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HEWLETT ALFRED M. Book-keeper, Kewanee; born in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, June 13, 1850; came to this county Oct. 1875; Democrat; Baptist.
HIGINSON WM. Sec. 29, P.O. Kewanee; Dem; Mormon; England; came to Co. in 1860. HILLS JOS. Sec. 31, P.O. Kewanee; fariner; Rep; born in N.Y; came to county 1857. HILL SAMUEL, Sec. 28, Kewanee; Rep; Cong; born England; came to county 1872. HILL SAMUEL A. Kewanee; bricklayer; Rep; Cong; born England.
HILL RUTH Mrs. Sec. 29; P.O. Kewanee; Meth; born Eng; came to Co. 1860; house & lot. HINSDALE FRED D. Kewanee; mech. engineer; Rep; Ind; born in Morris, Ill.
HINSDALE MYRON H. Druggist, Kewanee; born in. Hinesburg, Vt. March 5, 1825; came to this county Oct. 2, 1862; Rep; Ind; value of real estate and personal property $10,000; married E. Lucy Fabrique, in Corydon, Ind. Nov. 19. 1849; she was born in Mauckport, Indiana, Sept. 1827; has four children living Fred D. born June 9, 1856; Frank L. born Sept. 20, 1859; Cora L. born Oct. 4, 1862; Norman M. born Feb. 22, 1865; Mr. Hinsdale was member of village Board of Trustees several years; is now inember of Board of Education.
HOBSON ARCHIE, Kewanee; coal miner; Rep; born Tenn; $200. HODGETTS EDW. Sec. 28, P.O. Kewanee; coal miner; Rep; Meth; born in England. HODGSON THOS. Kewanee; retired; Rep; Epis; born in England; $2,000.
HOFFMAN JOSEPH, Kewanee; Painter; born in Prussia, April 14, 1823; came to this country in 1855; came to this county in 1864; Rep; Cath; married Anna M. Cappellen, Oct. 2, 1853; Mr. Hoffman is a fine painter; house. sign, and decorative work done, and perfect satisfaction guaranteed.
HOFFRICHTER JOS. F. Kewanee; butcher; Dem; Ind: born Germany. HOGAN JAMES, Kewanee; harness-maker; Ind; Cath; born Ill.
HOLMES LAZARUS, Sec. 26, P.O. Kewanee; miner; Rep; born in Philadelphia.
HOLT DANIEL, Kewanee; shoemaker; Rep; Meth. Epis; born England.
HOLT ROBT. Kewanee; shoemaker; Rep; Latter Day Saints; born England. HOUSE BENJAMIN, Sec. I, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; born N. Y.
HOWARD SULLIVAN, Retired Farmer, Kewanee; born in Temple, Hillsborough Co. N. H. June 30, 1806; came to this county Nov. 14, 1836; Rep; Cong; owns 220 acres in Burns Tp; married Elizabeth Bailey Little, in Hollis, N.H. June 9, 1831; moved to Mason Village, N.H. same day; Mrs. Howard was born in Salem, N.H. Jan. 16, 1807; has had nine children, six living; their names are, James Sullivan, born in Mason, N.H. April 21, 1832, now living in Oregon; Horace M. born in Wethersfield, III. Dec. 16, 1837, now resides in Chicago; Henry, born in Kewanee, March 16, 1840, present residence Red Oak, Iowa; Mary Elizabeth (now Mrs. J. C. Gridley), born in Wethersfield, May 25, 1842; Hattie L. (now Mrs. Zachariah Squires), born in Kewanee, March 28, 1844; Mattie C. (now Mrs. C. W. Wells), born in Kewanee, April 4, 1847; Nannie A. was born in Kewanee, Sept. [I, 1849; married
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Almeron Reed; she died May 22, 1874; Capt. Howard was first Justice of the Peace in Wethersfield Tp; before coming to Illinois Capt. Howard built a goodly share of Mason Village, N.H; was Military Captain there; there were but about twenty inhabitants in Henry County when he settled here; for a great many years he was the principal carpenter in the county; built the first court house at Cambridge, in 1844, when there were but three cabins in the village; the court house is the same now used by the county; was associated with Ralph A.Tenney in the publication of the first newspaper published in Kewanee, about the year 1855; the Capt. bought the farm where Kewanee is now located, and, associating two other gentlemen with him, laid out the town originally; huilt and owned the Kewanee House in 1854, before the railroad was built; for several years was engaged in general mer- chandising, lumber, and grain business; retired from that business in 1861, and devoted his attention to farming, stock buying, and feeding, being the owner of large tracts of land in this vicinity; in consequence of ill health he was compelled to retire from active labor in 1873; he is now a Director of the First National Bank of Kewanee; has been identified with the bank in that capacity since its first organization.
