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Gilboa, in Schoharie County, and resumed work at his trade and also kept a toll gate on the main highway. His death oeeurred in 1831 at Stamford, in Delaware County, N. Y. He was the father of six children, Marmaduke being the fifth in order of birth.
M. D. Hoy impressed his neighbors and associates in MeHenry County as a well-informed and educated man. His educational training had been more thorough than many youths enjoyed and early prepared him for the position of school teacher, and he taught in Green County, N. Y., for a number of winter terms, devoting his summers to work on the farm. He became deeply interested about the time of his marriage in the wider opportunities being offered in what was then the far west, and shortly afterward, when the completion of the Erie Canal made transportation safe and possible across the state, started for Illinois. Rough weather was encountered on the lakes and they put in at the village of Chicago, reaching Southport, now Kenosha, Wis., May 23, 1844, and from there made their way to Alden Township, McHenry County, Ill. They soon became settled residents there, and Mr. Hoy took a prominent part in public matters, and concerned himself with the progress and advancement of the neighborhood, and in 1865 he was elected county elerk. He removed then to Woodstock and for the next eight years devoted himself to the duties of the county office and at the end of that time embarked in a mercantile business in partnership with his son, George H. Hoy, which was developed into an extensive enter- prise.
Mr. Hoy was married in Lockport, N. Y., June 15, 1843, to Miss Catherine Maria Alberty, who was born in Green County, N. Y., February 19, 1821, and died July 23, 1863. The following children were born to them: Sarah Delia, born October 10, 1847; Luman Thomas, born October 28, 1850; George H., born February 21, 1853; Fremont, born June 1, 1856; and Jennie, born June 26, 1859, died September 21, 1861. Mr. Hoy was married (second) October 4, 1864, to Esther Eleanor Atwater, who was born in Schoharic County, N. Y., February 20, 1833, and is now deceased. There were two children born to the second marriage, Kittie A., who died in 1883, and John M., who was born April 5, 1872. The sons of Mr. Hoy are all identified with the banking business in McHenry County, and are leading factors in the financial field.
During the Civil War Mr. Hoy was an ardent supporter of the Union cause and few citizens of Alden Township were more active in patriotic work during that period. He was associated with Stephen Alberty, William Barnes, William Wedgewood and other loyal men on the local
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committee to promote enlistments and it should go on public record that these men finding that the raising of funds to pay the soldiers' bounties at the time impossible, did not hesitate to raise the needed money on their personal notes. It was a noble act of patriotism and saved the township a large amount of discount money. He was a sound Repub- lican and faithfully supported the party's candidates. Many offices of trust and responsibility were tendered him and he served as a justice of the peace, highway commissioner and township treasurer. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Hoy died May 15, 1912.
WILLIAM P. HOY.
The name of Hoy is associated with banking of the highest elass in MeHenry County, those bearing the name having been associated with the finances of the various communities here for many years. William P. Hoy is cashier of the State Bank of Huntley, his associates in the bank being as follows: John M. Hoy, president; John T. Kelley, vice president; and W. B. Bartlet, assistant eashier. This bank was originally known as the bank of M. D. Hoy & Sons, being organized as such May 1, 1901, and was incorporated as a state bank in 1913, with a capital stock of $50,000; now has a surplus of $25,000.
William P. Hoy was born at Woodstock, March 6, 1879, a son of George M. and Mary M. (Belcher) Hoy. George M. Hoy, president of the Farmers State Bank of Woodstock, is a son of M. D. Hoy, now deceased, a complete sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. William P. Hoy attended the common and high schools of Woodstock, and was graduated in 1901 from the University of Wisconsin. Imme- diately thereafter, he entered the Farmers State Bank of Woodstock, remaining there as a clerk in the counting room, until he accepted his present position in 1903, succeeding his unele, John M. Hoy, who then beeame cashier of the Farmers State Bank of Woodstock.
In 1902 Mr. Hoy was married to Miss Claribelle Wright, a daughter of A. S. Wright, prominent in Woodstock cireles. Mr. and Mrs. Hoy have the following children: Adelbert W., who was born April 12, 1906; George Marmaduke, who was born May 30, 1909; and Mary Louise, who was born June 12, 1912. Mr. and Mrs. Hoy belong to the Con- gregational church. He belongs to the Royal Arcanum, the Odd Fellows, and is a Mystic Worker. Politically he is a staunch Republican.
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MRS. MARY H. (HUBKA) HRDLICKE.
