History of Logan County, Illinois, Part 42

Author: Inter-State Publishing Co.
Publication date: 1886
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Number of Pages: 989

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Jacob Bollin, proprietor of Bollin's saloon, Lincoln, was born in Baden, Germany, July 22, 1846. When he was six years old his parents, John and Agnes (Schoendienst) Bollin, came to Amer- ica and settled in Toledo, Ohio, living there till 1855. They then came to Illinois, locating near Berlin, Sangamon County, and from there came to Logan County in the spring of 1865. Jacob Bollin remained with his parents till twenty years of age, when with their consent he engaged in business for himself, opening his pres- ent saloon in Lincoln. He was elected justice of the peace of West Lincoln Township in the spring of 1881, for a term of four years, and was re-elected to the same office in the spring of 1885. September 2, 1869, he was married to Elizabeth Bernritter, of Lin- coln, a native of Germany. They have five children-Minnie, Dora, William, Amelia and Caroline. Mr. Bollin, although reared in the Catholic faith, is an attendant of the Lutheran church, to which church his wife and children belong. In politics he is a Dem- ocrat, and has frequently been a delegate to district and county Democratic conventions. He is a member of the Mozart Lodge, No. 345, I. O. O. F., of which he is deputy. He has passed all the chairs in the subordinate lodge, and has been a representative to the grand lodge of the State of Illinois. He is also a member of Boone Encampment, No. 41, I. O. O. F., of which he bas

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passed all the chairs. He belongs to Oriental Lodge, No. 529, K. of H., and has passed all the chairs of that order.

John Bollin, deceased, was born in Baden, Germany, June 24, 1821, and was educated in the public schools of that country, and was reared to the occupation of farming. In 1848 he enlisted in the Revolutionary war with General Seigel. In 1851 he came to America, landing in New York City, and from there went to To- ledo, Ohio, and settled on a farm. In 1855 he came to Illinois, and lived in New Berlin, Sangamon County, till 1865, when he came to Logan County and settled in West Lincoln Township. In 1877 he retired from farming and moved to the city of Lincoln, where he died July 15, 1881. He was married in 1845 to Agnes Schoen- dienst. To them were born five children-Benjamin, on the old homestead; Jacob, a saloon-keeper of Lincoln; Mary, wife of Anton Römer, of Mt. Pulaski; Herman, manufacturer of mineral waters, and Joseph, who died in infancy.

George W. Bowers, of the firm Eckert & Bowers, proprietors of the City Meat Market, Lincoln, Illinois, is a native of Logan County, born in Atlanta, November 24, 1854, a son of John and Susan (Hays) Bowers. His parents were farmers and he was thus reared, living with them till manhood. He received a good edu- cation, completing it at the Atlanta High School. In 1872 he be- gan butchering at Atlanta, and in 1876 removed to Lincoln, where he was employed by James Huber till 1879, when he went to Chi- cago and worked in the slaughter house of G. F. Swift a year. In 1880 he returned to Lincoln and was employed by Solomon Morris, Frank Hutter and others till September, 1882, when he went to Iowa, but remained only a short time, and on his return becaine associated with John Eckert, Jr., forming the present firm. They have one of the best markets in the city, their endeavor at all times being to give their customers the best of meat at the lowest prices, and thus they have worked up a good trade, which is constantly in- creasing. Mr. Bowers was married February 6, 1883, to Caro- line Reither, of Lincoln. They have two children-George and Del.

John T. Boyden, undertaker, Lincoln, was born near Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts, September 5, 1849. He was reared on a farm till his fourteenth year, and was educated at a private school at Conway, and at Conway Academy. In his fif- teenth year he was employed as a clerk in the wholesale boot and shoe store of Hixon, Burney & Shaw, at Springfield, Massachu-

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setts, for one year, and in 1864 he came to Logan County, Illinois. He located at Lincoln, where he clerked for Aogeson & Smith about six months when he went to McLean, McLean County, Illi- nois, and had charge of the elevator of H. F. Lewis & Co. for six months. He then went to Chicago where he was employed by the same firm as salesman on the Board of Trade for three years. In 1869 he returned to Lincoln and was employed as teller in the pri- vate bank of William F. Dustin for ten years. He then, in 1880, engaged in the undertaking business. In the fall of 1880 he was elected coroner of Logan County, and re-elected in 1882, serving in all four years. He was married at Lincoln, December 25, 1872, to Flora Warner. They have three children-Nellie Edna, George L. and John H. In politics Mr. Boyden is a Republican. He is a member of Lincoln Lodge, No. 204, I. O. O. F. He is also a mem- ber of Lincoln Lodge, No. 210, A. F. & A. M .; Lincoln Chapter, No. 147, and Constantine Commandery, No. 51.