HOWE EDWD. E. Kewanee; telegraph operator; Rep; Ind; born Ashtabula, Ohio, 1847. HOWE JULIA A. widow of Gen. John H. Howe, Kewanee; Cong; born Ashtabula, Ohio.
*HOWE Gen. JOHN H. (deceased) whose picture appears on another page of this volume, was born at Riga, Monroe Co. N.Y., on the 12th day of Sept. 1822. In 1832, his father removed to Conneautville, Pa. and proceeded to clear a farm in that densely timbered region. After assisting his father to make the clearing he obtained work on the Erie Canal to procure money to attend school at Western Reserve College, at Austenberg, Ohio, at which place he remained some time, finishing at Kingsville, Ohio. He then commenced the study of the law with E. B. Woodbury, Esq. at Monroe, Ohio, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1845, Benj. F. Wade and Joshua R. Giddings being his examiners. March 27, 1845, a short time previous to his admission to the bar, he was married to Miss Julia A. Castle. For ten years Gen. Howe followed his profession in the counties of Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga, living for a short time at Unionville, Lake Co. In 1855, he resolved to come west, his first objective point being Kansas, but owing to the then unsettled condition of affairs, he finally concluded to stop at Kewanee, Ill. The change was opportune. He continued the practice of the law, with marked success. until IS60, when he was elected Circuit Judge for the sixth district of Illinois, to fill the unexpired term of Judge Drury. In 1862, his judicial term having expired, Judge Howe enlisted in the War of the Rebellion, and aided in raising two companies for the 124th Ill. Vol. and upon the organization of the regiment he was elected Lieutenant Colonel. He remained with the regiment during the war, acting for nearly the whole period as Colonel, owing to the sickness and absence of Col. Sloan. He was twice promoted during service, bearing at the time of his discharge the rank of Brigadier General. His regiment saw much active service, having marched over 4,100 miles, and having been engaged in fourteen skirmishes, ten battles and two sieges, and having been under the fire of the enemy eighty-two days and sixty nights. Throughout all of this leaden hail the life of the brave General was spared, but the close of the war found him, from exposure and anxiety, broken in health, and believing that a change of climate might prove beneficial, he obtained an appointment as Chief Justice of Wyoming Ter. April 3, 1869. Shortly after his arrival, female suffrage was established in Wyoming, and Judge Howe presided over the first jury, of which females were a component part, ever im- paneled in this country or any other so far as known.
After three years service upon the bench, during which time he discharged his duties with signal ability. his health again failed him, and he returned to his home in Kewanee and resumed the practice of law. His health not improving, his physician and friends advised him to go south. and he succeeded in ohtaining an appointment as one of the Mexican Border Commissioners, thien about to start south to confer with a like commission from the Mexi- can Government concerning the border difficulties. He left Kewanee, accompanied by his wife, and after six weeks' work with the commission, fell seriously ill at Laredo, Texas, and lingering twenty-three days, died April 3, 1373. His remains were embalmed and his heroic wife started and brought them across the country three hundred miles to San Antonio, that being the nearest railroad station. Mrs. Howe arrived at Kewanee, April 19, 1873, and the remains were interred with Masonic honors the day following.
Such, briefly, are the outlines of the life of one of Kewanee's most worthy and honored citizens, a man who filled a large place in the hearts of the people of Henry Co. and whose influence will long be felt in the community of which he was a member.
