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Eli W. Jones was born in Champaign County, Ohio, October
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20, 1819, and died in this township July 14, 1862. He was a son of Stephen and Jemima Jones, with whom he came to Logau County when a young man. He received but a limited education, he being obliged at an early age to assist his father on the farm. He followed agricultural pursuits through life and was a practical and industrious farmer, and as a citizen he was highly respected by all who knew him. His marriage occurred March 19, 1823, in Clarke County, Ohio, his wife's maiden name being Alice Foley. She was a daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth Foley, her father being a native of Virginia, and her mother of Pennsylvania, they coming to Logan County when Mrs. Jones was but twelve years of age. Of the nine children born to Mr. and Mrs. Jones, eight are living- Sarah E., Mabala C., Wallace A., Sylvester S., Jere- miah D., Maria A., Jemima J. and Annie E. In politics Mr. Jones was a Democrat, and in religious faith was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. His widow resides on section 2, Oran Township, and is the owner of a fine farm containing 160 acres of choice land.
William Jones is a native of Logan County, Illinois, born May 29, 1834. His parents, William and Phoebe (Brown) Jones, came from Kentucky to Illinois in 1828, locating near Springfield, where they lived until 1830 when they settled in Logan County. They had a family of ten children, of whom five survive-Samuel, a resident of Missouri; Freeman and Annie L., of Illinois; Larkin, of Kansas, and William. The names of the deceased are-Sarah, Margaret, Polly, Pheba and Prescious. William Jones, our sub- ject, was reared to agricultural pursuits, and has made farming his principal occupation through life. He has met with success in his farming operations and now has a good farm of 110 acres under a high state of cultivation, his residence being on section 4, Oran Township. He was married April 28, 1870, to Mary C. Strange, daughter of John R. and Mary Strange, of Dallas County, Iowa, the father a native of Kentucky, and the mother of Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have two children-Etta Maud, born March 5, 1871, and Nellie May, born May 13, 1872. Polit- ically Mr. Jones is a Democrat. We know nothing more of the Jones ancestors than that the grandfather of the subject of this sketch was stolen in Ireland and brought to this country and sold to pay his passage. Here he lived to be 106 years old. Both grandfathers fought in the Revolutionary war.
Harvy J. Joseph, son of Daniel and Annis (Jackson) Joseph,
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was born in Jackson County, Ohio, February 5, 1823. He was reared to manhood on a farm, receiving but a limited education. November 8, 1849, he was married in the State of Illinois to Mary Ross, of Ohio. The following children have been born to this union-Alonzo, who died in infancy; Lewis R., Rachel, Almira (deceased), Lanra B., Ella, William, Clara, Harvy and Walter. Our subject removed with his family to Mason County, Illinois, about the year 1858, and in 1868 settled in Logan County. He is a suc- cessful farmer and has a fine farm of 160 acres, located on section 8, Oran Township, where he makes his home. In politics he affili- ates with the Republican party. His parents had a large family of children, of whom eight are yet living-William, David, Harvy J., Priscilla, Isabella, Daniel, Ellen and Thomas.
Andrew Keys, deceased, was born in Ireland in February, 1832, a son of Andrew and Margaret (Armstrong) Keys. He came to America with his parents when a boy, landing at New Orleans, and located in Pike County, Illinois, where he was reared to ma- turity. He was married March 20, 1851, to Susan Evans. She was also a native of Ireland, born March 29, 1831, and when fifteen years old her parents, Samuel and Margaret (Mitchell) Evans, came to America, and settled in Pike County, Illinois, where Mrs. Keys was reared. To Mr. and Mrs. Keys have been born six children -Susan J., born February 14, 1854, died November 1, 1866; John J., born January 5, 1852; Maggie A., born October 18, 1855; Mary E., born December 13, 1857; Sarah E., born December 23, 1859; Rebecca L., born June 9, 1862, died June 18, 1881. Mr. Keys died December 30, 1863, leaving a host of warm friends to mourn his early death. In politics he was a Republican. His widow with her family came to Logan County in the spring of 1873, re- siding in Etna Township till the spring of 1883 when she moved to Beason. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, her husband having also been a consistent member of the same church.