Mrs. Mary H. (Hubka) Hrdlicke, postmistress at Cary Station, is one of the most efficient officials in the government service within the confines of McHenry County, and one who is most highly respected. She was born at Chicago, Ill., May 30, 1864, a daughter of John H. and Barbara Hubka, who had six children. John H. Hubka was born in Europe, and was brought to the United States by his parents when he was seven years old. He learned to make shoes, and locating at Chicago engaged in their manufacture, being so engaged at the time of his death, July 10, 1893. His widow survives and lives at Chicago.
Mary H. Hubka attended the common and high schools of Chicago. She was married June 24, 1890, to Frank HI. Hrdlicke, born in Europe, who was also a shoe manufacturer. He died May 21, 1910, leaving her with one child, Mamie H., who is the wife of Dr. George B. Allen. Doctor Allen was graduated from the Chicago College of Medicine, Northwestern University, and was an interne of Michael Reese Hos- pital, Chicago. At present he is engaged in a general practice at South Bend., Ind., and is special medical adviser of the Studebaker auto- mobile plant.
Mrs. IIrdlicke is a Democrat, and an appointee of President Wilson. She took the civil service examination for her position February 12, 1913. The post office is located in one of the rooms of the business block owned at Cary by Mrs. Hrdlicke, and she also owns her residence at Cary. She belongs to the Catholic church.
MARTIN H. HUBRIG.
Martin H. Hubrig, M. D., the only resident physician of Algonquin, is one of the honored members of the profession in McHenry County, and- a conscientious and capable man. He was born in Wisconsin, June 11, 1889, a son of Henry and Anna (Krueger) Hubrig, who had five children. Henry Hubrig, was born in Germany and came to the United States when he was eight years old, and located in Wisconsin, where he remained until his death, December 5, 1917. His widow survives him.
Doctor Hubrig attended the common and high schools of Wisconsin, Valparaiso (Ind.) University, in 1911 and 1912, and the Chicago College
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of Medicine and Surgery, from which he was graduated May 30, 1916. Following his last graduation in his profession, he served for fifteen months as interne at the West-Side Hospital, Chicago, and then located in Algonquin, coming here in July of 1917. Doctor Hubrig is a member of the Phi Chi Medical Fraternity, the MeHenry County Medical Society, the Illinois State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association.
In April, 1917, Doctor Hubrig was married to Miss Ida Karolus of Wisconsin, a daughter of Henry Karolus, (also of Wisconsin); they have two daughters, Pearl Mae, born November 9, 1918, and Norma Helen, born January 3, 1920. Doctor. and Mrs. Hubrig are members of the Lutheran church. His political convictions are independent of party ties, but he can be relied upon to give his support to all measures looking toward an improvement of civic conditions and the advance- ment of his community.
EARL C. HUGHES.
Earl C. Hughes, supervisor of Hartland Township, is engaged in farming and milk producing upon a very extensive scale, being recog- nized as a leader in his line in this part of the county. He was born in MeHenry County, February 6, 1871, the only child of his parents, William E. and Mary Ann (Schryder) Hughes. William E. Hughes was born in New York State, but came to McHenry County in 1846, locating in Hartland Township, and later lived in Woodstock, where he continued to reside until his death, February 19, 1886. He was a farmer, and was also connected with the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company.
Earl C. Hughes was reared in his native county and attended its schools. He has 160 acres of choice land in Hartland Township, and he has always been a farmer and producer and shipper of milk. In 1917 Mr. Hughes was elected supervisor of Hartland Township on the Citizens' ticket.
On February 26, 1896, Mr. Hughes was married to Miss Mary L. Weidrich, born September 10, 1873, a daughter of Frederick Weidrich, and they have the following children: Vera L., who was born September 6, 1898; Mary V., who was born March 1, 1900; and Earl M., who was born September 6, 1907. Mr. Hughes is very proud of the fact
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that his father was one of the men who fought on the side of the Union during the Civil War, being honorably discharged in 1865. Both the Hughes and Weidrich families are old and well known ones in this part of the state.
HARRY D. HULL, M. D.
Harry D. Hull, M. D., one of the most successful physicians and surgeons of MeHenry County, is engaged in an active practice at Crystal Lake, and is a veteran of the World War. He was born at Chicago, Ill., May 20, 1867, one of the four children of Traey D, and Isabella (Streeter) Hull. Traey D. Hull was one of the well-known real estate men of Chicago, where, prior to his death on August 16, 1901, he did much in bringing about a healthy and sane expansion of the city's boundaries. He was a New Yorker by birth, but came West to Chicago at an early day. His wife died July 20, 1877.
