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Ferdinand Miller. It is the only shop of the kind in Big Foot. They are prepared to do all kinds of repairing, fine blacksmithing and wagon-making. Mr. Hagaman owns a pleasant residence in Chemung. He was married Oct. 28, 1855, to Nancy Butler, a na- tive of Montgomery County, N. Y., born Jan. 12, 1837, a daughter of Waite and Elsie (McCormick) Butler. They have had two chil- dren-Estella, born Sept. 28, 1859, died Oct. 28, 1859; Arvilla, born March 2, 1861, was married Dec. 31, 1874, to Ferdinand Miller. Mr. Hagaman has held several offices of trust in the township. Politically he is a Republican. He is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M., and Harvard Chapter, No. 91, R. A. M.
Magnus Hanson, proprietor of the only hardware store in Chemung, and dealer in tinware, all kinds of farm machinery, and the exclusive agent for this district of the Walter A. Wood har- vesters, became established in Chemung in March, 1883. He built his store and opened with a new stock of goods, and has proved himself a valuable member of the community. He carries a stock valued at $2,000, intends to keep on hand everything in his line, is a genial, whole-souled gentleman, and has built up a good trade. Mr. Hanson was born in Denmark, Nov. 18, 1854, a son of Magnus and Elizabeth (Henningsen) Hanson. His father was a seaman, the owner of a trading or merchant sloop. Magnus attended school and worked at the tinner's trade till seventeen years of age, and then decided to come to America and make his own way in the world. He landed in New York and came di- rectly West to Chicago. After the fire of 1871 he went to Des Moines, Iowa, but in March, 1872, returned to Chicago, and clerked for William Sprunck and A. Z. Alstrop, wholesale liquor dealers, till April, 1873. He then, in partnership with Charles Lundin, bought a liquor store, and in 1874 he bought his partner's interest and carried on the business alone till March, 1883, when he came to Chemung. Mr. Hanson was married Sept. 19, 1875, to Annie, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Bretz) Seiler. They have had four children; but three are living-Magnus J., Bertha M., and Benjainin. Mr. Hanson is a member of the Knights of Pythias.
Charles Hart, one of the first settlers of Chemung Township, came with his parents and settled on a part of the present site of Harvard, Oct. 15, 1839. His father, William Hart, Sr., was born in Milton, Vt., Aug. 17, 1796, and Jan. 24, 1820, married Julia
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Hurlhurt, and in 1839 came with his wife and two sons, William and Charles, to Illinois, and bought 360 acres of land from the Government, eighty acres of which is now in town lots on the west side of Harvard. The mother died Feb. 3, 1861. Their eldest son, William, was born in Milton, Vt., May 24, 1821. He married Susan Wheeler, now deceased. He resides in Berry, Ky. Charles Hart was their youngest son. He was born in Milton, Vt., April 15, 1828, and was therefore eleven years old when his parents moved to Illinois, and has since lived on the old homestead entered by his father. When they first came to the county the Pottawattomie Indians had a camp on their land, on the present site of Mr. Hart's residence, and young Black Hawk, a son of the old chief, visited them. Mr. Hart has been one of the most enterprising men of the township. His influence has- always been strong on the side of temperance and morality. Politically he has always been a Republican. He was married Jan. 25, 1855, to Helen Brainard, daughter of Gilbert Brainard, one of the first settlers of Harvard. She died Sept. 3, 1858, leaving one daughter-Adela, who still lives with her father.