Patrick Casey, proprietor of Casey's saloon, corner of Pulaski and Kickapoo streets, Lincoln, is a native of Ireland, born in County Limerick, March 17, 1843. He remained with his parents till twen- ty-five years of age, and in 1868 came to the United States, first lo- cating in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he remained till 1871. He then went to Lexington, Kentucky, thence to Tensas Parish, Louisiana, from there to Cincinnati, Ohio, and Chicago, Illi- nois. In 1872 he came to Logan County, and located in Elkhart Township, where he engaged in farming and working on the rail- road till 1878. In the latter year he moved to Lincoln and worked in the shaft of the Lincoln Coal Company a year, and in 1879 em- barked in his present business. He has been successful and by economy and strict business integrity now has a competency. He has a residence and business house in Lincoln, and is also a stock- holder in the Citizens' Coal Company. Mr. Casey was married May 11, 1883, by Father Tuohy, to Miss Julia Campion. They are members of the St. Patrick's Catholic Church. He is a mem- ber of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and has served as treas- urer and financial secretary of the insurance department of the order. In politics he is a Democrat.

Rev. James A. Chase .- The subject of this sketch was a native of Southern Kentucky, born in 1822, removed from Kentucky to McLean County, Illinois, in the fall of 1864, and in 1876 removed to Lincoln, Illinois, where he still resides. Mr. Chase is a prom- inent minister of the gospel in the denomination of Christians

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known as Cumberland Presbyterians. In the spring of 1844 he was licensed to preach the gospel by Logan Presbytery. At that time his education was quite limited, and though he immediately entered on the important work of the ministry, he determined to pursue his studies in another channel, until he became a good English scholar. During the first eight years of his ministry his work was mostly that of an itinerate, traveling and preaching, from place to place; and in the vernacular of the country, as a cir- cuit rider. As was common with that class of preachers, he carried with him a small portable library, consisting of Bible, hymn-book, and English grammar. During the last twelve years of the resi- dence of Mr. Chase in Kentucky he was pastor of two congre- gations, one of which - Pilot Knob - under his faithful and effective ministration, became a large and prosperous congregation. The prominent traits of Mr. Chase's character stand out in bold relief, in; First, His talent, boldness, zeal and efficiency in the discharge of duty as a minister of the gospel; Second, His patriotism and devotion to his Government and country, dur- ing the trying and dangerous period of the late war. To which we may add a Third, His uncompromising opposition to the traffic in and use of intoxicating drinks. For many years he has owned a good library, and has become well versed in the doctrines, theo- logical and spiritual, of his church. As a pulpit speaker he is bold and fluent; as a sermonizer, kind and persuasive, yet often aggressive when dealing with prominent iniquities, with which so- ciety and the church is cursed. Few men are possessed of more natural ability for oratory, and many of his discourses have been truly eloquent. As a reasoner he is clear, logical and incisive. Soon after Mr. Chase located in Illinois he organized a congre- gation in the neighborhood of his residence, which, under his fos- tering care, has developed into one of the best in the State, con- sisting of between 400 and 500 members. He spends much of his time in laboring to build up weak congregations, and in holding protracted meetings. Has kept a diary of his latter work, which shows that during the last twelve years of his residence in Ken- tucky he held seventy-seven protracted meetings, and since his residence in Illinois has held eighty-four. Those meetings resulted in a great many accessions to the church. Though the father of Mr. Chase was a proslavery man, and owned a number of slaves, he, from his youth, was opposed to slavery, and when the war of 1861-'5 was inaugurated, he at once espoused the cause of the 29

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Union, was outspoken in denunciation of secession, and labored steadfastly in the cause of the Government and to sustain the Union. In temperance work he is a pronounced prohibitionist, and in that character of work has done, and is still doing, much. Some of his most eloquent and aggressive discourses have been delivered as a prohibition lecturer. In December, 184:, Mr. Chase was united in marriage with Miss Susan J. Johnson, a grand- daughter of one of the pioneer ministers of the church. His wife still lives, and has indeed been a helpmeet, sustaining and encouraging him in the ardnous ministerial work in which he has been engaged. Mr. Chase is possessed of eminent social qualities. As a member of the judicatures of the church, from the Presby- tery up to the General Assemby, he has been a safe and judicious counsellor and adviser. He is a devoted friend of Lincoln Univer- sity; was its efficient endowing agent in the years 1877 and 1878, and is now vice-president of its Board of Trustees.