Coming to Kewanee while the town was in its infancy, he at once entered zealously into all of its puhlic improvements. He aided and encouraged the establishment of schools, churches, lyceums and libraries, and all that might contribute to the moral, intellectual or material welfare of the community received from Judge Howe encouragement and support.
* The above notice and portrait accompanying are inserted by friends of Gen. Howe in Kewanee, as a tri- bute of respect to his memory.
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He was the friend of the poor, and always sought their welfare, as many now living will testify. As a lawyer and judge he stood deservedly high, always advising a peaceable adjust- ment of difficulties, rather than litigation, where it could be done without a sacrifice of rights. As an advocate he was the acknowledged leader of this bar, often rising to bursts of genuine eloquence. In disposition he was genial and social, outspoken and frank to all, be they friend or foe. While only 50 years of age at his death, he had accomplished much more than many older men. Generous, almost to a fault, he did not accumulate as much property as a man of more sordid disposition would have done with the same opportunities. The vast throng who attended his funeral was an ovation, attesting the high estimation in which he was held by the people of Henry and adjoining counties. A true friend, a kind husband and father, an upright judge and citizen, an able lawyer, a faithful and heroic soldier, such was Judge Howe, whose memory will ever be green in the hearts of all who knew him.
HOWLAND WM. Kewanee; blacksmith, Isle of Man; owns owns house and lot, val. $2,000. HOWEY JOHN P. Kewanee; pastor of the Pres. Church; Ind; born Carrollton, Ohio, 1831. HOWEY ROBERT, Kewanee; painter; Dem; Epis; born in Canada, 1824; $2,000.
HULSE HIRAM, Sec. 32; P.O. Kewanee; laborer; Rep; Meth; born Indiana.
HUNGER HERMANN, Kewanee; laborer; Bapt; born in Germany; four children. HUNT EUGENE, Kewanee; laborer; Dem; one child.
HUNT LAURENCE, Farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Kewanee; born in Ireland, Nov. 9, 1823; came to this county in 1850: Dem; Cath; owns 230 acres of land, valued at $9,000; married Bridget Shortal, Feb. 20, 1849; she was born in Ireland in 1816; four children : Edward, boru Sept. 29, 1852; Mary Ann, born May 29, 1854; Henry M. born Jan. 26, 1856, and Joseph M. born March 28, 1860; Mr. Hunt is School Director; has acted in that capacity thirteen years.
HIPPERT JOHN, Kewanee; shoemaker; Dem; Cath; born in Germany; ten children. HURD AMANDA, Kewanee; music teacher; Cong; born in Peru, Vt. Oct. 31, 1831. HURD STEPHEN M. Kewanee; dealer in organs; Rep; Pres; born Oneida Co. N. Y. 1838. HURST WM. Kewanee; retired; Rep; Meth. Epis; born in N. Y. City, 1825; five children. HUTCHINSON JOHN G. Kewanee; justice of peace and notary; Dem; Ind; born N.Y.
ŢKES SAM'L, Sec. 20; Kewanee; Rep; Meth; born England.
INGLES GILES B. Kewanee; laborer; Rep; Meth. Epis; born in W. Va; four children. IRVING EDWARD, Sec. 29; P.O. Kewanee; coal miner; Dem; Cath; born Ireland. IRWIN THOMAS, Sec. 29; P.O. Kewanee; coal miner; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
ADERSTROM LOUIS W. saloon keeper; Dem; Luth; born in Sweden, 1845. J JARMAN DAVID, Kewanee; retired farmer; Rep; born N. J. 1810; $15,000.
JACKSON STEPHEN H. Furniture Dealer and Undertaker, Kewanee; born in Exeter, Pa. Dec. 3, 1827; came to this county in 1854; Rep; Meth; value of property $2,500; married Errilly J. Lutes, Aug. 24, 1852; she was born in Wyoming Co. April 5, '27. JACOBS MARY JANE Mrs. Weaver, Sec. 18; P.O. Kewanee; born in Mercer Co. Pa. Dec. 13, 1833; came to this Co. in 1848; Meth. Epis; value of property, $1,000; she has two children living, one deceased; the living are Sherman, born April 9, 1855, and Wm. Sylvester, born March 16, 1859; lost one daughter, Violetta, born Jan. 10, 1857, died Oct. 15, 1857.
