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Stephen R. Beggs, and wife, Elizabeth Heath ; a Methodist preacher of note on the frontier. He came in 1834; laid off a town where Triumph now is, and named it La Fayette. It failed to make a town. Beggs moved to Plainfield, and to Chicago. He published "The Early History of the West and Northwest," a sort of autobiog- raphy of himself and brother preachers of the Methodist persuasion.
Joseph Worsley, born in England, came from Ohio here in 1834, married Margaret Weitzell, and settled on section 30. He died 1870, aged eighty-seven. His children are : John, who married Matilda Morehouse; Frederick W., married Caro- line Dewey ; William Y., married Lovina Cooper, lives on section 10, township 35, range I-was Justice of the Peace and Town Supervisor; Ann, married Charles Webster; Margaret, married William D. McDonald; Joseph F., married Es- ther Crandall ; Henry, married Miss Eastman.
Edward Y. Waldo, from Suffield, Connecticut, in 1834; settled on section 18, township 35, range 2. His father was Chaplain to Congress when over ninety years of age; died at the age of IOI. He had three wives, Hannah Merritt, Phebe Rice and Mary Johnson. Had two children: Anna, married a Mr. Terry, of Indiana; Charles, mar- ried Miss Geer, of Bureau County.
Abner D. Westgate, from New York, 1836. His wife was Caroline Waterman. His children were: David, who married Miss Waterman, of Ophir; Thomas; Joseph, married Miss Fleming ; George, went to Missouri; Emily.
Joseph B. Westgate, and wife, Emily Bradwin, from New York, in 1836. He died in 1848. His widow died 1874. They had three children : Joseph, James and Mary. They have all left the county.
Gurdon Searls, from Connecticut, in 1836. He married a sister of Dixwell Lathrop, of La Salle. His daughter Ann married Elisha Merritt.
Robert Carr, and wife, from Connecticut, in 1837, settled on section 29. Mrs. Carr died in 1875. His son Daniel married Bridget Gardner and lived on section 29. He, with Mrs. Scran- ton, were his only children.
William H. McDonald, from Erie County, New York, came with Joshua Brown in 1835, and set- tled on section 7, township 35, range 2. He mar- ried Margaret Worsley.
Simon Cooley, from New York, came in 1836; married Ruth Gillett. He was a carpenter by trade; went to Iowa.
Hiram Barnhart, and wife, Lucy Swarts, came
The first white occupant of what is now the town of Mission was Jesse Walker, who estab- lished a mission in 1826, by appointment and under the supervision of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at the head of Mission Creek, on section 15, for the conversion of the Pottawatomie In- dians, and a school for the education of Indian children. A full account is given elsewhere.
Mr. Schermerhorn, and his son-in-law, Hazel- ton, were the first settlers after the Mission, and made claims on section 10 in 1831.
Peter Miller, a native of Ross County, Ohio, and wife, Harriet Holderman, from Maine, came to Ottawa in 1830; went to Pekin during the Black Hawk war, and to Holderman's Grove in the spring of 1833; made a claim and settled where Sheridan now is in the fall of the same year, the first settler in the town of Mission, excepting those connected with Jesse Walker's mission among the Indians, and Schermerhorn and Hazelton. He had one son, Dyson, who married Harriet Beardsley and has eight children.
John Armstrong, then a minor, came from Licking County, Ohio, in company with his uncle, John Strawn, in the fall of 1829, and hired out by the month near Hennepin, stopping for some time with James Wallace in the Brown settlement, South Ottawa. He returned to Ohio in 1831; the same year his mother, Mrs. Elsie Armstrong, moved to Illinois with her family. He again came to Illinois in 1833. He married Margaret Trum- bo, daughter of Abraham Trumbo, and settled on section Io, town of Mission, in June, 1834; a successful farmer and stock dealer. He was an ardent supporter of the Grange movement, and was Treasurer of the State Grange. He had six children: Abram, married Charlotte Grant, and lived at Serena; Elsie, married Henry Parr ; Joseph, married Mary Havenhill; Josephine, mar- ried Samuel Parr: Benjamin, a lawyer; Fanny.
Samuel D. Barbour, from Indiana, came in 1834; he settled on section 17. He married Bet- sey Neff, and had eight children: Susanna, who married John Abel, of Mission; Eleanor ; Eben- ezer, married Mary Clark, lived in Marseilles ; Moses, married Augusta Freeland, of Mission ; Eliphalet, married Emma Blake: Samuel D., Jr., married Emma Corning; Marion, married Mar- garet Mason; Henry, lives in Sheridan.