John Hawver, section 2, Chemung Township, was born in Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., N. Y., April 7, 1820, a son of John I. and Catherine (Dobbs) Hawver, natives of New York. When twenty years of age he came with his brother Peter to Illinois and settled in Chemung Township, McHenry County. During harvest he worked for $12 a month, and money being scarce took his pay in cattle and hay. He finally got him- self a farm, was married and commenced life. In 1853 he went to Green County, Wis., and remained till the fall of 1869, when he returned to Big Foot Prairie and bought the old Natlian- iel Smith farm where he has since resided. He owns 170 acres of choice land, fifty acres lying in Alden Township. He is one of the most enterprising farmers of the township, and an influen- tial and highly esteemed gentleman. Mr. Hawver was married July 9, 1848, to Jane E. Hicks, a native of Schoharie County, N. Y., daughter of John and Henrietta (Baldwin) Hicks. They have a family of five children-Leonora, born April 15, 1850, is the wife of James Barnes, of Chemung Township; J. S., born May 18, 1852, married Fidelia Hildreth; Monroe D., born April 14, 1854, married Esther Bell; Ulysses S., born May 26, 1864, and Chester C., born May 28, 1874, are at home. Mr. Hawver has experi- enced all the phases of pioneer life and has lived to see the
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county brought to its advanced state of cultivation. In 1884 he made a trip to California, and while there witnessed the capture of a whale from the deck of the vessel which captured it.
Peter D. Hawver has been a resident of Chemung Township, McHenry County, since May, 1840. He was born in Canajoharie, Montgomery Co., N. Y., March 28, 1814, a son of John J. and Catherine (Dobbs) Hawver. His father was a poor man, and Peter, being the eldest son, was obliged to assist in the support of the family. When sixteen years of age he was bound to a carpenter for five years, but because of the man's cruelty he left him after a year and a half and worked for different farmers, remaining with one man six years. In 1840 he came West, and arrived in Chicago, May 24. From there came direct to McHenry County and bonglit eighty acres of the farm where he now lives. He added to his original purchase from time to time, till he owned 540 acres of the finest land in the State. He has reserved the old homestead of 132 acres, and has divided the rest among his children. In his early life he was economical and saved his earnings, and the result has been prosperity. He has been an enterprising citizen and has been influential in both business and social circles. He was married Feb. 12, 1835, to Christina Har- dendorf, a native of Canajoharie, N. Y., born Feb. 13, 1815, a daughter of Jacob and Hannah (Clow) Hardendorf, natives of New York, of Holland descent. To them have been born ten children, eight of whom are living-Charles T., born Sept. 4, 1836, married Henrietta Staley, March 4, 1857; Dewey F., born Feb. 6, 1839, is in San Francisco, Cal .; Laura, born July 17, 1841, probably the first white girl born in Chemung Township, is the wife of Ezra Avery, of Eau Claire County, Wis., married Jan. 31, 1859; Mary E., born June 25, 1846, was married Nov. 16, 1871, to Henry Huntley, of Sharon, Wis .; Lydia, born Aug. 2, 1850, was married Sept. 13, 1868, to James H. Staley; Oren P., born June 6, 1853, was married Dec. 23, 1875, to Ella Bell, and resides in Walworth County, Wis .; Sumner, born Sept. 22, 1856, was married Jan. 28, 1878, to Edith Mills; Louisa C., born Oct. 1, 1860, was married Dec. 4, 1879, to Darwin Gillis, Walworth County, Wis. Five of the children are living within two miles and a half of the old homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Hawver are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Their ancestors were among the early settlers of this country and were heroes of the war of the Revolution.
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N. B. Helm, senior member of the firm of Hunt & Helm, deal- ers in hardware, stoves, farm machinery, etc., Harvard, was born .in Cayuga County, N. Y., on the banks of Skaneateles Lake, Feb. 9, 1825. He remained at home till twenty-one years of age, and then came to Illinois and located on a farm on section 9, Alden Township, McHenry County. In February, 1872, he moved to Harvard and formed his present partnership with C. E. Hunt, succeeding Lewis Bauer, the first hardware merchant of Har- vard. Oct. 10, 1849, Mr. Helm married Marilla Hinman, a na- tive of West Stockbridge, Mass., born Jan. 3, 1832, a daughter of Seymour and Diadema (King) Hinman, early settlers of Walworth County, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Helm have one danghter-Lucelia I., born March 23, 1851. She was married Oct. 10, 1871, to Charles E. Hunt, son of Charles and Minerva Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt have two children-Lora B., born Sept. 4, 1872, and Elzo B., born May 2, 1874. The firm of Hunt & Helm is one of the most reliable in McHenry County. In politics they are Republi- can. Mr. Helm's parents, James and Catherine (Van Auken) Helm, came to McHenry County in 1846. The father died in July, 1870, and the mother in May, 1883. They had a family of eight children-Eliza J., wife of B. F. Groesbeck, of Concordia; N. B .; James H., of San Francisco, Cal .; Lonisa, wife of M. D. Fitch, of West Groton, N. Y .; Sally A., wife of Henry McLean, of McHenry County; Amanda, wife of George Clawson, of Alden Township; Nelson, enlisted in Company C, Ninety-fifth Illinois Infantry, and died in the hospital at Lake Providence, after a year's service; one died in childhood.