JELLISON JOHN, Kewanee; painter; Rep; born in Ohio; one child.
JENNER BENJAMIN, Kewanee; gardener; Rep; Epis; born in England, 1822.
JOHNSON ALBERT T. Kewanee; clothing; Rep; Ind; born in Ill. 1843; two children.
JOHNSON ANDREW, Photographer, Kewanee; born in Sweden, Oct. 31, 1833; came to this Co. Sept. 1857; Rep.
JOHNSON AUGUST G. Kewanee; shoemaker; Prot; born in Sweden, 1853: $300.
JOHNSON CHARLES, Kewanee; carpenter; Rep; Meth. Epis; born N.Y .; $5,000.
JOHNSON JAMES, Kewanee; clothing; Rep; Ind; born Ireland, 1819; seven children. JOHNSON JAMES, Kewanee; clerk; Rep; Ind; born Ills.
JOHNSON JOHN, Kewanee; section boss; Lnth; born in Sweden; $200; four children. JOHNSON NELS, Kewanee; coal miner; Rep; Luth; born Sweden; $700; four children. JOHNSON NELSON, Kewanee; laborer; Rep; born in Missouri.
JOHNSON WM. S. Kewanee; sewing machine agent; Rep; Prot; born in Ohio; one child. JONES CORNELIUS E. Sec. 21; P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Latter Day Saints; one child.
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JONES CHARLES W. Sec. 32; P.O. Kewanee; railroad hand; Rep; Meth; born in Va. JONES GEORGE T. Sec. 28; P.O. Kewanee; miner; Latter Day Saints; born in Wales, 1831. JONES JACOB W. watchman; Rep; Pres; born in England, 1806; $600; two children. JONES JAMES M. Kewanee; engineer; Rep; Meth. Epis; born in Va .; two children. JONES JOHN D. Sec. 21; P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Latter Day Saints; born in Wales. JONES JOHN L. Sec. 32; P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Rep; Meth; born North Carolina. JONES MOSES, Kewanee; teamster; Rep; born in England.
JONES MOSES, Sec. 29; P.O. Kewanee; laborer; Rep; Meth; born in England. JONES NATHANIEL, Kewanee; wheelwright; Rep; Meth. Epis; born in Wales; $3,500. JONES NATHANIEL, Kewanee; wagonmaker, Rep; Meth. Epis; born in Wales; $3,000. JONES ROBERT, Sec. 28; P.O. Kewanee; miner; Rep; Meth; born in Wales. JONES ROBERT, Sec. 28; P.O. Kewanee; coal miner; Rep; Meth; born in Wales. JONES SAMUEL H. Kewanee; laborer; Rep; born Pa. 1844; $300.
KAHLER FREDERICK W. Kewanee; restaurant; Ind; Ind; born in Prussia; $2,000. KALLIN JULIUS, Sec. 12; P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Rep; Luth; born in Germany. KEARNS HARVEY, Kewanee; farmer; Rep; Meth. Epis; born in Ohio, three children. KEARNS JAS. WESLEY, Kewanee; laborer; Rep.
KEARNS LEVI, Kewanee; laborer; Rep; born in Ohio; four children.
KEATIN THOMAS, Kewanee; saloon; Dem; Cath; born in Ireland, 1816; $2,000.
KEELER JOSIAH, Secretary Kewanee Manufacturing Co Kewanee; born in Clarendon, N. Y. Dec. 1, 1834; came to this county April 26, 1859; Ind; Univ; value property, $10,000; married Lydia E, Morse, June 12, 1864; has four children : Ira B. born May II, 1865; Harriett M. born Aug. 30, 1868; Andrew N. born Dec. 7, 1870; Delia E. born Dec. 14, 1873; Mr. Keeler is Village Trustee; has served three years on the Board.
KEELER P. B. Kewanee; sewing machines and musical instruments; Rep; Ind; horn N.Y.
