan. 12, 1872; Christina Sophia, born May 29, 1873; Alfred Nathaniel, born June 17, 1875; Vol. Co. H, 112th Ill. I. as Alfred Swanson; honorably discharged at Greensborough, N. C. from the U. S. service, June 20, 1865.
SWANSON C. G., P.O. Orion; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
SWANSON JOHN VICTOR, Farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Orion; born in Sweden, Sept. 6. 1835; came to this county in I853; Rep; Luth; owns 240 acres of land, value $14,400; elder brother of G. A. who, with his parents, came direct from Sweden, Jan. 8, 1846; name of wife was Anna Maria Petterson, daughter of N. P. of this town; married March 28, 1863; six children : Hannah May, born Feb. 1, 1864; Joseph Albert, born Jan. 25, 1866; John Nathan, born Oct. 13, 1868; Charlotte Amelia, born May 12, 1871; Luther Edward, born Oct. 17, 1873; Charles Aaron, born Nov. 22, 1875.
SWANSON OSCAR, Sec. 29; P.O. Orion; tenant; Rep; Meth.
SWANSON OTTO, P.O. Orion; Rep; Luth; born Sweden, 1839; came to Ill. 1868. SWANSON SWAN, Sec. 16; P.O. Orion; tenant; Luth.
SWANSON S. J. Kep; Luth; farmer; born Sweden, 1847; came to Ill. 1870. SWANSON S. P. Sec. 34; P.O. Orion; farmer; Luth.
T REGO B. F. Sec. 34; P.O. Orion; farmer; Rep; Quaker.
TREGO EUGENE, Sec. 34; P.O. Orion; farmer; born Pa. 1851.
TALBOT ALFRED L. Tenant, Sec. 14; P.O. Orion; born Cambridge, in this county, Aug. 15. 1851; Dem; Bapt; rents 80 acres of land of A. Dyal; son of William Talbot, who was one of the pioneers of this county, and has nine children, six boys and three girls; the latter are married and live in this county; the elder Mr. Talbot has been a leading and official member in the Baptist Church of Cambridge for thirty years; Mr. Alfred L. married Hannah H. Kane, of South Bend, Ind. Jan. 28, 1875; she was born Ang. 28, 1855; have one daughter, Edna May, born Nov. 13, 1876,
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THOMAS GEORGE W. Nurseryman, Sec. 20; P.O. Orion; born in Litchfield County, Conn. Jan. 24, 1843; came to this co nty in 1857; Rep; Bapt; son of William R. now of Conn .; Vol. Co. C, 112th Ill. I. under Col. Henderson; was engaged in the siege of Knoxville; was on the right in the charge at Atlanta, Aug. 6, 1864, also at the battle at Nashville, and remained under the Col. now a Genl. till the close of the war; name of wife was Emma A. Farrand Allegan County, Mich. born June 5, 1858; married at Pierson, Montcalm Co. Mich. Aug. 18, 1872; two children, Minnie May, born July 10, 1873; Mabel E. A. born Jan. 16, 1877.
TREGO H. Orion; postmaster; Rep; Lib.
TREGO II. S. Sec. 28; P.O. Orion; farmer; Rep; Lib.
TREGO. JAMES, Retired; P.O. Orion; born in Bucks County, Pa. Aug. I, 1807; came to this county in 1856; Rep; Quaker; son of Mahlon Trego; wife was Abbie V. Herron, born April 6, 1806, in N. J .; married Feb. 24, 1834; two children, Scudder H. and Amanda H .; Scudder H. married Emma A. Kinsey in 1855. and has two children, Joseph P. and Lizzie B .; Amanda H. married Benjamin R. Blackfan'
TREGO SCUDDER H. Orion; carpenter; Rep; Lib.
TREGO THOMAS W. Farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Orion; born in this state, June 19, 1849; came to this county, 1855; Rep; Lib; living on his father's farm, 80 acres, value $5,000; son of H. S. and Rebecca B. Trego, of the Quaker faith, formerly from Bucks County, Pa .; his father, H. S. first settled in Mercer Co. in 1840, and one of the first settlers of this town, and has held many town offices; while living in Mercer Co. was among the sufferers by the great tornado of 1844, when many of his friends and relatives lost their lives; Mr. Thos. W. has one sister, who married Dr. Wm. L. Craig, of Pa. who died in 1873.