Beach Fellows, from Pennsylvania, settled on section 6, town of Mission, May 1, 1835. On the farm seven years. In 1855 he was elected County
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Treasurer. Lived in Ottawa afterward. He married Martha Nelson, and had six children ; Joseph, went to Missouri; Jane. to Livingston County ; William, Maud and Delia.
Ebenezer Neff, from New York, and wife, Margaret Douglass, from Pennsylvania to In- diana, from there to Holderman's Grove in 1835. and to Mission in 1837. He was a Justice of the Peace for several terms. He died in May, 1867. He had nineteen children : Betsey, married Samuel Barbour, lived in Mission : Daniel, mar- ried Maria Thomas, deceased ; Olive, married Jo- seph East, they lived in Indiana : Almira, mar- ried William Bogwell, lived in Iowa ; Isabel, mar- ried Joseph Mason, lived in Mission : Henry B., married Mary Freeland, lived in Ottawa: Wil- liam D., married Anna N. Peterson, lived in Otta- wa; Rachel, married Newell Blodget. lived in Iowa; Sarahbelle, married Wellington Mason, lived in Kendall County; Janette, married Jo- siah Shaver, lived in Rutland; George, married Thirza Whitney, lived in Ottawa ; Margaret, mar- ried Sanford Whitney.
Joseph Mason, from Indiana, in 1835 ; married Isabel Neff ; a blacksmith by trade; settled on section 28, township 35, range 5. Had nine chil- dren : George : Daniel, Serena : W. W., married Lovina Peister, lived in Miller; Ellen, married Milton Reed ; Sarah Ann, married James Knick- erbocker ; Althea, married Abel Misner: Lewis, married Ellen Hamon ; Pamelia and Joseph.
Robert Trimble, from Tazewell County, in 1834, sold his claim to Robert Rowe, and went to Missouri.
Robert Rowe. a native of Scotland, with his wife, Mary McMath, came from Indiana here in 1835 : held the office of County Commissioner. and was a practical surveyor and mathematician. His wife died in 1856. He had eight children : James, married. and lived in Mission : Samuel, married Celeste Robinson, lived on the home- stead; Alfred, went to Colorado: Mary Ann. married Cyrus Delameter : Isabel, married John North : Jane M., married Peter Cunningham ; Amelia, married Levi Spradling: Emeline, married Delos Robinson.
Jesse Pearson, half brother to William Bar- bour's wife, from Indiana; removed. and died near Bloomington, Illinois.
Thomas Dart, from Virginia to Indiana, came here in 1834: settled on section 15, resided here a few years, removed to Missouri, and died there. One daughter. Sarah, married Enoch Spradling : another, Lina, lived at Shabbona's Grove, widow of James Price.
Enoch Spradling. and wife. Sarah Dart, came from Indiana. in 1840. He had five children : Rachel. married Alva Pitzer: James, married,
lived near the old farm ; Elizabeth : Frances, mar- ried Mr. Snelling; Josephine, married Levi Rood.
George A. Southworth, and wife, Miss Bowen, came from New York in 1836: settled on section II. He had two children: Mary, married Mr. Southworth : Marcus, a prominent lawyer. in Aurora.
Anthony Haman came in 1835, and removed to De Kalb County.
Conway Rhodes came in 1835, married Miss Haman, and moved to Iowa in 1836.
Mr. Poplin came in 1835. married Miss Haman, and moved to De Kalb County.
James Rood, and wife, Miss Babcock. a native of Massachusetts. first to Connecticut, then to New York, and came to Illinois in 1836. Died about 1850: his widow died several years after.
Launcelot Rood, son of the foregoing, was a merchant in Georgia; came to Illinois in 1836; went to Iowa about 1850.
Levi H. Rood, son of James Rood. from Litch- field County. Connecticut, went to Georgia ; taught school there, and came to Illinois in 1838; was a Justice of the Peace several terms. He died in 1875. His first wife was L. A. Philips ; she had four children: Mary H .. married Dr. Pierce. of Minooka; James P. and Joseph B., in Will County; Rufus B., in Sandwich. His second wife was Mary E. Wyman, of Massachu- setts, who had six children: Levi W., married Josephine Spradling: Grace W .: Benjamin B .; Julia E. : Ellen ; and Charles.
