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Josiah Purinton, Jr., was born in Richford, Franklin Co., Vt., June 11, 1832, a son of Josiah and Beulah (Hill) Purinton, natives of Vermont, the father of Burlington and the mother of Berkshire. The mother died in February and the father in May, 1878. They had a family of nine children; six are living-Stephen L., a manu- facturer of San Jose, Cal. ; Josiah, Jr .; Byron, a merchant and
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owner of a large cattle ranch near San Jose, Cal .; William R., engineer on the South Pacific Railway; James K., of Le Moore, Cal .; Laura L., wife of D. C. Shipherd, of Amboy, Ill. Josiah Purinton, Jr., attended school in Vermont till seventeen years of age, and then went to Massachusetts and was employed as fireman and engineer on the Connecticut River Railway till 1853, when he came to Illinois and ran an engine on a construction train on the Illinois Central Railroad six months. Then ran a passen- ger engine thirteen years, and from 1867 till 1873, was conductor on a passenger train. He then entered the employ of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, and lias since been con- ductor of a passenger train on the Madison Division, with his residence in Harvard. Mr. Purinton was married in September, 1854, to Harriet C. Peck, a native of Indiana, daughter of Joseph and Margaret (De Pew) Peck. To them were born four sons- Lewis B., born July 5, 1855, is a fireman on the Chicago & North- western Railroad; Ernest E., born July 28, 1857, is a dentist of Milwaukee, Wis .; Josiah R., born March 21, 1865, is a clerk in a grocery store in Harvard; George M., born July 16, 1868, is studying telegraphy. Mrs. Purinton died May 20, 1884. She was a member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Purinton is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Harvard Lodge, No. 309; Harvard Chapter, No. 91, and Woodstock Commandery, No. 25.
Eli S. Reynolds, one of the first settlers of McHenry County, came to Big Foot Corners, Chemung Township, in 1838, and in the spring of 1839 settled on what is now known as the Bentley farm, entering the land from the Government. He was born in Addison County, Vt., Dec. 3, 1810, a son of James and Cynthia (Strong) Reynolds. When he was four years old, his father died and his inother when he was eight. He then lived with his grand- father, Jonathan Reynolds, till of age. In 1836 he came West as far as Indiana, and in 1838 to MeHenry County. He was married Feb. 17, 1840, to Mary E. Smith, a native of Hancock, Berkshire Co., Mass., born Oct. 6, 1818, a daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Bentley) Smith, who came to McHenry County in 1838, and settled in Chemung Township. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds had a family of three sons-Jerome S., born Dec. 14, 1840, enlisted in Company I, Forty-seventh Illinois Infantry, and died from the effects of exposure and privation; George W., now of Quincy, Ill., was born June 20, 1842, enlisted in Company C, Ninety-fifth Illi- nois Infantry and served three years; he married Fannie Truax,
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who died leaving three children; he subsequently married Ada Hogin; James N., born Aug. 25, 1848, resides n Chemung Town- ship. In September, 1880, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds moved to Mason City, Iowa. Chemung was named by Mrs. Reynolds's ather, Nathaniel Smith. Mr. Smith died Nov. 5, 1864. Mrs. Smith is living in Woodstock with her son Benjamin, and is in the ninetieth year of her age. They had a family of nine sons and four daughters, eight of whom are living-Nelson D., now of California; Mary E., now Mrs. Reynolds; Sarah F., wife of John Cummings, of Janesville, Wis .; Jane H., wife of Samuel Blodgett of Santa Cruz, Cal .; John I., of Lorraine, Mo., married Emma Chadsey; Nathaniel K., of Sharon, Wis., married Helen Tobey; Lois L., wife of Austin Badger, of Colorado; Benjamin N., of Woodstock, married Abbie Dake.