TURNER WM. M. Orion; laborer; Rep; U. Brethren.
VALENTINE E., P.O. Orion; Dem; born Pa. 1849; came to Ill. 1854. VALENTINE J. O., P.O. Orion; Dem; born Pa. 1822; came to Ill. 1854.
VALENTINE R. D., P.O. Orion; Dem; came to Ill. 1854.
VANCE J. M., P.O. Orion; retired; Rep; Meth.
VANDERVIER C. P., P.O. Orion; produce shipper; Dem.
A/ADE CLARK, P.O. Orion; Rep; Lib; born W. Va. WADE COLEMAN, P.O. Orion; teamster: Dem; born W. Va.
WADE MILTON, P.O. Orion; teamster; Rep; U. Breth.
WADE OLIVER P., P.O. Orion; Rep; Meth; born W. Va. 1838; came to Ill. 1867.
WALLERSTADT F. A., P.O. Sunny Hill; clerk; Rep; Luth.
WALLERSTADT LARS A. Farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Orion; born in Sweden, Aug. 28, 1827; came to this county in 1852; Rep; Luth; owns 200 acres of land, val. $12,000; son of John Wallerstadt; now holds the office of Trustee of the Lutheran Church; name of wife was Sophia Erickson, born May 28, 1831, whose father emigrated to tiiis county 1852; mar- ried Dec. 31, 1853; have seven children living and three deceased, Frank Alexander, born Nov. 29. 1854; Charles Joseph, born Sept. 17, 1857; Simon Lucius, born O t. 28, 1861; Henry Cornelius, born Sept. 21, 1864; John Albert, born June 7, 1868; Lamiel Edwin, born April 22, 1870; George William, born Aug. 3, 1872.
WARD ED. Sec. 18; P.O. Orion; farmer; Dem; Epis.
WARD FRED. B. Farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Orion; born in Washington, D. C., March 20, 1843; came to this county 1867; Dem; Univ; owns 226 acres, val. $12,000; son of Commo- dore James H. Ward, U. S. Navy, who was killed at Mathias Point, Va. 1861, and grandson of Col. James Ward, Hartford, Conn; Mr. F. B. Ward now lives upon a 14 Sec. of land lo- cated with a land warrant given to his grandfather for services in the War of 1812; Mr. Ward graduated in the Class of 1864 in the College of the City of New York; name of wife was Julia B. Engle, daughter of Hudson B. Engle, of Orion; born Oct. 19, 1848; married June 17, 1869; have four children, Sarah W. born April 24, 1870; Fanny B. born Sept. 1871; Amy, born May 9, 1873; Ruth B. born Oct 18, 1875.
WARNER WILDER W. Farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Orion; born Worcester Co. Mass. Oct. 10, 1828; came to this county in 1849; son of Elias and Mary A. Warner (maiden name Mary A. Lawrence); Rep; Bapt; owns 400 acres of land, val. $20,coo, and 800 acres in Kansas; Mr. Warner came to Rock Island in 1848, then to this county, and followed schcol teaching about twelve years; has held the offices of Justice of the Peace, Assessor, Supervisor and Notary Public for several successive terms; was a member of the 28th session of the Illinois · Legislature; name of wife was Olive Washburn, of Mass. born June 19, 1834; married Oct. 10, 1854; have six children, Wilder W., born Aug. 10, 1855; Mary E., hoin July 19. 1857; Wilmot S., born Feb. 22. 1859; Lawrence C., born Feb. 27, 1861: Frank C., born Feb. 4, 1863; Maria A., boin Feb. 21, 1865; Mr. Wainer's grandfather, Elias Wainer, was in the battle of Bunker Hill in the War of the Revolution.
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WELLIVER R. P. Orion; Rep; Lib.