Vincent Cherney, proprietor of the Tivoli saloon, Lincoln, Illi- nois, is a native of Wisconsin, born near Kellnersville, Manitowoc County, November 16, 1857, a son of Joseph and Regina Cherney. His parents died when he was young, and he was thrown on his own resources. When about twelve years old he began to learn the cigar-maker's trade at Chicago, but the firm with which he worked failing he went to Springfield, Illinois, and clerked in a bakery and restaurant about four years. In October, 1876, he came to Lincoln and was employed as bar-tender by Richard Ziesler, till the spring of 1879, when he became his employer's successor. He has greatly increased the business, adding to it the retail liquor trade, and now has one of the best stores of the kind in Lincoln. In politics Mr. Cherney is a Democrat. He is a member of Mozart Lodge, No. 345, and Boone Encampment, No. 41, I. O. O.F., be- ing past noble grand of the former and is now chief patriarch of the latter. He is also a member of Oriental Lodge, No. 529, K. of . H., of which he has been dictator two terms. He was married September 30, 1880, to Katie Scheid, of Lincoln. They have one child-Edward.

James Coddington, capitalist and dealer in real estate, Lincoln, was born in Warsaw County, Ohio, Aug. 18, 1815, a son of David and Elizabeth (Frazee) Coddington, who were natives of Maryland, of English descent. He was reared a farmer, and remained with his parents till reaching maturity. He then began working at the cooper's trade at his native town, Hopkinsville, and vicinity, which

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he followed about seven years. He then, in 1843, engaged in the mercantile business at Rossburgh till 1849, when he moved to But- lerville, and there followed the mercantile business till the spring of 1852. He then located in Delavan, Tazewell County, Illinois, and engaged in farming. In October, 1855, having sold his farm, he removed to Logan County, and became associated with T. J. Brown, of Lincoln, dealing in lumber for three years under the firm name of Coddington & Brown. After his partnership was dissolved he began dealing in real estate, which business he has since followed at Lincoln. Mr. Coddington was first married in Warren County, Ohio, August 27, 1841, to Harriet S. Brown. She died September 24, 1872, leaving four children-Chas. E., of Lin- coln; Anna, wife of Mark W. Barrett, of Lincoln, and Robert B. and David S., both of Dakota. Mr. Coddington was again married, May 20, 1875, to Mrs. Levina Moore, of Lincoln. In 1864 Mr. Coddington, with T. J. Brown and William M. Dustin, drove 100 head of mules and horses overland to California. They were five months on the way, and sold their stock at Sacramento in the spring of 1865. Mr. Coddington has served as mayor of Lincoln one term, and has held the position of councilman several terms.

Benjamin F. Comstock, proprietor of Comstock's planing mills, was born September 16, 1835, near Perry, Pike County, Illinois, where he was reared on a farm, and received his education in the school of his neighborhood. He was the eldest of three sons of Medab and Mary Ann (Mehaffa) Comstock. His father went to California in 1850 and began working in the gold mines, but was taken sick and died in Sacramento City in 1853. Our subject re- mained with his mother till reaching manhood. He began life for himself as a farmer in Scott County, where he remained till 1862. He then crossed the Rocky Mountains, and was engaged in min- ing in the Virginia, Gold Hills, Silver City and Dayton silver mines till 1865, when he returned to the States, and in November of the same year he located in Logan County on a farm near Lincoln, where he farmed till March, 1868. He then came to Lincoln, and was variously employed till August, 1869, when 'he began work- ing at the carpenter's trade, which he followed till 1878. In that year he began the manufacture of the Star washing machine, to which he added planing-mill machinery in 1881, and now does & general business of planing, scroll sawing, turning and jobbing. He was married near Bluff City, Scott County, December 19, 1859, to Rebecca Jane Morrison, of Scott County. They have three

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children-Thomas Edward, of Blunt, Dakota; James Franklin, in his father's mill, and Emily Ida, attending the Lincoln High School. Mr. Comstock has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church since 1855, and has several times served as class- leader.