Doctor Hull attended the University of Notre Dame, and after his graduation therefrom, entered Rush Medical College, Chicago, from which he was graduated in 1891. For the subsequent eight years he was engaged in a general practice in Wisconsin, but on January 1, 1898, located permanently at Crystal Lake, and has built up a very large practice, and is held in the highest esteem by all who know him. Ile is also physician and surgeon for the Northwestern Railroad, and the Chicago Telephone and Public Service Company at Crystal Lake, and is the attending physician and surgeon of the Cottage Hospital of Harvard, owned and operated by Dr. C. M. Johnson, one of the leading medical men of Harvard. During his residence at Crystal Lake Doctor Hull has been very prominent in civic affairs, and served as mayor of the city for two terms. He is now city physician of the municipality, and held this office for some years prior to being elected mayor. A staunch Republican he is very active in his party. Doctor Hull is one of the men of his profession who served during the late war, and received his commission as captain September 20, 1918, and was first assigned to Camp Greenleaf, Georgia, Base Hospital, and later to the Rockefeller Institute, New York and Base Hospital at Camp Lee, Va. He received his honorable discharge February 20, 1919, and returned home.
On April 20, 1892, Doctor Hull was married to Miss Cathryne M. Raffen, a daughter of John T. Raffen, and a member of a leading family of Chicago. Doctor and Mrs. Hull have two children, namely : Cathryne,
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who is the wife of Victor Breytspraak, of Evanston, Ill .; and Marie F., who is at home. Mrs. Hull and her daughters belong to the Baptist church. Fraternally Doctor Hull is a Mason and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
It is doubtful if there are any other men in the profession in the county who have so extended their sphere of usefulness, and at the same time continued in active practice, as has Doctor Hull, and his work in the army was equally effective, and his fellow citizens are appreciative. His standing in his calling and community, is unquestionably of the high- est in every respect.
WILLIAM M. HULL.
William M. Hull is one of the most representative men of Union, for he not only conducts a large hardware and saddlery business, but also has served the city as fire marshal, and police magistrate, and as a member of the school board. He was born in Boone County, Ill., October 17, 1872, a son of John D. and Olive E. (Gray) Hull. John D. Hull was born in New York, but came to Illinois at an early day and became one of the prosperous farmers of Boone County, where he died in 1908. His wife survives and is living in Boone County.
William M. Hull was reared on a farm in his native county, and at- tended its schools. When he was eighteen years old he began teaming, and after several years went into the grocery business. Ile then was a member of a fire department, rising to be assistant fire chief. In the meanwhile he learned the trade of harness making, and in 1911 located at Union, and opened his present business. He also does shoe repair- ing, carrying in all a stock of about $1,000. In 1916 he was made a police magistrate and in 1917 was made fire marshal. Fraternally he belongs to the Odd Fellows, Coral Lodge No. 769. Politically he is a Republican.
Mr. Hull was married to Miss Lucy E. Adams, a daughter of George Adams, and they have two children, namely: Joseph W., who was born August 28, 1909; and Harriett D., who was born March 1, 1913. Mr. and Mrs. IFull belong to the Episcopal church.
CARLTON C. HUNT.
Carlton C. Hunt, proprietor of the Oak Grove Farin, and general manager of the Farmers New Era Telephone Company of Hebron,
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is one of the representative men of MeHenry County. He was born on the old farm in Hebron Township, April 23, 1860, the eldest of the five children born of his parents. He continued to reside on this farm that eventually became his and his brother, George Hunt's, they oper- ating it in partnership. After buying additional land, making the farm 280 acres in extent, they divided it. Carlton C. Hunt remained on his farın until 1919, when he came ro Hebron. He was a dairy-farmer, milking from twenty to fifty cows, and bred Holstein cattle until he gave that up in favor of milk production. Mr. Hunt also specialized in seed growing and the greater part of the wheat raised in this region comes from seed that he had produced on his farm. Always a pro- gressive man he recognizes the value of concerted action, and is a mem- ber of the MeHenry County Soil Improvement Association. His farm is one of the best-improved in the township, and he put in a large amount of tile, redeeming a lot of waste land.