Alfred W. Hibbard, deceased, was born in North Hadley, Mass., July 23, 1831, a son of Isaiah W. and Irena (Scott) Hib- bard. He was the eldest of seven children, three sons and four daughters. His parents came West when he was a child and set- tled in Walworth County, Wis. On attaining manhood he went to Milwaukee, and engaged in the wholesale commission business till 1858 when he went to Chicago, and two years later to McGregor, Iowa. In October, 1867, he moved to Harvard, Ill., built an elevator and engaged extensively in the grain business till his death, Feb. 9, 1875. He was married in Wankegan, Ill., May 5, 1858, to Mattie L. Harris, a native of Cortland County, N. Y., daughter of Samuel and Lucretia (Spafford) Harris. To them was born one son-John Harris, born Dec. 6, 1860, now a draftsman in the office of his uncle, John S. Harris, of Mon-
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tana. Mr. Hibbard was an energetic, upright business man, and gained the confidence and esteem of all who knew him. Mrs. Hibbard owns a pleasant residence in Harvard and a farm in Minnesota. She is a member of the Unitarian church. Mrs. · Hibbard's parents, Samnel and Lucretia (Spafford) Harris, came to Illinois in 1846 and settled in Du Page County. The mother died July 17, 1837, and the father Oct. 22, 1857. They were members of the Baptist church, but late in life Mr. Harris became more liberal in his views and was a firm believer in universal sal- vation. They had a family of seven children-Olive, widow of Nathaniel Morton; Samuel E., died in 1847; John S., Surveyor- General of Montana Territory and ex-United States Senator from Louisiana; Phobe J., wife of Dr. A. W. Heise, died in 1857; Mattie, widow of A. W. Hibbard; Hart H., wholesale merchant of Kansas City, Mo .; Albert B., ex-State Senator and Lieutenant- Governor of Louisiana, now a capitalist of Chicago, Ill., married Adelle Davis, daughter of General Davis, of Boston, Mass.
Charles Hunt was born in Northampton, Montgomery Co., N. Y., May 26, 1812, and died at Berlin, Wis., June 9, 1872. He married Minerva Middick, who was born March 22, 1815, and died Feb. 13, 1854. To them were born ten children-George W., died Sept. 9, 1882; James M., born Nov. 21, 1837, died Sept. 9, 1839; Byron E., born Dec. 24, 1839, married Martha Gessford and resides in California; Julia E., born Dec. 17, 1842, died Jan. 4, 1848; John M., born July 17, 1844. resides in Berlin, Wis .; Charles E., born April 29, 1846, married Lucelia Helm; Martha M., born Sept. 10, 1848, married O. T. Griswold-they now re- side in Marshall County, Iowa; Mary D., born March 7, 1850, died April 3, 1875; Oliver P., born Nov. 18, 1851, died March 2, 1854; Claudes E., born Jan. 27, 1854, died Sept. 22, 1854. Oct. 9, 1855, Mr. Hunt married Sarah Porter. She died Sept. 10, 1871, leaving one child-Frank P., born April 24, 1858, married Mary McCarn, March 20, 1878, resides in Brookings County, Dak. A complete record of the Hunt family from Ziba Hunt, who was born in Northampton, N. Y., Jan. 15, 1746, to the present is in the hands of Charles E. Hunt. Ziba Hunt had a family of thir- teen children, eleven of whom grew to maturity. The aggregate ages of the family amount to over 1,000 years. Two children died in childhood, one aged four years and one aged five. George Hunt, father of Charles, was born at Stephenstown, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1791. He had a family of ten children.