WASHBURN CHAUNCEY E. Farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Orion; born Springfield, Mass. May 17, 1834; came to this county 1837; Dem; U. Breth; owns 160 acres of land, value $8,000; son of Abisha Washburn, who emigrated with his family to this county in 1837; died Aug. 31, 1873; Mr. Washburn's mother died in Michigan, while on a visit there, 1849; name of wife was Emily Piatt, of Covington, Ind. born April 5, 1833; married March 28, 1857; have seven children, Ida M., born July 16, 1859; Charlotte, born Oct. 7, 1861; George, born Oct. 20, 1863; Otis, born March 20, 1865; Edward, born Jan. 24, 1867; Eliza J., born Aug. 19, 1868; Emma, born Feb. 22, 1874.
WAYNE WM. Sec. 9; P.O. Orion; farmer; Rep; Lib.
WEISS GEORGE, Sec. 17; P.O. Orion; tenant; Dem; Lib.
WEISS GEORGE, P.O. Orion; Dem; Luth; born Germany 1846; came to Henry Co. 1851. WETHERELL HORACE, P.O. Orion; Rep; Lib; born R. I. 1810; came to Ill. 1859.
WESTERLUND PETER, Farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Osco; born in Helsingland, Sweden, Aug. 10, 1839; came to this county in 1850; Rep; Luth; owns 320 acres of land, val. $19.200; son of Eric A. Westerlund, who died 1869; Elizabeth, his mother, died on the ocean, while coming to this country; holds the office of School Trustee; name of wife Elnora C. S. Hult- man, born July 7, 1843; married Feb. 17, 1863; have six children, Oscar W., born Nov. 14, 1863; John A., born June 10, 1865; Augusta M., born June 5, 1867; Emma E., born March 13, 1869; Arndt L., born March 18, 1871; Peter E., born Jan. 24, 1876; Mr. Westerlund was one of the twelve men who explored the Rio Grande River, in 1860; they started from Pike's Peak with ox teams, without guides or road, in a southwesterly direction, as the gen- eral make of country would lead them, until they reached the head waters of the river. then followed it down to Albuquerque, New Mexico, then sold their outfit, and made three boats, and, in opposition to all advice and appeals, started down the unknown river over eight long rapids or falls, where no man was ever known to go before and come out alive; one of which is a point where all the natives claim the river passes under the mountain, and proved it a false idea, only having that appearance, caused by a right angle of the river, where the rocks are 1,000 or more feet high; landed at El Paso safely, and sold their boats for $50 cash, as trophies of a feat never before performed.
WILLIAMSON HIRAM, Orion, mason; Rep; Lib.
WILLIAMSON JOSEPH, Orion; carpenter; born Pa.
WILSON GEORGE, Scc. 15; P.O. Orion; farmer; Rep; Spiritualist.
WILSON J. S. Sec. 11; P.O. Orion; carpenter; Rep; Meth.
WILSON JAMES, Sec. 8; P.O. Sunny Hill; tenant.
WILSON WILLIAM C. Farmer, Sec. I; P.O. Morristown; born in Norway, Feb. II, 1839; came to this county in 1857; Rep; Lib; owns 80 acres of land, val. $4,500; came to the U. S. in 1853; stopped first at Quebec, Wisconsin, Iowa, and then to Ill. in 1857; volun- teer 37th Ill. I., under Col. White, of Chicago, afterwards was under Col. Black; was in bat- tles of Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove, Chalk Bluff, siegc of Vicksburg, and the fall of Mobile; was honorably discharged at Camp Butler, Ill; enlisted as a private and rose to a Captaincy, and served in the United States Army four years and ten months; name of wife was Ellen E. Showalter of this state, born July 2, 1845; married Dec. 6, 1866; have five children, Mary E., born Oct. 2, 1867; Adella I., born Sept. 20, 1868; Clara A., born Oct. 28, 1869; J. Canby, born May 6, 1873; Ralph K,, born April 6, 1875; lost one boy.
WOOD B. P. Sec. 4; P.O. Coal Valley; Rep; Lib.
WOOD C. S. Sec. 4; P.O. Orion; farmer; Rep; Lib.
WOOD TIMOTHY, Sec. 4; P.O. Coal Valley; farmer; Rep; Lib.
WOOD TIMOTHY Jr. Sec. 4; P.O. Coal Valley; Rep; Lib.
YOUNGQUIST JAMES A. Sec. 24; P.O. Osco; Rep; Luth.
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