KELLOGG HOSMER L. Cashier People's Bank, Kewanee, born in Canaan, Conn. Nov. 30, 1833; came to this county in 1854; Rep; Ind; value of real estate and personal property, $3.500; married Emily Platt, in Kewanee, Aug. Io, 1864; she was born in Fowler- ville, N. Y. April 18, 1839; has three children : James L. born Sept. 15, 1866; Albert T. born March 20, 1868; Louisa, born Dec. 3, 1872.
· KEMPIN CARL, Sec. 12, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Rep; Luth; born in Germany; 60 acres. KEMPIN CHRISTIAN, Sec. 23, P.O. Kewanee; retired; Rep; Luth; born in Germany, 1810. KEMPIN FERDINAND, Sec. 23, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Luth; born in Prussia.
KEMPIN CHRISTIAN FREDERICK, Farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Kewanee; born in Prussia, Jan. 8, 1838, came to this county in 1856; Rep; Luth; owns 140 acres of land, valued at $2,500; married Rosella Kempin Dec. 27, 1864; she was born in Prussia, Feb. 19, 1840; they have four children : Mary Louisa, born Oct. 1, 1866, August Henry, born Aug. 20, 1868, Walter Alexander, born Feb. 2, 1874, Antonie Veronaka, born Feb. 2, 1874; Mr. K. is School Director and Trustee of Lutheran Church.
KEMPIN JOHN, Sec. 23, P.O. Kewanee; lives with his son, Ferdinand; Luth; born Prussia. KEMPIN LEOPOLD A. Kewanee; butcher; Rep; Luth; born Germany; one child.
KEMPIN REIGNALD, Sec. 15, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Ger. Cong; born in Germany. KEMVAL JACOB P. Kewanee; shoemaker; Dem; Meth. Epis; born in Maryland, 1833. KENEGY CHAS. H. Kewanee; dentist; Rep; Meth; horn in Ohio, 1842; two children. KENNEDY WM. B. Kewanee; steam-fitter; Rep; born in Chicago, 1855.
KENT CHARLES, Farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Kewanee; born in Greenfield, Saratoga Co. N.Y., Aug. 11, 1821, came to this county, Oct. 1844; Rep; Cong; owns 236 acres of land, value of property $15,000; married Lucinda M. Hurd, Sept. 12, 1844; she was born in Cas- tile, N.Y., Jan. 14, 1823; Mr. Kent was Supervisor of Neponset Tp. Bureau Co. III. in 1852, and first Town Clerk and Collector of that Tp; has been School Director here.
KENT RICHARD, Agent Lathrop Coal and Mining Co. at Wyoming, Ill; residence, Kewanee; born in Cornwall, England, Dec. 17, 1831, came to this county in 1855; Rep; Meth. Epis; owns house and lot, valued at $1,500, and 160 acres of land in Marion Co. Kan- sas; married Rosetta J. Chambers, Oct. 20, 1861; she was born in Warren Tp. Jefferson Co. Ohio, April 8, 1825; they have three children living : James M., born Oct. 6, 1865. George B., born Sept. 2, 1867, Julius D., born Sept. 28, 1875; they have lost two children. KENT WM. C. Kewanee; retired farmer; Rep; Cong; born in N.Y. 1825; five children. KILMER GEO. Kewanee; plasterer; Dem; Cong; born Germany, 1824; four children.
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KINRADE WM. Kewanee; blacksmith; Dem; born in Isle of Man, 1834; five children.
KING PIUS, Kewanee; tailor; born in Wurtemburg, Germany, June 7, 1825, came to this country in 1854; came to this county July 14, 1863; Dem; Cath; owns house and lot and 6% acres in village, valued at $2,500; married Mrs. Elizabeth Hilbert, April 17, 1864; she was born in France, Sept. 8, 1821; Mrs. King has three daughters by first marriage: Louisa, Berthia and Emily Hilbert.
KIRLEY BERNARD, Sec. 32, P.O. Kewanee; miner; Dem; Cath; born in Ireland.
KITTRIDGE CHRISTOPHER, Kewanee; blacksmith; Rep.