Francis Keys, farmer, Oran Township, was born in Brown County, Illinois, July 10, 1842, a son of James and Mary Keys, both natives of Ireland, early settlers of Pike County, removing there when our subject was a year old. They had a family of four children-Francis, Andrew, Margaret and Eliza J. Francis Keys was ten years old when his father died, and he being the eldest child, the care of the family fell on him. He came with his mother and her family to Logan County in 1864, and settled
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on a farm on section 35, Oran Township, which is now owned by his brother, Andrew Keys. In his youth he attended the district schools of Pike County, where he received a rudimentary educa- tion. He has been a resident of Oran Township since coming to Logan County in 1864, settling in his present home on section 35, in the fall of 1875. He has always followed agricultural pursuits and is now the owner of 234 acres of land. March 5, 1868, he was married to Ann Armstrong, who was born June 30, 1845, a dangl- ter of James and Sarah Armstrong, her mother at present residing in Etna Township, this county. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Keys, one dying in infancy. Those living are- Mary E., born December 3, 1875; James L., October 7, 1878; Sarah A., March 16, 1880; Rubetta M., January 3, 1882; and An- drew H., October 13, 1883. Mr. Keys and his wife are both members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Beason, of which he is at present serving as assistant class leader. He has also served his church as steward for several years and gives liberally of his means to both church and State. In politics he affiliates with the Republican party.
Philip Kief. farmer and stock-raiser, section 25, Oran Town- ship, was born January 20, 1858, in Minnesota. His parents, Ja- cob and Sibela Kief, were natives of Germany, the father coming to America in 1845, and the mother in 1851. They were the par- ents of ten children-Barbara, Philip, Amelia, Sibela, Mary, Mar- garet, Lena, Catherine and Elizabeth, and one who is deceased. The father was a soldier in the United States army during the Mexican war. Philip Kief was reared to maturity in Minnesota, receiving a rudimentary education in the district schools. He left the parental root when twenty-four years old and began life for himself, and has followed farming. The homestead contains 160 acres of well cultivated land. He was married January 31, 1882, in Logan County, to Wilhelmina R. Gehlbach, daughter of Jacob Gehlbach, of Logan County. They have two children- Annie M., born November 8, 1882, and Clara A .. born June 4, 1884. In politics Mr. Kief is a Democrat. He and his wife are consistent members of St. John's Evangelical Church at Lincoln.
Adam Michaels was born in Prussia, Germany, April 6, 1828, a son of Adam and Johanna Michaels. His parents had a family of nine children, of whom four are yet living-Gustavus A., Maria, Adam and Sidonia. About the year 1837 his father with his family left his native country, taking passage in a sailing vessel for
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America, and after a nine-weeks voyage landed in New York. The family went at once to Columbus, Ohio, where the father followed cabinet-making for a short time, he having learned that trade in his youth. They then removed to Lafayette, Madison County, where the father was engaged in the furniture business for several years. They came to Logan County about 1847, where the mother died, in 1857. The father is now living with Hamilton Barr in De Witt County at an advanced age, having passed his ninetieth year. Adam Michaels, the subject of this sketch, came to Logan County with his parents, and has since made his home here. He is a farmer by occupation, which vocation he has followed with success, having at present 120 acres of highly cultivated land. He was married in August, 1856, to Miss M. F. Bell, daughter of John Bell, of Harrison County, Kentucky. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In politics he affiliates with the Dem- ocratic party. He served as clerk of the board appointed to organize Oran Township.