Benjamin Franklin Core, teamster, Lincoln, was born in Fay- ette County, Ohio, June 19, 1825, youngest son of Christian and Catherine (Glaze) Core, his parents being of German descent, and natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia respectively. Christian Core followed farming in Fayette County till his death, which occurred when our subject was four years old, and in 1831 his widow mar- ried again. B. F., our subject, began attending the primitive log cabin schools at the age of eight years, and in them he received a limited education. He remained with his mother and stepfather till 1843, when, in his eighteenth year, he left his home and worked for neighboring farmers for five years. January 1, 1848, he and Andrew Morris started for Illinois on horseback, arriving in Vermillion County, January 8, where they purchased 200 head of cattle. In October following they drove their cattle overland to Fayette County, Ohio. In December they went over to Kentucky, going to the northeastern counties, where they collected 135 bead of cattle, and returned to Ohio in January, 1849, and after wintering the cattle they sold them to a drover. Mr. Core then farmed for twenty months. He was married October 5, 1850, to Mrs. Elizabeth Ann (Beatty) Jefferson, a daughter of Elijah and Anna (Miller) Beatty, her father a farmer, a native of Virginia, of Scotch descent, and her mother of German ancestry, also a native of Virginia. To Mr. and Mrs. Core were born three children-Mary V., wife of S. B. Fryer, of Lincoln; Elijah B., a photographer, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and William F., a photographer, of Lincoln. Mrs. Core has one son by a former husband-John Franklin, a farmer near Lincoln. After his marriage Mr. Core bought a small farm in Fayette County, where he lived till October, 1856. He then lived on a rented farm near Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois, till 1859, when he moved to Lincoln, and was employed in the Lincoln Mills nine months. He then followed teaming till June, 1862, when he was appointed street commissioner to fill a vacancy. In the spring of 1863 he again engaged in teaming, which he followed till 1868, when he was appointed jailor for a term of two years. In Decem- ber, 1870, he began working at the carpenter's trade. In October, 1871, he was employed as bailiff in the noted Railroad Bond case.

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He then followed farming near Lincoln six years, and in 1878 returned to Lincoln and engaged in teaming two years. He then rented his eldest son's farm where he farmed two years when he returned to Lincoln where he still resides. He and his wife are members of the regular Baptist church near Lincoln. In politics he is a Democrat.

William Florance Core, photographer, Lincoln, was born near Washington Court-House, Ohio, April 16, 1856, and in the fall of the same year he was brought by his parents, Benjamin F., and Elizabeth A. (Beatty) Core, to Atlanta, Logan County, Illinois. His parents were both natives of Ohio and were of German descent. He was reared at Atlanta and Lincoln, and was educated at the dis- trict schools, and later attended the Lincoln University. In early life he began to learn the jeweler's trade in Lincoln but not caring for it he abandoned it and was engaged in bracket-making in this place for several months. At the age of twenty he began to learn photography with his brother, Elijah Core, from whom he pur- chased his present gallery October 18, 1884, the gallery having been established at Lincoln by his brother in 1874. Mr. Core was married at Mount Sterling, Ohio, March 9, 1881, to Miss Ella Haney, of that place. This union has been blessed with one child -Elizabeth Florence. Mr. Core is a member of Lodge No. 675, A. L. of H., of Lincoln.

William Allen Corwine, architect and superintendent, was born near Sharonville, Pike County, Ohio, May 9, 1840. He remained in his native county till fifteen years of age when his parents moved to Illinois and located near Broadwell, Logan County. In his youth he learned the carpenter's trade, at which he worked till August, 1862, when he enlisted in the war of the Rebellion, in Company G, Ninety-first Ohio Infantry, and served until the close of the war, the greater part of the time as Sergeant. He partici- pated in the engagements at Cloyd's Mountain, Lynchburg, Cable- town, Cedar Creek, Winchester, and others of minor importance. He was wounded at Winchester, September 19, 1864, 3 minie ounce ball striking his watch and glancing off into his groin, whence it was extracted, and he has both watch and ball as memen- toes of his narrow escape. He was discharged at Washington, D. C., July 1, 1865, and returned to Logan County. He soon after settled in Linocin and until 1873 worked in the planing mill of William Hungerford, and has since been engaged in his present business, his work often calling him to adjoining counties. The

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last building placed under his supervision was St. Mary's Cathe- dral, Peoria, Illinois. In the spring of 1885 Mr. Corwine was elected treasurer of Lincoln. He was married September 19, 1865, to Louisa D. McMillin, of Sharonville, Ohio. He is a member of Logan Lodge, No. 430, F. & A. M., of which he has been warden one year and secretary three years.