James N. Reynolds, General Adjuster for the Westchester Fire Insurance Company, of New York City, was born just across the line of McHenry County, in Walworth County, Wis., Aug. 25, 1848, the youngest son of Eli S. and Mary E. (Smith) Reynolds. He attended school winters till fourteen years of age when he en- listed in the Second Board of Trade Battery, Seventy-second Illinois Infantry. The day after his enlistment his father took him home, but the next year he enlisted as a private n Company C, Ninety-fifth Illinois Infantry, and served till the close of the war. After his return home he attended school in Harvard, and subsequently taught during the winter months till 1872, when, in' April, he entered the law office of his uncle, B. N. Smith, and remained with him till the spring of 1875. He then obtained the agency of an insurance company at Woodstock, but a short time later, at the company's solicitation, moved to Rock Island, Ill., and opened an office. He had excellent success, but on account of the ill health of his family resigned his agency and moved to Chicago. He soon after received the appointment of special agent and adjuster of the Westchester Fire Insurance Company, and in 1881 was appointed General Adjuster of the Western Department. He moved his family to Harvard in 1877. He was married Oc 28, 1869, to Almira H. Giddings, a native of South Dover, Dutch- ess Co., N. Y., daughter of Jackson and Deborah (Hoag) Gid- dings, old residents of Dutchess County. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds have had three children-John J., born June 3, 1871, died Aug. 31, 1871; Jackson E., born Jan. 20, 1873, and Harry B., born Feb. 25, 1874. Mr. Reynolds is a member of Harvard Lodge, No.
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309, F. & A. M .; Harvard Chapter, No. 91, R. A. M., and J. B. Manzer Post, No. 215, G. A. R. He is also a member of the Northwestern Traveling Men's Association.
Philip E. Saunders, of the firm Marshall, Saunders & Mar- shall, dealers in hardware, stoves, tinware and farm machinery, was born in New Haven, Conn., May 6, 1838, a son of Philip and Nancy (Smith) Sannders, natives of Connecticut, of Puritan descent. Both of his grandfathers were in the Revolutionary war. His father died in 1860, aged seventy-five years, and his mother in 1865, aged seventy-one years. They had a family of eleven children, eight of whom are living. Philip E. is the youngest. In the fall of 1859 he came West and was employed at Prairie Du Chien by the Milwaukee & Prairie Du Chien Railway Com- pany. He was employed in various departments of this road till the spring of 1864 when he came to McHenry County, Ill., and bought a farm on section 13, Chemung Township, now owned by George Wakely. In 1870 he went to Fort Wayne, Ind., and was employed as traveling auditor for the Grand Rapids & In- diana Railroad till 1871, when, on account of the ill health of his family, he returned to McHenry .County and located in Harvard. He was engaged in the fire insurance business till 1875, when he formed his present partnership, although he still has an interest in the insurance business, representing some of the best companies in the United States. Mr. Saunders was married Oct. 11, 1862, to Josephine M. Bowen, of New England ancestry, daughter of Elias and Minerva (Craw) Bowen. They have seven children- Philip, Charles, Stuart, Eugene, Harvey, Foster and Walter. Mr. Saunders was reared in the Episcopal church, of which his wife is a member. He is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M .; Harvard Chapter, No. 91, R. A. M., and Calvary Commandery, No. 25, K. T. He has held many local offices o trust and at present is Township and City Clerk and Township School Treasurer.
Adolph Schultz was born in Prussia, Germany, Aug. 28, 1828, a son of Frederick and Sophia (Fidler) Schultz. He attended school till sixteen years of age and then worked on a farm till 1872 when he came to America. He landed in New York and came directly West and settled in Walworth County, Wis. In the spring of 1881 he moved to McHenry County, and settled in Che- mung Township. He was married in September, 1852, to Mary, daughter of Joseph and Caroline M .-- To them have been born
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six children-Minnie, wife of Carl Voss, of Nebraska; John, of Walworth County, Wis., married Minnie Voss; Fredericka, wife of Charles Rodd, of Chemung Township; Gertrude, widow of William Koltz, resides with her parents; Hannah and Bettie. Mr. and Mrs. Schultz are members of the Lutheran church.