Henry Verbeck, from New York, married Jane Southworth. He died in 1867. Had three children: James, in Missouri : Eddy, in Colo- rado: Eva. married Frank Bowen: Mabel, lived in Millington.
Ever Waller came from Norway in 1835, and bought claim of Jesse Pearson.
Jesse Pearson came from Indiana in 1835 ; sold to Waller, and went to Bloomington.
J. Q. Eastwood came in 1836; died about 1847. His widow married Nathaniel Hibbard, from New Jersey.
Myers Foster came from Pennsylvania in 1834; returned in 1837 or 1838.
Charles Colton came from New Hampshire. and settled on section 15: moved west.
George Havenhill came from Nelson County, Kentucky, to Tazewell County, in 1830; in 1832 raised a crop near Holderman's Grove, which was destroyed by the Indians: was County Commissioner in 1835: died about 1842.
Marshall Havenhill, son of George, came with his father. and settled on section 12. township 34. range 5. in 1834; married Jane Collins.
Fielding Havenhill, son of George, came with
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his father and settled on section 12 in 1834. Alexander Rowe, and wife, Ann Eliza Philips, came from Connecticut in 1835, and settled on section 26. His wife died in 1857. His chil- dren were: Robert, married Fear R. Hosford, and lived in Freedom; Ann, married Hamilton Rawlin ; John H., married Mary Austin; Jane M. ; Isabel, married Freeborn Rawlin; Edward, married Jennie Angevine; Henrietta, married Morris Law, lived in Sheridan ; Ebenezer M., was accidentally shot while hunting, twelve years old.
Steward Liston, and wife, came from New York in 1837. He died about 1850. He had three children: Lemuel, married Lois Town- send; Lucy, married Henry Newton ; Maria, married John Warren.
NORTHVILLE.
Letsome, Dubois, and Armstrong, were fron- tier men who came in at an early day and settled near the Fox, where they made claims and sold to Messrs. Carr, Heath and Lewis.
John T. Carr, from Onondaga County, New York, came in the fall of 1836, and settled on section 36. He was thrown from a wagon in crossing Fox River, and broke his neck.
Charles Carr, son of John T., settled on Sec. 36.
Barney S. Carr, brother to Charles, married Susan Williams.
R. D. Carr, brother to Charles, removed to California.
Lindsey Carr, brother to the above, was a sol- dier in the Mexican war-Captain Company H .. Tenth Regiment Illinois Volunteers for three months : also of the same for three years. He was killed on the picket line near New Madrid.
Isaac Potter, from Onondaga County, New York, came in 1834-said to have been the first settler in town. He settled on Sec. 4. Had two sons : Nelson, died ; John, left the county.
Darius Potter came here in 1837, and left the county in a few years. One daughter, Fanny, married M. H. West; another married Hugh Adams.
Lyman Potter settled on section 36: Lydia Ann, married Frank Bliss.
Eli M. Kinne, from Onondaga County, New York, came in October, 1835, and settled at the mouth of Somonauk Creek ; removed to Leland in 1850; was a merchant in Leland. His first wife was Maria Heath ; his second, Laura Fisk. He had two sons, W. C. and P. F .- both went to Iowa.
Lewis Supus came from Germany in 1835. and settled on section 7.
Henry Hull, from Stamford, Dutchess County, New York, came in 1838, and remained here two and a half years.
Joseph Stockham came here in 1836; one of the first Justices of the Peace in Mission Pre- cinct ; removed to Iowa.
David Crawford from Ireland in 1833; came here in 1838 with William Sly : removed to Iowa in 1861.
Abijah Haman, and wife. Bought claim of Dubois in 1836, and sold to Bernard; removed to Newark, and died there. Had two sons : John, removed to Kendall County in 1845 ; Clark.
William Sly, born in Ireland, came from Huron County, Ohio, to De Kalb County, in 1833; here in the fall of 1834; settled on S. 8, T. 36, R. 5. He held the office of Justice of the Peace twenty-five years : died in September, 1876. His children were Joseph: Frederick ; Jackson : Anne, married W. Griswold, lived in Kane County: Eliza, married Christian Elderd- ing: Joanna. married John Jones ; Alice, married Mr. Gray ; Jane, married George Shipman.