KITTERMAN JASPER N. Kewanee; mechanic; Rep; born in Bureau Co. Ill. 1845.
KLEE JOHN, Sec. 27, P.O. Kewaunee; gardener; Luth; born in Germany; 4 acres, $1,000. KNIGHT WM. J. Sec. 12, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Dem; born in England; 180 ac. $6,000. KNOX C. EDWIN, Sec. 20, P.O. Kewanee; day laborer; Rep: Meth; born Ohio.
KNOX THOMAS, Sec. 7, P.O. Kewanee; tenant farmer; Rep; Prot; born in Ohio, 1847. KOLLMANN JOHN, Kewanee; farmer; Cath; owns 80 acres.
KRAUSE AUGUST, Sec. 11, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Dem; Luth; born in Germany; 106 ac. KRAUSE WM. Kewanee; laborer; Rep; born in Germany; three children; $250.
KUESTER AUGUST C. Farmer, Sec. 23. P.O. Kewanee; born in Prussia, Aug. 26, 1851 ; came to this county in 1856; Rep; Luth; owns 128 acres of land, valued at $6,400; married Johanna H. Kempin, Dec. 26, 1873; she was born in Prussia, Sept. 21, 1853; they have one child living, Irena C., born June 19, 1875; lost one infant child. August L., born May 5, 1874, died Nov. 26, 1874.
KUESTER GODFRED, Sec. 16, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Rep; U. Evang; born in Germany. KUSTER AUGUST, Sec. 2, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Rep; Luth; born in Prussia; 7812 acres. KUSTER WILLIAM, Sec. 14, P.O. Kewanee; farmer, Rep; Luth; born in Prussia, 18II.
KUSTER WM. Jr. Farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Kewanee; born in Prussia, March 26, 1847; came to this county in 1856; Rep; Luth; owns 240 acres of land, valued at $10,000; married Antony Quort, Nov. 24, 1872; she was born in Prussia, March 18, 1852; they have one child, Ines L., born July 30, 1875; Mr. Kuster is Deacon of German Lutheran Church.
L AIRD FRANKLIN, Sec. 27, P.O. Kawanee; works for John H. Ladd; Rep; born in Ill.
LAY HIRAM, Kewanee; merchant; Rep; Cong; born Wis. 1839; five children.
LADD CHARLES K. Attorney, Kewanee; born in Wilmot, N. H. Feb. 26, 1839; came to this county in March, 1855; Dem; Mr. Ladd has the only complete Abstract of Land Titles in Henry Co.
LADD JOHN H. Farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Kewanee; born in Wilmot, N. H. Sept. 21, 1851; came to this county in 1859; Dein; Ind; married Caroline Laird, April II, 1874; born April II, 1853; they have two children, Daisy May, born April 23, 1875, Frank Percival, born July 19, 1876.
LADD JOHN T. Kewanee; Retired Farmer; born in Gilmanton, N. H. Jan. 21, 1813; came to this state, March, 1853; came to this county in 1860; Dem; Ind; owns 425 acres of land, valued at $80,000; married Lydia A. Pervier, June 15, 1833; she died Feb. 1856; had five children by this marriage, one deceased; the living are Charles K., born Feb. 26, 1839, Barbara A. (now Mrs. J. P. Currier), born April 4, 1843, Mary A. born July 10, 1849, John HI., born Sept. 15, 1850; present wife was Louise Wickum; married Nov. 22, 1876.
LAMB EDWARD, Sec. 28, P.O. Kewanee; miner; Rep; Latter Day Saint; born in England.
LAMB JAMES, Sec. 28, P.O. Kewanee; miner; born in England; two children.
LAMB WM. Sec. 28, P.O. Kewanee; miner; Rep; Latter Day Saint; born in England.
LARSON CHARLES P. Kewanee; Retired; born in Sweden, July, 1827; came to this country in 1854; came to this county in 1856; Rep; Luth; owns house and lot worth $800; married Anna C. Erickson, July. 1856.
LEESON JAS. W. Kewanee; laborer; Freewill Bapt.
LEGGETT JOHN, Kewanee; shoemaker; Dem; votes in Wethersfield.