Edward M. Schutt, ticket agent and freight cashier for th Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, at Harvard, Ill., was born near Stratsund, Province of Vorponnen, Germany, Sept. 2, 1852, a son of Joachin and Theresa (Kagelmather) Schutt. In 1868 his parents came to America, and located on a farm in Dunham Township, McHenry Co., Ill., where they still reside. They have a family of seven children-Minnie, wife of John Hayden, of Harvard; Her- man, married Isabella Shmidt, and resides in Milwaukee, Wis .; Edward M., Huldah, Frieda and Richard. Edward M. attended school till he came to America. In 1870 he began to work for the Northwestern Railroad Company, and has since been in their employ, holding different positions. Nov. 30, 1881, he was mar- ried to Kate Thompson, a native of Lawrence, McHenry Co., Ill., daughter of William G. and Sarah G. (Bigsby) Thompson. They have two children-Gertrude, born June 6, 1882, and an infant. Mr. Schutt is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 147, A. O. U. W., and Harvard Legion, No. 24, Select Knights. Politi- cally he is a Republican. Mrs. Schutt's grandfather, Lawrence Bigsby, was one of the earliest settlers of McHenry County, and the town of Lawrence was named in his honor.
Lyman Seely, deceased, was born near Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 1831, son of Daniel and Abigail (Griswold) Seely, natives of New York. In 1846 his parents moved to Big Foot, Chemung Township, McHenry Co., Ill., and he was identified with the farming interests of the township from that time till his death May 1, 1884. He was one of the most highly esteemed citizens of McHerry County, a kind husband and an indulgent father. The farm con- tains 120 acres of land, and is well adapted to raising stock and small grain. Mr. Seely was married April 27, 1858, to Jemima Pease, a native of Ohio. She died October, 1860. Oct. 15, 1861, he married Ruth A. Bigsby, a native of Columbia County, N. Y., daughter of Peter and Amelia (Dorin) Bigsby. Her parents moved to Walworth County, Wis., in 1855. Mr. and Mrs. Seely had two children-Arthur N., born Feb. 26, 1865, and Emily G., born May 31, 1868. Mr. Seely was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church as are also his wife and children.
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Joseph Shatzla, farmer, sections 14 and 23, Chemung Township, was born in Baden, Germany, March 14, 1829, the youngest of four children of Frank and Mary Shatzla. When twenty-two years of age he came to America, landed in New York, and from there went to Philadelphia. In December, 1853, he came West to Chicago and worked on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad till June 1, 1854. In July he came to Chemung Township, and worked for Uncle Daniel Hutchinson till 1862. In 1859 he bought the farm where he now lives, to which he moved after his marriage. He has a fine farm of 220 acres, and makes a specialty of stock-raising. He was married Dec. 25, 1862, to Eliza Broughton, a native of Irasburg, Vt., born Jan. 23, 1832; daughter of John S. and Sophia (Evans) Broughton who moved from Vermont to Ohio in 1835 and in 1846 to McHenry County. Mr. and Mrs. Shatzla have had a family of five children; but two are living-Ada H. and Ida E. Those deceased are- Mamie, born Aug. 6, 1867, died Feb. 2, 1877; Frank J., born March 24, 1870, died June 1, 1875; Willie S., born Jan. 31, 1874, died June 1, 1875. Ada and Ida have taught several terms of school in McHenry County. Mrs. Shatzla is a member of the Presbyterian church.
Levi J. Shippee, carpenter and joiner, Lawrence, Ill., was born in Shrewsbury, Vt., Feb. 4, 1817, a son of Artemus and Waity (Bell) Shippee. He is the only one of three children living. He remained on the farm till twenty years of age and then went to Cuttingsville, and clerked for Brown, Gleason & Co. till 1847, then was sent by the same firm to Arlington and managed a store there till 1852 when he returned home. In December, 1855, he came to Illinois and bought a farm in Chemung Township, McHenry County, adjoining the town of Lawrence. Nov. 19, 1869, he sold his farm and bought his property in Lawrence. Mr. Shippee was married June 16, 1847, to Harriet S. Hayes, a native of Clarendon, Vt., daughter fof Joseph A. and Hannah (Bishop) Hayes. They have had seven children-Levi M., of Greenleaf, Kan., was born March 24, 1848; Miranda E., born Aug. 6, 1850, married A. S. Burr; she died May 22, 1877; Jennie M., born Jan. 14, 1853; Josie, born Feb. 15, 1855, is the wife of George A. Kellogg, of Atchison, Kan .; Frederick J., born Feb. 25, 1857; Franklin N., born July 1, 1865, died Nov. 24, 1872; Edgar L., born Feb. 17, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Shippee are members of the Presbyterian church. He has been elected to many offices of trust in Chemung Township; has been Commissioner twelve years and Assessor one year.