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Daniel P. Hutchinson, one of the oldest citizens of Chemung Township, was born in Randolph, Orange Co., Vt., Aug. 1, 1797, the eldest of eight children of Aaron and Hannah (Parish) Hutch- inson. His father died about 1810 and he took charge of his mother's farm three years and then bought a farm of his own. In 1844 he came West and bought his present farm in Chemung Township. He has lived to see McHenry County change from a wilderness to the most advanced civilization, and has been one of the foremost to advance all enterprises of public benefit. Mr. Hutchinson was married in 1816 to Urania Pray. To them were born eight children; but one is living-Lot P., a dairyman and farmer of Milwaukee, Wis., married Aurelia Backus. Mrs. Hutch- inson died Nov. 17, 1870. May 31, 1871, Mr. Hutchinson married Mrs. Martha Hollister, widow of Samuel E. Hollister, and daughter of David and Nancy (Blackmer) Thompson. She had a family of ten children; six are living-William R., married Angelina Hodgman; Abigail, widow of Abram Deline; Clark B., of Marilla, Wis .; Laura M., wife of James M. Stowell; Harrison F., of Clinton, Wis., married Mary Hardindolph; Samuel E., married Mary Carvey. Mr. Hutchinson has a fine farm of 140 acres, and a pleasant residence and good farm buildings. Mrs. Hutchinson is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church in Harvard.
Joseph La Brec, farmer, sections 11 and 12, Chemung Town- ship, is one of the old settlers and leading farmers of McHenry County. He was born at Grand Isle, Vt., Dec. 18, 1839, a son of Victor and Rasella (Bombard) La Brec, natives of France, who came with their parents to Canada when they were children. His parents were married in Canada, but soon after moved to Grand Isle, where all their children were born. They had a family of eight sons and three daughters. Joseph is the third son and child. When he was a boy his parents moved to Illinois and settled in Alden Township, McHenry County. He worked on his father's farm and by the month for himself till August, 1861, when he en- listed in Company H, Eighth Illinois Cavalry, and in the winter of 1863 veteranized. He participated in the battles of Yorktown, Williamsburg, Antietam, Martinsburg, Cold Harbor, Hanover, Gaines' Mills, Despatch Station, White Oak Swamp, Manasses, Poolville, Barnesville, Middletown, South Mountain, Boonesboro, Barbees Cross-Roads, Amesville, Little Washington, Chancellors- ville, Culpeper, Brandy Station, Hazel Run, Fredericksburg, Rapi-
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dan, Beverly Ford, Upperville, Gettysburg, Madison, Monocacy Junction, Urbana, Cockeyville and many others of less importance. He was mustered out after the war closed at St. Louis, Mo., July 9, 1869. He was married to Maria (Alberts) Tooker, widow of Hawkins 'Tooker. She is a native of Kenosha, Wis. She had three children by her first marriage, two of whom are living- Albert B. and Emma J. After his marriage Mr. La Brec settled on his present farin, where he owns 280 acres of the finest land in the county, adapted to both grain and stock raising. Politically he is a Republican. He is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M., and J. B. Manzer Post, No. 215, G. A. R. He has hield the office of Township Commissioner nine years. He has always taken a special interest in the cause of education. He is one of the leading farmers and a representative citizen of the county. His brothers, Victor, Henry and Augustus, werc members of the Nine- ty-Fifth Illinois Infantry, and Joseph of the Eighth Cavalry. Vic- tor died from the effects of wounds and Henry from sickness. Augustus lives in Eau Claire, Wis. His brother William lives in Alden Township.