John Dailey, of the firm Dailey & Blackburn, bakers and con- fectioners, Lincoln, Illinois, is a native of Cork, Ireland, born in 1846. In 1850 his parents came to the United States and settled in Cairo, Illinois, where the father died in 1852 and the mother in 1856. Thus thrown on his own responsibility he worked as a news- boy, then as cabin-boy on the steamboats on the Mississippi River, and as porter in hotels till 1861, when he enlisted in the de- fense of his adopted country, in Company G, First Kentucky In- fantry, to serve three years. At the expiration of his term he re-enlisted at Cincinnati in the United States navy, to serve in the Mississippi squadron, under Commodore Farragut, and served one year till the close of the war. He participated in the battles of Charleston, West Virginia, Perryville, Nelson Cross-Roads, Bards- town, Shiloh, Corinth, Stone River and Chickamauga. At the latter he was captured and was a prisoner six months, at Belle Isle and in Libby Prison. After his discharge he was variously employed at Cairo till 1866, when he began working in the coal mines near Springfield, Illinois. In 1868 he came to Lincoln, remaining but a short time, and subsequently worked in the mines of Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania till 1870, when he came again to Lincoln. In 1879 he took charge of the Lincoln Coal Mining Company's mines, and was thus employed till 1885, when, in November, he, in company with T. L. Blackburn, embarked in the confectionery and bakery business. Mr. Dailey was married July 21, 1874, to Miss Mary Clare. They are members of St. Patrick's Catholic Church.

John Damarin, farmer and stock-raiser, Lincoln, is a native of Bavaria, Germany, born October 10, 1836. He was reared and educated in the schools of his native country till sixteen years of age when he came to America, since which time he has maintained himself. He attended a night school at Piketon, Ohio, one winter, then went to Portsmouth, Ohio, where he became apprenticed to William H. Bennett to learn the butcher's trade, and served three years. He then remained with Mr. Bennett a year longer, work- ing for wages. He came to Lincoln in 1857 and after working for

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a few months as an employe he opened a butcher's shop on his own account on Pulaski street. He followed the butcher's trade till 1862 when he made a prospecting tour to the Pacific coast, and while absent he worked at his trade at Virginia City and Ophir, Nevada. He spent a short time in San Francisco, and in the spring of 1865 he returned to Lincoln, and resumed his business at his old stand. He discontinued his business in 1868 and became associated with T. W. Kenyon in shipping live-stock to the Chi- cago market, the firm being known as Kenyon & Damarin. This partnership was dissolved in 1870, when Mr. Damarin removed to his farm in West Lincoln Township where he was engaged in farm- ing and raising and dealing in live-stock till September, 1885. He then rented his farm and has since been a resident of Lincoln. He was married at Lincoln, October 20, 1867, to Mary Shuck, of Heidelberg, Germany. They have four children-Hannah, John Henry, Lulu and Cora. Charles died in infancy at Lincoln, No- vember 10, 1868. Mr. Damarin was elected supervisor of West Lincoln Township in April, 1885, and is chairman of the Poor Farm Committee. Heis an attendant and his wife and eldest daughter are members of the First Presbyterian Church at Lincoln. He is a member of Logan Lodge, No. 480, A. F. & A. M. Mr. Damarin is a self-made man, having commenced life with no capital, and by his own industry has accumulated property in Lincoln and a good farm of 160 acres in the vicinity of Lincoln.

Henry Ward Dana was born in Woodstock, Vermont, April 3, 1842, a son of George W. and Abba S. (Snow) Dana, who were also natives of Vermont and of English descent. He was edu- cated in the common schools, and was mostly reared at Waterbury, Vermont. He began the study of law at the age of eighteen years at the law school at Poughkeepsie, graduating from that institu- tion in 1859. He was admitted to the bar at Bennington, Vermont, in 1863. In 1866 he came to Lincoln and engaged in compiling abstract books in the Logan County title abstract office of which he is now sole proprietor. In July, 1884, he became associated with the Benson Land and Loan Company, of Benson, Minn., and was elected president of the company, a position he still holds, his time being equally divided between his own business and the business of the company. The latter is now extensively engaged in locating emigrants in Swift County, Minn., and in loaning money for Eastern capitalists. Mr. Dana was married April 15, 1863, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., to Emma Van Kleeck, of New York

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City. They have five children living-Edwin W., engaged in the real estate business, at Minneapolis, Minn .; Robert C., in his father's office at Lincoln; Mabel, William and Emma. Two chil- dren died in Lincoln-Harry Marvin, at the age of six years, and Arthur, aged six months. Mr. and Mrs. Dana are members of Trin- ity Episcopal Church at Lincoln, which Mr. Dana has served as secretary, treasurer, and vestryman several years. Mr. Dana's father died in Bennington, Vermont, in November, 1867, aged sixty-one years, and the same year his mother came West and is living with an elder son, George S. Dana, of Toledo, Ohio.

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History of Logan County, Illinois, Part 42

Author: Inter-State Publishing Co. Publication date: 1886 Publisher: Number of Pages: 989

Author: Inter-State Publishing Co.
Publication date: 1886
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 989