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Philip D. Shufelt, farmer, section 5, Chemung Township, was born in Chatham, Columbia Co., N. Y., Jan. 25, 1829, a son of George P. and Sarah (Wilkinson) Shufelt, natives of New York, the father of German and the mother of Scotch descent. He worked on the farm till the breaking out of the Rebellion. In October, 1862, he enlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Fifty-ninth New York Infantry, and in 1863 was transferred to the Second Battalion. Jan. 30, 1865, he was discharged on account of ill health caused by exposure, from the effects of which he has never recovered. In March, 1865, he came West, and followed farming in Oconomowoc, Wis., till the fall of 1866 when he came to Illinois and lived in Boone County till 1879. He then bought the farm where he now lives. He owns seventy-one and a half acres of choice land, with a good residence and farm buildings. Mr. Shufelt was married Jan. 21, 1868, to Maggie J. Rodawalt, a native of Albany, N. Y., daughter of Henry and Sabia (Wally) Rodawalt, who settled in Boone County in 1855. Mr. and Mrs. Shnfelt have had seven chil- dren; but five are living-Hattie E., Ida M., B. Frank, William P. and an infant.
George J. Sinderson, proprietor of the Chemung Water-Power Mills, was born in Belvidere, Boone Co., Ill., Aug. 22, 1858, a son of Joseph J. and Lncy (Dauber) Sinderson, natives of England. His father came to McHenry County, in 1868, and bought the Chemung Mills, and in 1873 he began to learn the trade of a miller. In 1879 he bought the mills and has· conducted the business alone. The mill is a two-story stone building 32 x 42 feet in size. It is completely furnished with the latest improved machinery, has two sets of burrs, and makes a first class grade of flour. Each winter he makes about 800 barrels of the finest buckwheat flour. Mr. Sinderson is one of the most energetic and enterprising young business men of Chemung Township.
Amos M. Smith, section 36, Chemung Township, was born in Fenner, Madison Co., N. Y., July 29, 1833, a son of Abraham and Amanda (Nourse) Smith, the father a native of Litchfield, Conn., and the mother of Madison County, N. Y. In the spring of 1844 the family came West and settled in Racine (now Kenosha) County, Wis. The father died Nov. 10, 1855, and Amos then took charge of the farm for his mother till his marriage. In 1858 he went to California, and engaged in farming and teaming, near Sacramento, till the fall of 1864. Hc then came to McHenry County, Ill., and bought the farm where he now lives, a mile east of Harvard. He
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has eighty-four acres of choice land. He makes a specialty of fruits, and has a fine orchard of apple, pear, cherry and crab-apple trees; also raises grapes and small fruits. He has a dairy of fifteen cows. Mr. Smith was married Dec. 24, 1858, to Emily L. Haines, a native of Lake County, Ill., daughter of Gleason T. and Lanra (Boswell) Haines. They have had four children-Lolla E., wife of Milo M. Wakely, of Brookings County, Dak .; Fred C., Nellie L. and Laura, at home. Mr. Smith is a member of the Congrega- tional church.
Benjamin F. Smith, deceased, was one of the very early settlers of McHenry County. He settled on the farm where his wife now lives, on section 23, Chemung Township, Aug. 24, 1839. The township at that time was not laid out, and the land was not in the market. He laid his claim and built a rude cabin on the site of the present pleasant and commodious residence. Neighbors were scarce, and wolves and deer plenty. The Indian trail ran across his farm. Mr. Smith was born in Chester, Windom Co., Vt., July 23, 1807, a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Clark) Smith. When he was twelve years of age his parents moved to St. Lawrence County, N. Y. He remained with them till his marriage, Dec. 31, 1836, to Amanda Bacon, a native of New Haven, Addison Co., Vt., born Jan. 11, 1816, a daugliter of Parker and Abigail (Richardson) Bacon, who moved to St. Lawrence County, N. Y., in 1824. In July, 1839, Mr. and Mrs. Smith started for the West. They jour- neyed overland to Ogdensburg, thence by water to Chicago, arriv- ing there Aug. 22, 1839. From Chicago they came to Cold Spring Prairie, now Chemung Township. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a family of six children; two are living-Horace D., born in New York, June 10, 1839, was married Nov. 2, 1858, to Maria A. Gardner, and has two children-Mary Viola and Nellie M. He lives in Ft. Scott, Bourbon Co., Kas. Ida M. was married Sept. 12, 1871, to David Coventry, and resides on the old homestead with her mother. She has two children-Frank C. and Gertrude M. Mr. Sinith died May 20, 1880, regretted and mourned by all who knew him. He, as is his wife, was a member of the Advent church. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Butts are the oldest settlers now living in the township. They have been neighbors and friends for the past forty-five years.