Monroe W. Lake, of the firm Lake & Logue, livery, feed and sale stable, Harvard, Ill., was born at Big Foot Corners, Wal- worth Co., Wis., Dec. 14, 1843, a son of Levi and Lydia M. (Winnie) Lake. His parents came from New York in 1842 and settled in Walworth County, Wis., and in 1844 returned to New York and remained till 1866, when they came to Illinois and set- tled in Harvard. He was in the lumber business with his father till 1870, and there in company with Henry Smith opened a livery-stable. In 1871 he bought Mr. Smith's interest, and soon after became as- sociated with Albert Rider, who subsequently sold his interest to Charles Judd. Lot Smith afterward bought Mr. Judd's interest and two years later sold it to Hiram Phetteplace. The firm con- tinued Lake & Phetteplace two years, when James Logue bought the interest of Mr. Phetteplace. They have the largest livery- stable in Harvard, and keep a good supply of horses, buggies and carriages. Mr. Lake was married Nov. 10, 1868, to Maggie Lewis, a native of New York, daughter of Oliver Lewis. They have one daugliter-Genevieve, born Oct. 16, 1877. Mr. Lake is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M .; Harvard Lodge, No. 147, A. O. U. W .; and of the Harvard Driving Park Association. He has been Alderman three years.
James Oliver Lewis, one of the leading farmers and old settlers
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of McHenry County, was born in Cherry Valley, Otsego Co., N. Y., Aug. 6, 1829, a son of Morgan and Catherine (Seeber) Lewis. Morgan Lewis was a farmer and miller, and also dealt extensively in cattle and hogs, often making trips to Ohio and Michigan, buy- ing stock and driving it through to Albany. The father died in 1863 and the mother in 1848. James was the next eldest.of eleven children, besides three half sisters, his father having a second wife. He worked in his father's mills and on the farmn till twenty-one years of age. In October, 1850, he came West and worked for farmers in Wisconsin, just across the line from McHenry County, eighteen months. He then returned home in 1852 and worked with his father five years. In the meantime he came West and married Sarah J. Bentley, Dec. 25, 1853. She was born in Rensselaer County, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1831, a daughter of Rudolphus and Christina (Price) Bentley, who settled in McHenry County about 1841. In 1857 he bought his father's farm, but four years later came again to McHenry County, and remained two years. In 1863 he went back to New York and lived four years, and then moved his family to MelIenry County and bought the Dolph Hutchinson farm, where he has since lived. He owns 2923 acres of fine land and has one of the best grain and stock farms in the township. His barn is one of the largest in the county, and his granaries, cream house, and other buildings are equal to the best. His residence is a two-story brick, with all modern improvements. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis have had six children; but one is living- Harriet L. Mr. Lewis has held several offices of trust in the town- ship, and some at present. He is a demitted member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M.
Linus R. Lines, proprietor of Lines's livery and sale stable, Harvard, Ill., was born in Hanover, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Sept. 24, 1845, a son of Linus and Sophronia (De Wolf) Lines. His father was a native of New Haven, Conn., and when twenty-one years of age went to New York where he was married. In 1846 he moved West and lived in Walworth County, Wis., eight years; then bought a farm in Hebron Township, McHenry County, and lived there till 1861, when he exchanged his farm for one in Bar- rington, Cook Co., Ill., and in 1870 retired from farming and lo- cated in the town of Barrington. Linus R. is the fifth of eight children. He remained at home till 1870, and then took charge of his father's farm two years. In 1872 he was appointed Master of the Cook County poor farm and insane asylum and held the posi-
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tion a year. He then returned to Barrington, and in 1875 came to Harvard, and in company with his brother opened a boot and shoe, clothing and gents' furnishing goods store. In 1877 he sold his interest in the store and engaged in expressing and dealt in stock, buying and shipping, till October, 1882, when he opened his livery and sale stable. Mr. Lines is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M., and Harvard Lodge, No. 147, A. O. U. W. He was married Dec. 28, 1870, to Addie Kingsley, a native of Bar- rington, Ill., daughter of Shubael W. and Weiglity (Waterman) Kingsley. They have had two children-Hattie S., born June 17, 1872, died May 28, 1877; Claude E., born April 28, 1879.