Gustavus A. Michaels, a prominent farmer and stock-raiser of Oran Township, was born June 6, 1822, in Prussia, Germany, and is a son of Adam and Johanna Michaels, the latter now deceased. He was married December 9, 1852, to Elizabeth Barr, daughter of John and Comfort Barr, who settled in Atlanta Township before its organization as a township. To Mr. and Mrs. Michaels have been born seven children-Maria A., born June 6, 1854; John H., September 25, 1856; Nancy A., August 30, 1858; Sarah C., No- vember 4, 1860; Melissa J., December 15, 1862; Mary L., August 21, 1864, and Minnie B., December 30, 1866. Mr. Michaels has followed agricultural pursuits through life, with the exception of a short time when he was engaged at the carpenter's trade. He is a self-made man, having commenced life for himself on very limited means, and by his own untiring industry and energy becoming one of the best farmers in this township. He is the owner of 360 acres of land, located on section 12, where he has made his home since 1848. He is one of the public-spirited citizens of Oran Township, and for over twenty years has held the office of school director. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Epis- copal church South.
Bryan MoNally, farmer, section 7, Oran Township, a son of John and Ann McNally, was born in Ireland in 1826. He immi- grated to the United States in 1850, and landed in New York. He was first employed on the Hudson River Railroad about a year
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and a half, and in 1852 he came to Illinois. After coming to this State he was employed for a time by John Matthews, a contractor on the Chicago & Alton Railroad. He was subsequently engaged for several years as switchman for the Chicago & Alton Railroad at Atlanta, Logan County. He was married January 5, 1854, to Mary A. Sinderson, a native of England, daughter of Charles and Louisa Sinderson, who came to Logan County in the year 1852. Of nine children born to Mr. and Mrs. McNally eight are living- Mary A., John T., Bryan W., Eliza A., Katie, James C., Mar- garet and Patrick H. Mr. McNally has a good farm of eighty acres. He has been a resident of his present place since the spring of 1864. In politics he casts his suffrage with the Democratic party.
William G. Mowry, of Benson, Logan County, was born Sep- tember 12, 1832, in Knox County, Tennessee, a son of Jackson and Leah (Cofmann) Mowry. His paternal grandfather was of German parentage, and served as a soldier in the Napoleon wars. His maternal grandfather, Millard Cofmann, was an early settler of Virginia. At an early day with several others he went to Knox County, Tennessee, and established a colony where they often underwent terrible persecutions from the Indians. Our subject's parents were born and reared in Tennessee. They had a family of four children born to them, three still living-Sarah, Elizabeth J. and William G. When he was eight years old his father died. He was the proprietor of a large warehouse at Chattanooga, Ten- nessee, and while assisting two laborers in rolling a hogshead of sugar on the wharf, they being in imminent danger of being crushed to death by the recoil, he was himself thrown beneath, which caused his death. William G., the subject of this sketch, received a common-school education in his native State, and when a young man came to Illinois. He worked on a farm in Marion County about five months, then came to Atlanta, Logan County, where for a short time he was employed in a livery stable. He subse- quently engaged in farming, working part of the time on rented land, and part of the time was employed by other farmers. He returned to Tennessee in the fall of 1858, and in the following spring engaged in the mercantile business with John Sawyers, at Maynardville, Union County, the firm name being Mowry & Saw- yers. He continued in business till he became unceasingly har- assed by the Southerners, owing to his strong sympathy for the North. The war excitement in Tennessee at that time being in- tense he thought it better to retire from business and shortly after
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enlisted in the Union canse in Company O, Second Tennessee Regiment of Union troops, and participated in the following battles: Fishing Creek, Brush Mountain, Booneville, Cumberland Gap, Pine Knob, second battle of Cumberland Gap, Powell's Valley, Mission Ridge, the taking of Knoxville, Jonesboro and numerous others of minor importance, While in the service he was wounded at Somerset, Kentucky. He was finally captured in Union County, Tennessee, while attending to an important mis- sion, he being betrayed and captured by Confederate troops. He was confined in Libby Prison two months, and at Belle Isle four months and was finally paroled. He, however, had been dis- charged previous to his capture, early in the year 1864. He returned to Logan County in the winter of 1865 and engaged in agri- cultural pursuits. He was married in September, 1866, to Eliza- beth Evans, and to them have been born nine children, of whom six survive-James H., John W., George C., Rebecca J., Lulu M. and Robert E. Those deceased are-Charles J., Samuel F. and Andrew T. Mr. Mowry settled at Beason in the spring of 1872, where he has a fine farm of 110 acres, all well cultivated. He an his wife are earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal church, he having been a member of the Board of Trustees for several years. In politics he affiliates with the Republican party.