Gilbert R. Smith, deceased, was born in Portage, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1832, a son of E. I. and Ann S. (Church) Smith. In 1838 his par- ents moved to Woodstock, Ill., and his father became a prominent
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man in the county. In 1854 Gilbert R. Smith went to Chicago, and lived till 1874, when he moved to Harvard, where he died June 18, 1879. He was an exemplary citizen, an honorable business man, and a genial and accommodating friend. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity-an honorary member of Blaney Lodge, No. 271, Chicago; St. Andrews Lodge, No. 703, Chicago; Harvard Chapter, No. 91, Illinois Council of Deliberation, and Apollo Commandery, Chicago. He held various official relations in each of the orders. Mr. Smith was married Jan. 8, 1856, to Mary Ayer, daughter of Judge E. G. and Mary D. (Titcomb) Ayer. They had a family of five children-Clara A., Maggie M. (deceased , Martha L., Blanche A., and Philip R. The family resides on the homestead in Ayer's addition.
Lot P. Smith, manager for Ed. E. Ayer, wholesale dealer in lumber, ties, telegraph poles and posts, 234 South Water street, Chicago, Ill., was born on his father's old homestead, section 26, Chemung Township, April 1, 1846. He is the youngest of six children of George G. and Laura (Hutchins) Smith, who came from New York in 1839 and bought the farm now owned by James Logue. The father died in 1852, and the mother in 1872. Our subject remained with his mother till manhood, and when twenty years of age bought the homestead. In 1867 he entered the employ of Ed. E. Ayer, contracting wood, and in 1881 moved to Chicago to take charge of the business there. He owns a house and lot in Harvard and also a brick store, now occupied by Foy Brothers. He is one of the representative citizens of Harvard, and has always taken an active interest in all her enterprises. He was married in October, 1871, to Nora Diggins, daughter of O. C. and Jeanette (Stewart) Diggins. They have one daughter-Hallie H. Mr. Smith is a member of Harvard Lodge, No. 309, F. & A. M .; Harvard Chapter, No. 91, R. A. M., and Woodstock Comman- dery, No. 25, K. T. He is Vice-President of the Harvard Driv- ing Park Association, and has held various city and township offices.
James H. Staley, farmer, section 2, Chemung Township, was born in Schoharie County, N. Y., May 17, 1844, a son of Jacob H. I. and Jane (Milmine) Staley. In 1855 his parents came West and settled in Sharon, Wis., where the mother died June 14, 1866. The father is now living with our subject, aged nearly seventy-four years. They had a family of seven children; but three are living- Henrietta, wife of C. T. Hawver; James H., and William J., a
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merchant of Geneva, Wis., married Ada Streator. Their eldest son, Alexander M., was a member of Mulligan's Brigade, in the war of the Rebellion, and died of a fever in the hospital at Cum- berland, Md., Sept. 17, 1862. After leaving school James H. Staley learned the trades of carpenter and painter and worked at them in connection with farming till after his marriage. He then moved to a farm in Walworth County, Wis., and lived three years; then moved to a farm in Chemung Township, but a year later moved to Sharon, Wis. In 1873 he moved to Menasha, Wis., and in 1875 returned to Chemung Township. Mr. Staley was married Sept. 13, 1868, to Lyda Hawver, a native of McHenry County, born on Big Foot Prairie, Aug. 2, 1850, a daughter of Peter D. and Christina (Hardendolf) Hawver. They have three children- Arabel, born March 23, 1870; Ella J., born Jan. 21, 1874; George J., born Oct. 17, 1880. Mr. Staley and his father are members of Sharon Lodge, No. 116, F. & A. M. He and his wife are mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal church.