In response to the demand for better telephone service Mr. Hunt and others organized in 1904 what is known as the Farmers' New Era Telephone Company, which now has 1,100 subscribers and three ex- changes, one at Hebron, one at Richmond, and one at Wilmot. The total assets of the company are $129,668.38. Mr. Hunt has always been a very strong Republican, and has served on the township board and as a justice of the peace, but has not entered county politics.
When he was thirty-five years old, Mr. Hunt was married to Blanche Merchant of Rockford, and they have the following children: Leslie R., who married Gertrude Deaner of Harvard, operates the homestead; Mina Grace, who is Mrs. Walter Ledger; Blanche Beatrice, who mar- ried Clarence Baron; Edith Mary, who is at home, and George W., who is attending the Hebron High School. Mr. Hunt is a Mason, a member of the Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen of America, and he and his wife are members of the Eastern Star. A wholesome out-of- doors man, Mr. Hunt finds recreation in hunting and fishing. All of his life he has been exceedingly active, and has not relaxed his lifetime habits, the duties of his position as manager of the telephone company requiring him to exert himself during a long-hour day.
GEORGE A. HUNT.
George A. Hunt, son of George W. and Mary Louville Hunt, was born at Oak Grove Farm, Hebron Township, McHenry County, Il.,
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January 4, 1863. He was edueated in the common schools. A great lover of nature, he took especial delight in the study of birds. Ilis father died when he was nineteen years old leaving his brother Carlton, three years older, and himself to continue the management of the farm and the breeding of purebred livestock and poultry. Mr. Hunt became well known as a breeder, exhibitor and judge of livestock. He con- tinued in the partnership with his brother on the farm until 1907, when he sold out to his brother and moved to Woodstock, where he now resides. He was married June 26, 1907, to Miss Mary L. Seal, of Rockford, Ill.
Mr. Hunt has always been interested in every public enterprise, taking an active part in the County Farmers' Institute, also in the MeHenry County Fair at which he and his brother were regular exhibitors of livestock, poultry and farm products. He was president of the Farmers' Institute in 1899, 1900 and 1901 ; put much enthusiasm into the work, and was rewarded by some of the largest gatherings of farmers ever held in any institute meetings in the county. He was president again in 1911 and 1912; and was also a director of Farmers' Institutes 4 for the Eleventh Congressional District for the years 1901 and 1902.
In 1901 Mr. Hunt conceived the idea of having the farmers of the county visit the Universities of Illinois and Wisconsin in order that they might get into closer touch with the work of the agricultural col- leges and experiment stations. He therefore organized what was called The Mellenry County Farmers' Pienie Association. Under the auspices of this association an excursion party of 350 farm men and women of the county visited the College of Agriculture at Madison, Wis., June 1, 1901. This was the first Farmers' Institute excursion to an agricultural college from any Illinois county. The Harvard Herald in its report of this excursion had this to say: "The success of the excursion was due to the untiring efforts of the officers of the Picnic Association but no one person is entitled to more credit than is George A. Hunt, the origi- nator of the project and the most original and tireless worker for the farmers' welfare in MeHenry County." In 1902 MeHenry County farmers enjoyed a two-days' excursion to the College of Agriculture at Urbana, Ill. In 1901 and 1902, Mr. Hunt made comprehensive ex- hibits of the agricultural products of MeHenry County at the Illinois State Fair, winning first prize for the county both years. There were over six tons of agricultural products in the 1902 exhibit. In connec- tion with these exhibits Mr. Hunt distributed several thousand copies of a booklet which he published in 1901 describing the resources, ad-
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vantages and possibilities of the county. This exhibit was reproduced as nearly as possible at the MeHenry County Fair in 1903. The grains and grasses in this exhibit and the samples of over 100 different kinds of wood found in the county were shown in the Illinois exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.
Mr. Hunt was secretary of the McHenry County Fair eight years, from 1903 to 1910 inclusive, during which time improvements to the value of more than $10,000 were placed on the grounds of the associa- tion. As secretary of the McHenry County Fair, Mr. Hunt found that the state appropriation for county fairs provided a flat rate of $200 annually to each fair regardless of merit. This he considered unfair to the more progressive counties, and, believing that the appropriation should be made according to merit, a larger amount going to the fairs that gave the most encouragement to the agricultural and livestock interest of their respective communities, therefore with the co-operation of Hon. Len Small, Secretary of the Kankakee Fair, he arranged for a convention of county fair managers which was held at Springfield, February 14, 1907.