John O' Hare, a representative farmer and stock-raiser, of Oran Township, Logan County, was born June 3, 1844, in Madison County, Illinois, his parents, Patrick and Mary A. O'Hare, being natives of Ireland. His father was educated in Scotland as a phy- sician and surgeon, and in 1842 he immigrated to America with his family, coming direct to Alton, Illinois, where for five years he was engaged in the practice of his profession. He then went to Monroe County, Missouri, where in connection with his pro- fessional duties he carried on a farm, living there till his death. Of his family of six children four are living-Mary A., Matilda J., Joseph and John. John, the subject of this sketch, came to. Logan County, Illinois, early in the year 1864, with a view to making a new home for his mother and her family. He was em- ployed for several months as a brakeman on the Illinois Central Railway, then settled on a rented farm in Oran Township. By thrift and good management, in a few years he was enabled to purchase a farm, and is now the owner of 360 acres of land. He was married December 23, 1869, to Amelia Bell, daughter of Jo- seph Bell, of Logan County. They have had four children-Lucy
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B., born December 8, 1872; Nellie, July 6, 1881; Sylvester J., February 24, 1883, and Victoria, deceased. He has served as school trustee of Oran Township six years, and is at present serv- ing his third year as supervisor, having been first elected to that office in the spring of 1882. He is a member of Lincoln Lodge, No. 210, F. & A. M. In his political views he is a Democrat.
Hiram A. Pruitt, of Beason, Illinois, was born February 10, 1834, in Vanderberg County, Indiana. His parents, John and Mahala Pruitt, were Kentuckians , by birth, and came to Vander- berg County among the early settlers. Of a large family of children born to them nine are living-Nancy K., Warner W., Francis M., Susan E., Hiram A., Lydia J., Phoebe C., George W. and Thomas J. Hiram A. was reared to manhood on a farm in Indiana, and there received a common-school education. He came to Logan County on horseback in 1856, where he has since made his home. April 25, 1861, he was married to Lucinda Gambrel, her parents, William and Elizabeth Gambrel, being early settlers of Logan County. They have had born to them two children-John A., born January 27, 1862, and Irena M., who is now deceased. Mr. Pruitt has followed agricultural pursuits through life with the exception of ten years, when he was engaged in the mercantile trade in Beason, Logan County, Illinois. He was elected the first collector of Oran Township after its organization. He has also served as township clerk one year and as assessor for three years. He also served as treasurer, being appointed by the Board of Trus- tees, and for several years was justice of the peace. He is a com- missioned notary public, and in politics he is a Republican. He has served as an elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian church for several years, of which church he is an active member.
William J. Reece, deceased, was born July 2, 1831, in Cham- paign County, Ohio, a son of Sampson and Sarah Reece, with whom when a boy he came to Logan County, Illinois. He was reared in this county, and here received but a limited education. December 22, 1853, he was married to Hannah Hull. She is a native of Madison County, Ohio, born January 28, 1836, a daughter of Johnson G. and Catherine Hull, her father being a native of Obio and her mother of Maryland. Mrs. Reece was in her thirteenth year when she came with her parents to Illinois. Mr. Reece died October 17, 1881, leaving his widow with four children-Alonzo M., who was born October 10, 1854; Oswald T., born December 21, 1856; Etta M., born May 7, 1862, and William J., born De-
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cember 20, 1869. He was a kind husband and father, and was a highly esteemed citizen of this township. He was a consistent member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, serving as an elder in that denomination for many years. He has served his township as highway commissioner and also as assessor. His widow still resides on the homestead on section 9, Oran Township, and is the owner of eighty acres of land. She is a member of the Cum- berland Presbyterian church.