Samuel Lewis, and wife. Delia Ward, (who died in 1865), came from Tompkins County, New York, in the fall of 1835. In 1844 went back for one year. Settled on S. 3. His chil- dren are : Edward W. : Charles F.
Peter Newton, from Broome County, New York, came in 1836, and died in Newark.
N. Newton, son of Peter, came with his fa- ther and settled on Sec. 4; removed to Mission in the fall of 1850.
Levi Wright, from New York, came in 1839; was Supervisor one term.
Conrad Smith, from Germany. first to Otta- wa, here 1835 : settled on S. 4.
Frederick Smith, from Germany ; settled on S. 5. in 1835.
Horace Williams, and wife, from Onondaga County, New York, came here 1836; settled on Secs. 20 and 21. T. 36, R. 5 : had two children : Douglass, married Elizabeth Gould: settled on S. 19. T. 36, R. 5. Helen married Charles Merwin, lived at Somonauk.
Dr. Heath came here 1834; resided here sev- eral years, then moved to Wisconsin. One
daughter married Frederick Weatherspoon. Maria married Eli M. Kinne.
Orange Potter, from New York, 1835.
Frederick Myers, from Germany, 1838.
Moses H. West, and wife, Fanny Potter, from Berkshire County, Massachusetts; came here 1837 ; lived some time in New York and Mich- igan. Settled on S. 19. T. 36. R. 5: millwright
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by trade; Justice of the Peace twelve years. Chil- dren : Charles ; Clara F., married A. D. Charles ; Cora M. and Alma J.
James Whitmore, with his wife, Rachel Hyat, second wife Polly Foster, from Cayuga County, New York, March, 1835. Settled here. His children are: Albert, Catharine, William and Abner.
Harvey Whitmore, on Secs. 5 and 6, 1836.
Murray Whitmore, came in 1836.
David Whitmore, from Cayuga County, New York, to Ohio 1836, and here 1839. His wife was Mary Ann Mitchell. Had two children, Har- riet and John.
Joseph Whitmore, came in 1836; died 1851.
Tracy Whitmore, from Cayuga County, New York ; came in 1836. Wife, Sarah Vanderhoof. He died 1862.
Albert Whitmore, from Cayuga County, New York, 1836; died at twenty-two years of age in 1844.
Jonathan Cooley, came in 1835. Had one daughter, who married Ephraim Scott.
John Potter, came in 1835 ; died 1836.
James Roberts, came in 1835.
William C. Whitmore, from Monroe County, New York, 1836; first wife, Phebe Foster ; sec- ond, Mrs. Schofield.
Henry G. Murray, from Cayuga County, New York, 1836.
Harrison W. Sweetland and wife, Harriet Brainard, from Tompkins County, New York, 1836; bought a claim of Letsome and settled on Secs. 34 and 27; has held the offices of Town Supervisor and Justice of the Peace for several terms. His children are: Charles, married Helen LaMar; Martha, married Emil Culver ; Reuben, died in the army; Henry, married Miss Underwood; Horatio, Amanda and Hattie.
James Whitmore, with his wife, Ann Brig- ham, from Cayuga County, New York, to Ohio in 1829, and from Ohio to Illinois in 1832; had two children, Emily and Martha.
Benjamin Whitmore, and wife, Susan Emer- son, from the same place and at the same time with James Whitmore, his brother. Had one child, Susan.
Nathaniel Seaman, and wife, Mary Lane, from the city of New York, came to Illinois in 1836, and settled on S. 31. In 1864 he went south, as agent of the Sanitary Commission, and died near New Madrid. Of his children: Fanny, married Edward Lewis, of Kansas; Anna Mary. married C. H. Hall, of Chicago; Henry, was killed at Lookout Mountain; M. Adelaide, mar- ried Charles Gifford, of Somonauk; Julia, Charles, and Lucien.
Jacob Seaman, and wife, Jane Kidney, from
Dutchess County, New York, settled here in 1837, and died in 1864. Of his children : Hen- rietta, married Edward Keenan, of Leland ; Martha Ann, married John Keenan ; Byron, and Emma, are deceased; Delilah, married George Selwin, of Northville; Walter, married Maria White-second wife is Ella Stoughtonbury.
Richard Seaman, and wife, Betsey Searls, from Duchess County, New York, in 1837. He died in 1846, leaving five children: James, died in 1847; Sarah, married James Jackson, of Northville; Ellen, married Thomas Blanchard. of Kansas; Caroline, married Wallace Hathron; and Edgar, married Martha Bennett, of North- ville.