LEGGETT ROBERT, Kewanee, carpenter; born in Ireland; seven children.
LEONARD C. P. Sec. 32, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Rep; Spiritualist; born in Mass.
LEOPOLD CHRISTIAN, Sec. 14, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Dem; Luth; born in Germany.
LEPPORT CHRIS. Sec. 22, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; born in Germany; 60 acres; four children. LESTER TIIOMAS, Sec. 20, P.O. Kewanee; coal miner; born England.
LEWIS FRANK, Kewanee; hotel porter; Rep; Meth; born in Mo.
LINCOLN EDWARD P. Sec. 21, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Rep; Cong; born N.Y .; 25 ac.
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LINCOLN GEORGE II. Sec. 21, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Rep; Pres; born in New London, Ct. LINKEN THOMAS, Sec. 29, P.O. Kewanee; coal miner; born in England.
LILLEY JOHN, Sec. 26, P.O. Kewance; lives with his father; Dem; horn in this town, 1853. LILLEY WILLIAM, Sec. 26, P.O. Kewanee. The subject of this sketch was born of respectable and well-to-do parents, at Oldham, England, Jan. 22, 1817, and baptized at St. Peter's, May 15, 1817; his mother was related to the well-known, wealthy, and aristocratic English families -Radcliffs, Mayalls, and Duckworths, of Mosley and Oldham; his parents sailed from London on board the ship Susannah, of London, July 11, 1818, for St. John, New Brunswick, and from there to Boston, Mass. arriving in Boston Sept. 8, 1818; his father, after living in Mass. for a short time, formed a stock company, built and managed the first cotton mill in Mass. at Andover {this mill is still standing, but not used for anything, and fast decaying]; he was married Nov. I, 1843, at Albany, N.Y. to Miss Harriet Huntley; his wife Harriet was born at Stanstead, Canada, Feb. 28, 1821; her ancestors were some of those numbered on board the Mayflower, her great grandfather being the first white child born in New England-born the second day after the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers-and, owing to the wanderings of this band, he was named " Peregrine"- l'eregrine White. [Among other curiosities shown the visitor at Plymouth, Mass. is the rudc cradle used for this man when a child.] Mr. Win. Lillcy and wife moved from Lowell, Mass. to Henry Co. December 15, 1843, where they since have lived; they have been blessed with five children, Hellen, born Jan. 6, 1845, and now married; George, horn Feb. 7, 1850; John, born Feh. 8, 1852; Charles, born Aug. 4, 1854; Laura, born Feb. 8, 1855; of these all are living except Laura, who was taken away by death, Feb. 24, 1868. " Laura was seldom from home, as she was all her natural life an afflicted child; hence they feel their loss the more. But Laura has gone before-not lost."-Henry Co. Dial. Mr. Lilley has, by perseverance, industry, and lahor, accumulated a large property, his home farm consisting of 417 acres of very rich farming land, the surface valued at $100 per acre; it has a good coal vein, 4 ft. thick, and 120 ft. below the surface; the coal is leased, for a period of twenty-five years, to the Lathrop Coal and Mining Co. office Kewanee, Ill. "Our coal is superior in quality and cleanliness, burn- ing freely, and leaving little or no soot, which is so objectionable in most Illinois coals. Our facilities for mining and shipping are unequaled by any coal operators in this vicinity." A. B. Ashley, Supt; E. C. Cheever, Cashier. Each cubic foot of coal will weigh fifteen pounds, or 2,700 pounds for every square yard, which, multiplied by 4,840 (the number of square yards in an acre), gives 6,534 tons per acre; and this, multiplied by the number of acres (417), gives the enormous amount of 2,724,678 tons; this, again multiplied by 121/2 cents (the amount paid by the Co. for royalty on every ton of coal mined), will amount to $340,584 75. The mine, when in full operation, is capable of mining and raising 300 tons of coal daily, which, multiplied by 1212 cents, gives, at the rate of $37 per day, $962 per month, and $II, 144 per annum, royalty. He also has another farm in Henry County, consisting of 120 acres of very rich and productive soil.
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