Alfred L. Sullivan was born August 13, 1829, in Logan County, Ohio, where he was reared to manhood. He is a son of Lewis and Lucy Sullivan, his mother deceased and his father living in Oran Township. Of his father's family nine are living-Henry W., William J., Elizabeth J., Alfred L., Thomas L., Angeline, Mar- garet I., Lewis W. and Benjamin F. Our subject was educated in the early subscription schools of his native State. He was married in Ohio, February 19, 1854, to Rebecca D. Taylor, of Greene County, born July 2, 1836. Nine children have been born to this union-Alonzo T., born January 22, 1855; Eva J., October 6, 1857; Theodore L., September 2, 1859; Clarence W., born September 11, 1861, died September 19, 1862; Robert Y., born June 9, 1866, died November 24, 1867; William W., born May 10, 1869; Beulah M., May 1, 1871; Olive L., May 21, 1876, and Alvin D., March 6, 1880. Mr. Sullivan settled on section 36, Oran Township, having for two years previous lived in Menard County, Illinois. He has followed farming from his youth, and at present is the owner of 157 acres of good land under a high state of cultivation. He is an active member of the Christian church, and is a liberal and public-spirited citizen. In his political views he is a Republican.
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ORVIL TOWNSHIP.
LOCATION .- LIST OF TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, 1867-'85 .- STATISTICS .- POLITICAL .- HARTSBURG .- EMDEN .- BIOGRAPHICAL.
Orvil Township is in the north tier of townships, and is bounded on the north by Tazewell County. To the east lies Eminence Township, to the south, West Lincoln Township, and to the west, Prairie Creek Township. Sugar Creek flows along its southern border. The township is crossed diagonally by the Peoria, Deca- tur & Evansville Railroad, with two stations-Emden and Harts- burg-in this township. Much of the land in Orvi! is owned by William Scully, of London, England, and is rented to tenants.
OFFICIAL.
The following list comprises the official record of Orvil Township from 1867 till 1885:
1867-Supervisor, Thomas Quisenberry; Clerk, Edwin Barnum; Assessor, F. A. Musick; Collector, M. A. Miles; Highway Com- missioners, Henry Musick, William Willis and R. R. Hatfield; Justices, Norman Sumner and Preston P. Brady; Constables, E. Woland and Elisha B. Ashley.
1868-Supervisor, Henry Musick; Clerk, James W. Mead; Assessor, F. A. Musick; Collector, M. A. Miles; Highway Com- missioner, Daniel Baldwin.
1869-Supervisor, Henry Musick; Clerk, James W. Mead; As- sessor, Matthew McElhiney; Collector, M. A. Miles; Highway Commissioner, James C. Hayes.
1870-Supervisor, Berry Musick; Clerk, James N. Longan; As- sessor, Matthew McElhiney; Collector, James W. Mead; Highway Commissioners, H. A. J. Paul and Sylvester Harts; Justices, William King, John Matlock and Charles Dorsey; Constables, E. R. Woland and James Wickersham.
1871-Supervisor, R. R. Hatfield; Clerk, James N. Longan; (844)
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Assessor, Matthew McElhiney; Collector, James W. Mead; High- way Commissioner, Edwin Barnum; Justice, Norman Sumner; Constable, Abram Wilkins.
1872-Supervisor, R. R. Hatfield; Clerk, James N. Longan; Assessor, John Westfall; Collector, Matthew McElhiney; High- way Commissioner, Edwin F. Smalley.