Thomas Gransden, from England to Ulster County, New York, in 1834, and settled on S. 30, T. 36, R. 5, in 1837. He married Eliza Powell, and had two sons, Thomas, and Albert, and three daughters, Anna, Alice and Martha, who mar- ried Edward Armstrong, of Northville.
IV. L. F. Jones was born in Rutland County, Vermont, and raised in Crawford County, Penn- sylvania; with his wife, Betsy Minor, came to Milford, now Millington, Kendall County, in 1837 ; lived on S. 13, T. 36, R. 5, a blacksmith ; and farmer ; he was the first Supervisor from the town of Northville. He had five children : Ben- ton ; Misner, in Kansas; Elma, married Ira Armstrong, and lived in Somonauk; Charles; Alfred W.
Hugh Allen came to Northville in 1837; moved to Dayton 1845.
Levi Wright, and wife, Esther Whitmore, came from New York in 1839. Was Supervisor one term.
Handy Suppes, from Germany, with Conrad Smith : died soon after, leaving two sons, Hugh and Lewis. Lewis settled on S. 8.
Thomas Lemar, and wife, Mary Hawes, to Ottawa 1836, and to Northville 1840. Had three children : Otis K., Helen A., and Luther J.
Henry Curtis, and wife, Mary E. McNett, from Connecticut, in 1836.
John Whitmore, and wife, came from Ohio in 1834, and settled on section 16; removed to Wau- kegan, and died in 1851. Children : Lorenzo, killed by lightning; Alonzo, married Miss Skin- ner, died in Kansas; John and Addison, went to California, and Lucien.
Samuel Graff came from Germany in 1834; tailor by trade: settled on section 8; moved to section 5 : died in 1874.
John Sherman came from Russia in 1835, and settled on section 4.
Henry Sherman came from Russia in 1835, and settled on section 9.
Jeremiah Hough came from Oswego, New
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York, in 1839. Died in 1845. £ Had five sons.
William Powell came from Boston in 1838, and bought the claim of David Crawford. He married Elizabeth Warner; second wife, Miss McNett.
Samuel Warner, from Boston to New Or- leans, by boat to Peoria, and by land to Som- onauk ; purchased a claim of Hugh Allen; put in crops, went back to Boston, and brought out his father and family in August, 1838.
George Warner, and wife, Mary Salisbury, came from Boston in August, 1838, and bought a claim of Foster. He died in 1845, aged sixty ; his widow died in 1871, aged eighty-eight. H had six sons and one daughter : Samuel, mar- ried Mary Ann Powell, had two sons, Alfred and George; John; Alfred, married Almira Rich- ardson, of Maine, moved to Michigan, and had eight children, all in Michigan; Thomas, lived single, and died in California; Elizabeth, mar- ried William Powell; Francis, married Julia P. Back, and had four children-he was Sheriff of La Salle County for two terms, from 1859 to 1861, and from 1863 to 1865-he was Superin- tendent of Pinkerton's detectives, moved to Chicago.
Daniel McNett, and wife, Mary Boomer, came from New York in 1838. He died in 1876. He had fifteen children: Charles, married Lydia Baker, in Iowa; Sophronia, married William Powell; Mary, died; Michael, married Florence Jackson, of Whiteside County; Martha, married George Edwards, of Mendota; Lucina, married Asher Gibson, of Missouri; Eliza, married Al- bert Powell; William, married Lovina Haven- hill; Polly, Eleanor, John, Henry, Clara, Sherman, and Abbey.
EARL.
Charles H. Sutphen was the pioneer settler in the town of Earl, in company with John R. Dow. They came from Boston, made claims and located at the head of the grove in April, 1834. They found two families just arrived from Indiana, J. Ross, and a Mr. Johnson, who located on the south side of the grove and made some improvement that summer. They sold their claim to McClasky & Philips, and left in 1835.
Mr. Sutphen brought his family in the month of October, and built a double log house on the site of the village. The land came in market in 1839, when Mr. Sutphen purchased one thou- sand acres where Earlville now stands, occupied it as a stock farm for about twenty years.
He was one of the first Justices for Indian
Precinct, and held the office continuously for fif- teen years, being the oldest Justice in the county when he resigned.