John A. Sweeney, of the firm Sweeney, Cunningham & Dunn, leading merchants of Harvard, was born in Hartland Township, McHenry Co., Ill., Dec. 28, 1845. He attended school in the winter till 1868, when he came to Harvard and began clerking for Nicholas Leonard. In 1869 he and Wm. O'Brien bought the building now occupied by Sweeney, Cunningham & Dunn, and in 1870 he bought out his employer and carried on the business alone till 1872, when he formed a partnership with John A. Day and William O'Brien, under the firm name of Sweeney, Day & Co. A year later Patrick Sweeney bought a fourth interest in the busi- ness. In 1875 Mr. Day sold his interest, and the firm name was changed to Sweeney Brothers & Co. In 1879 Mr. Sweeney and J. F. Cunningham bought out the other partners, each having a half interest. Sept. 7, 1883, E. F. Dunn was admitted to the firm, and the name was changed to Sweeney, Cunningham & Dunn. The firm have increased their stock from time to time till they now carry a stock valued at $12,000. In June, 1882, Mr. Sweeney formed a partnership with Dr. B. A. Wade, in the manufacture of pickles. In June, 1884, Mr. Sweeney purchased the Doctor's in- terest. He has two buildings with a capacity of 35,000 bushels of pickels. Mr. Sweeney was married Nov. 26, 1872, to Mary J. Quinlan, a native of Hartland Township, born Feb. 13, 1853, a daughter of Humphrey and Eleanor (O'Hern) Quinlan. They have four children-Mary G., born Feb. 7, 1874; Hannah E., born
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Sept. 30, 1876; Michael E., born Sept. 24, 1878, and John J., born April 17, 1884. Mr. Sweeney's parents, Michael and Honorah (Donovan) Sweeney, were natives of Cork, Ireland. They came to America in 1827, and in 1842 came to McHenry County, and set- tled in Hartland Township. The mother died in December, 1876. The father lives in Harvard with J. A. They had a family of four children-Hannah, wife of William O'Brien; Patrick, married Ju- lia Clifford; Michael F., married Mary Dineen, and John A.
Charles Tebbetts, farmer and stock-dealer, residing at Lawrence, McHenry Co., Ill., has been identified with the business inter- ests of the township for the past twenty years. He was born in Berwick, Me., May 7, 1818, the only son of James and Esther Tebbetts. When he was an infant his father died and he and his mother lived with his Grandmother Tebbetts. When he was six years old his mother married again. He remained with his grand- father till sixteen years old, when he went to Boston, Mass., and lived till 1852. He then came to Illinois and lived in Lake County seven years; then went to Chicago and engaged in the commission business till 1864, when he moved to Lawrence, and bought his farm of fifteen acres lying inside the corporate limits. Mr. Tebbetts was married June 16, 1837, to Olive Parshley, a native of Brunswick, Maine. They had a family of five children; but three are living-Charles H., grocer, 1,736 Wabash Ave., Chicago, mar- ried Cary Wheeler; Hattie, wife of Charles H. Weeks, Superin- tendent of the transfer department of the Michigan Central Railway, Chicago; Edward F., Assistant Superintendent of the freight department of the Michigan Central Railway, Chicago. Mrs. Tebbetts died March 31, 1873. She was a member of the Baptist church. Oct. 10, 1875, Mr. Tebbetts married Susan E., widow of Frank Pierce and daughter of James and Mary(Atwill) McCracken. They have one son-Elmer H., born Oct. 16, 1876. Mrs. Tebbetts has two children by her former marriage-Frank J., lumber dealer at Flag Staff, Arizona; and Emma. Mr. and Mrs. Tebbetts are members of the Baptist church. Politically Mr. Tebbetts is a Republican. He cast his first presidential vote for Wm. H. Harrison. He has been School Director of Lawrence since April, 1883.
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