Rev. John Manning Linn was born in Perry County, Central Pennsylvania, Feb. 26, 1842. From the date of his birth he was consecrated to the ministry by his parents if the Lord would spare his life. Of this fact he was not made aware until after he was ordained as a minister, but it shaped the course of his parents who devoted their energies to giving him the advantages of the best schools. His academy life was spent in Tuscarora and Airy View Academies and his college course was taken at Jefferson College, where he graduated with the highest honors in 1863. He immediately went to Harrisburg and enlisted as a private soldier and served for eight months, most of that time in the Signal Corps of the Army of the Potomac. From the a my he took a position as a teacher in the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania, until the seminary at Princeton, New Jersey, opened, when he entered upon his theological course of study. At the end of three years he was appointed teacher of Hebrew in the institution. In 1868 he came West and has served as pastor in the following churches in the Presbytery of Freeport besides doing missionary work in others, viz., in Cedarville, Dakota, Lena, Winnebago and Harvard. He has served for years as Chairman of the Home Mission Committee and State Clerk of the Presbytery. He mar- ried, Nov. 9, 1871, Miss Mary C. Addams, eldest daughter of Hon. John H. Addams, one of the leading citizens of the State. She has shared with him all the cares of home and parish as an admirable helpmeet. They have been blessed with four children, all living-John Addams, James Weber, Esther Margaret and Stanley Ross. Mr. Linn has preached for the Harvard Presbyterian church for three years and six monthis. He lives in his own home in the central part of the village. His father, John Ross Linn lives in Rockford. His sister, Mrs. Mary E. Bull, lives in Middle Creek,
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Winnebago County, and his brother, James C. Linn, lives in Chicago. Both are married and have families. Mr. Linn's mother, Margaret Isabella (McKee) Linn, was the bright star of his youth and lived to see him well established in life when she passed to her reward, Feb. 24, 1876, aged sixty-cight years. Both his parents came from a long line of excellent people who lived for generations in Eastern Pennsylvania. Many of the family are still among the best citi- zens of the old Commonwealth.
James Logue, of the firm Lake & Logue, proprietors of the livery, feed and sale stables, Harvard, has been identified with the business interests of Harvard since 1861. From 1861 till 1869 he was clerk in Ayer's Hotel and then, in company with Ed E. Ayers, dealt in telegraph poles and posts till 1878, when he formed his present partnership with Monroe Lake. Mr. Logue is a native of Pennsylvania, born near Norristown, Montgomery County, a son of John and Susannah (Davis) Logue. His father was a native of Ireland and came to America when a child. His mother was a native of Pennsylvania, of German parentage. He is the third of their ten children. In 1855 his parents came to Illinois and settled in Carroll County. He worked at farming and attended school till twenty-one years of age and then earned money enough to enable him to attend Mt. Carroll Seminary eighteen months. He then worked on a farm in Carroll County till the spring of 1861, when he came to Harvard. He was married December, 1870, to Adelia Walker, a native of Walworth County, Wis., daughter of Everton and Susannah (Hubbel) Walker. They have one daughter-Lizzie, born March 14, 1872. Mr. Logue is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Harvard Lodge, No. 309; Harvard Chapter, No. 91, and Woodstock Commandery, No. 25.
Thomas P Marshall, of the firm Marshall, Saunders & Mar- shall, Harvard Ill., was born in Chemung Township, Sept. 30, 1850, a son of Hugh and Margaret (Ferguson) Marshall, natives of Scotland and Ireland. In 1838 Hugh Marshall and his family came to America and settled near Belvidere, Boone Co., Ill., where he lived till 1848, when he moved to Chemung Township, McHenry County, and bought a water, grist and saw mill. In 1852 he bought the farm where his widow now lives. He died in 1863. To him and his wife were born nine children-Martha, widow of William Paul, of Chemung Township; John, of Boune County, married Mary Thompson; William, of Rockford, married Allie Herrick; David, of Boone County, Ill., married Sarah Dodge;
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