He had a family of six sons and three daugh- ters : Charles T. Sutphen was the first white male born in the township, he and George went to California; Albert to Aurora; Ford to Mis- souri ; Gilbert and Weller, to Iowa; Sarah, mar- ried S. Cook; Carrie T., was the first white child born in the town-married William H. Graham, of St. Louis; Mary, married O. C. Gray, of Ottawa, and her second husband was Dr. Canfield, of Ottawa.
Mrs. Sutphen, Elizabeth H. Dow, died in 1870; Mr. Sutphen removed to Joliet in 1871, and married the widow of H. D. Higginbotham.
John R. Dow returned to Boston in the fall of 1834, and his two brothers occupied his claim.
D. A. Ballard came from Boston, in the fall of 1834; his wife was a sister of Mrs. Sutphen ; he returned to Boston in 1842. Two sons re- main -- one died at Earl; the other went to Aurora.
Albert Dow came from Boston in 1835. He married Miss Frances Johnson, of Boston, and settled on the claim left by John R. Dow ; his wife died soon, and he married Martha Miles, and had one son and two daughters; he moved to Chicago. He resided in Ottawa severai years.
Warren Dow, from Boston, came in 1834. He married Miss Alice B. Champney, of Boston ; has one son and three daughters; he moved to Wisconsin. He resided in Ottawa several years, and in Marseilles.
Amos Foster, from Massachusetts, came in 1834; married in Ottawa ; removed to Wisconsin.
Corrin Doane, from Boston, came in 1834; married Harriet Johnson-his second wife was Hannah Stilson. sister to S. T. Stilson. He died in May, 1836. He had two sons: Hazen, lived in Earl; Samuel J., died in the army.
John T. Cook, brother-in-law to Sutphen, came in 1834; went to Galena, then to Chicago in the lumber trade; his wife died in Chicago of cholera.
John Thornton, and wife, Hannah Benedict, from St. Lawrence County, New York, in 1835 ; he died in 1865. He had three daughters : Lurania, married Samuel O. Carter ; Roby, married William Imil; Sarah, married O. J. . Wilson.
Samuel O. Carter, from St. Lawrence County, New York, in 1835 ; stopped near Chicago three months in December ; settled on S. 17. Wife, Lurania Thornton; has three sons: Adolphus married widow Doane ; Heman H., married Mal- vina Philips ; Joel.
Alonzo Carter, from St. Lawrence County,
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New York, in 1836; a Methodist preacher in Ohio.
Levi Carter, from same place in 1836; mar- ried widow Jewett ; moved to Sandoval, Marion County, Illinois.
Ferdinand Carter, from the same place in 1836: he died 1854. His widow, Deborah Breese, died 1867.
Benjamin Carter, from some place in 1836; went to Greene County in 1860.
Sylvester Carter came in 1836; he died of cholera in 1849: first wife, Miss Christy ; second, Mary Breese, widow ; third, Lucy Pine. Of his children, James Carter went to Livingston County ; Joseph is a prominent educator, super- intendent of schools at Champaign; Lucien in Livingston County.
Urial Carter, married Eliza Rogerson : went to Arkansas; had seven or eight children: left here in 1855.
Joel Carter, father of the foregoing seven sons, came from the bank of the St. Lawrence River in St. Lawrence County, New York, in 1836; died in 1853, aged seventy-five.
John Currier came from Vermont to Cincin- nati, and here in 1838; wife, Eliza Wallace; ten children.
Frank Ransted, from Vermont to Cincinnati and from there here in 1836: his wife died 1855: he had several children.
Allen Brown, and wife, Miss Best, in 1838; had one son and three daughters.
O. J. Wilson, from St. Lawrence County, New York, 1835: left there November 16th, when seventeen years of age, and came by steamer to Hamilton Bay, then on foot to near Chicago in company with Uri Carter ; stopped with Samuel and Levi Carter a few days, then went to In- diana and spent the winter, and in December. 1836, reached Big Indian Creek in La Salle County ; bought a claim on S. 21, which came in market in 1839.
From the poor boy trudging on foot through the weary distance to reach the west, he became the possessor of wealth, being a large land owner, farmer and banker. He was unfortun - ate in banking; failed and was able to pay de- positors only a small per cent. He married Sarah Thornton ; his children : Thomas, married Mary Wood ; William, married Nettie Doane : Edwin, in California : Abram, married Frances Pope ; Richard, Caroline, John T., Charlotte Ann, and Osman John.
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