An organization was formed known as the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs. This association secured from the legislature an appropriation for each fair equal to forty per cent of the premiums paid except for speed. This appropriation was afterwards increased to sixty percent on the first $1,000 of premiums paid; fifty percent on the second $1,000; forty percent on the third $1,000; and thirty percent on the fourth $1,000 of premiums paid. Mr. Hunt was secretary of the Illinois Association of Fairs six years after which he resigned on account of the pressure of other work.
Mr. Hunt was superintendent of the Illinois Dairy Exhibits at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. He made a very creditable showing for the state. His design showing bust statues of President Grant and President Lincoln, and a large statue representing Illinois, all made with pure creamery butter, was very highly commended.
In March of the same year, 1904, Mr. Hunt was instrumental in organizing The Farmers' New Era Telephone Company which grew in a few years from a $5,000 company to a $60,000 corporation with many miles of toll line and with exchanges in Hebron and Richmond, Ill., and Wilmot, Wis. While George A. Hunt was the originator of the project and is president of the company, he gives to his brother, Carlton C. Hunt, the larger share of the credit for the company's continued success.
In July, 1911, Mr. Hunt became associated with Eugene D. Funk
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and Arthur J. Bill, of Bloomington, Ill., and others, as secretary of the Farmers' Publishing Company, publishers of the Farmers' Voice. Two years later this publication was merged with the Prairie Farmer, of Chicago, Mr. Ilunt becoming manager of livestock advertising which position he now holds.
Politically, Mr. Hunt is a Republican and although not an active politician he is interested in all measures intended to benefit the com- munity. He has been connected with the church for a number of years and is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Woodstock. He is also connected with the Modern Woodmen, being a member of Progress Camp No. 229, Woodstock. His father, George W. Hunt, was born in Orangeville, Genesee County, New York, July 16, 1835. He came with his parents to Walworth County, Wis., in 1839; was educated at Milton College and engaged for a time with his father in the mercantile business. After his marriage, March 31, 1859, he made his home on the farm later known as Oak Grove Farin, Hebron Town- ship, McHenry County, Illinois. His great-grandfather came to this country from England or Wales and was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. George A. Hunt's mother was Mary Louville, daughter of Alvin H. and Mary Horsford Parker. She was born in South Bristol, Ontario County, N. Y., April 17, 1835; came with her parents to McHenry County, Ill, in June, 1841, and died March 7, 1918. Mr. Hunt's wife, Mary L., daughter of Christopher and Sarah Finch Seal, was born in Rockford, Ill., December 14, 1867. Her father and mother were of sturdy English stock, coming to this country in July, 1855, making the voyage in a sailing vessel which required six weeks to cross the ocean. They came at once to Illinois and made their home in Winnebago County, where they resided for more than fifty years. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hunt reside at 425 West South Street, Woodstock.
E. R. JACKMAN.
E. R. Jackman, one of the highly respected residents of Crystal Lake, is now living retired from the activities of life, although in former years he was one of the worth-while farmers of MeHenry County. He was born two miles south of Crystal Lake in Algonquin Township, on the homestead of his family, November 15, 1863. He is a son of Rodney D. and Elizabeth L. (Rowley) Jackman, the former born in
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New York, June 10, 1821, died November 2, 1884, and the latter, born March 7, 1825, died in June, 1905. They were married in McHenry County, May 16, 1848.
Between the ages of twenty-three and twenty-four, Rodney D. Jackman came to Illinois, driving through from Warren County, Pa., to join his uncle, James Jackman, who had secured considerable land in MeHenry County, from whom Rodney D. Jackman bought a farm. A year later, his father, William Jackman, arrived in MeHenry County, and the two bought another farm, and the father conducted a little store at Crystal Lake. In time another son, James, became a partner with his grandfather. The last years of William Jackman were spent with his son, James, and he died about 1872 or 1873. Rodney D. Jackman remained on his farm of 155 acres until just before his death, when he moved to Crystal Lake. His brother, James, lived in Crystal Lake, where he was in an insurance business, until 1917. He was also president of the Crystal State Bank. His son, William, is in Idaho; and his daughter, Susie, who is Mrs. John Fish of Woodstock, has a daughter, Flora, who is Mrs. Bert Colby, and Mrs. Colby lives at Loyal, Wis. A brother of James and Rodney D. Jackman, William Jackman, died while still a young man, leaving two children, the daughter only surviving, she being Mrs. Levi Landon of Chicago.
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