1873-Supervisor, R. R. Hatfield; Clerk, Arthur P. Miller; As- sessor, Matthew McElhiney; Collector, James N. Longan; High- way Commissioners, Alfred Harpole, James O'Brien and John A. Smallwood; Justices, A. Lewis Kellogg and Norman Sumner; Constable, Charles W. E. Fulsom.
1874-Supervisor, R. R. Hatfield; Clerk, John A. Hogue; As- sessor, John Westfall; Collector, J. A. Longan; Highway Com- missioners, William Willis and James Hitchel; Constable, Henry Sinderson.
1875-Supervisor, R. R. Hatfield; Clerk, John A. Hogue; As- sessor, Matthew McElhiney; Collector, James N. Longan; High- way Commissioner, William Willis; Justices, O. H. P. Hammitt and Edwin Barnum; Constable, William T. Carnahan.
1877-Supervisor, P. P. Brady; Clerk, John A. Hogue; As- sessor, F. A. Musick; Collector, J. N. Longan; Highway Commis- sioner, Lubbert Lubbers; Justices, D. J. Hogue and O. H. P. Hammitt; Constables, Samuel Mangus and W. T. Carnahan.
1878-Supervisor, Matthew McElhiney; Clerk, John)A. Hogue; Assessor, M. N. Wren; Collector, J. N. Longan; Highway Com- missioners, W. J. Gilchrist, G. W. Taylor and M. A. Miles.
1879-Supervisor, John A. Hogue; Clerk, Henry Wieburg; As- sessor, George W. Miller; Collector, Philip Ward; Highway Com- missioner, B. F. Temple.
1880-Supervisor, John A. Hogue; Clerk, James O. Brady; Assessor, M. A. Miles; Collector, James N. Longan; Highway Commissioner, John W. Jackson.
1881 -- Supervisor, John A. Hogue; Clerk, H. Krommenga; As- sessor, James N. Longan; Collector, E. L. Carnahan; Highway Commissioner, William Huston; Justices, D. J. Hogue, John Mickle and Carl Ley; Constables, Charles E. Burrows and B. F. Temple.
1882-Supervisor, Jacob Morris; Clerk, Henry Krommenga; Assessor, M. N. Wren; Collector, E. L. Carnahan; Highway Com- missioner, B. F. Temple.
1883-Supervisor, Jacob Morris; Clerk, George Hallman; As-
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sessor, Samuel Mangus; Collector, Henry Krommenga; Highway Commissioner, E. R. Woland.
1884-Supervisor, Jacob Morris; Clerk, George Hallman; As- sessor, Samuel Mangus; Collector, John E. Miller; Highway Com- missioner, Gilbert Morris; Constable, James N. Longan.
1885-Supervisor, Jacob Morris; Clerk, John A. Hogue; As- sessor, John H. Smalley; Collector, John E. Miller; Highway Commissioner, George W. Taylor; Justices, Carl Ley and John Mickle; Constables, J. N. Longan and B. F. Temple.
STATISTIOS.
Orvil Township had 1,196 inhabitants in 1870, and this figure was increased to 1,521, more than 25 per cent., by 1880. There are now about 1,600 inhabitants.
Property and taxation have increased, too, as shown by the fol- lowing figures for 1875 and 1885:
1875 .- Egnalized valuation, $756, 764; State tax, $2,270.28; county tax, $1,513.53; town tax, $151.37; school tax, $4,701.58; road tax, $415.58; road and bridge tax, $756.77; sinking fund tax, $756.77; county bond tax, $983.79; back tax, $19.21; total taxes, $11,568.88.
1885 .- Equalized valuation, $506,239; State tax, $1,750.23; connty tax, $3,250.44; township tax, $399.06; road and bridge tax, $3,000.41; county bond interest tax, $650.08; district school tax, $5,054.83; dog tax, $147; back taxes, with costs and interest, $303.72; total taxes, $14,555.77.
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