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Hamlin Fenner is a son of Thomas and Louisiana (Hanley Fenner, the former a native of Philadelphia and the latter of New York. His parents were married in New York and remained there till 1846 when they came to Illinois and located on the farm now owned by our subject. They paid at that early day $10 an acre for the land, although there was plenty of Government land in the county, but this was partially improved and was one of the best sites in the county. They had a family of seven children, all born in New York-Hamlin; Helen, now Mrs. William Parsons; Mary E., deceased, married Robert Sibley; Harriet, wife of Peter Whitney, of Woodstock; Lawrence A., married Amanda Spicer
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and resides in Virginia City, Mon .; Thomas, enlisted in Company A, Thirty-sixth Illinois Infantry, and was killed at the battle of Murfreesboro; Isabella R., wife of Otis Porter. Hamlin Fenner was eighteen years of age when his parents came to McHenry County. He was reared on a farm, but received a good educa- tion, attending school both in New York and Illinois. Feb. 23, 1859, he was married to Phobe Hodge, daughter of Benjamin and Minerva (Farwell) Hodge. Her parents came to this county from New York in 1857 and resided here till 1883 when they moved to Nebraska. They had five children-Minerva, James A., Roderick M., Sarah L., and Georgiana M. Mr. and Mrs. Fenner have three daughters-Elizabeth H., wife of Walter V. Andrews; Isabella M. and Sarah G. Politically Mr. Fenner is a Republi- can. He has served in several of the township offices, and in the performance of his official duties has given perfect satisfaction.
Josiah H. Giddings, one of the first settlers of McHenry County, was born in Franklin County, Vt., Aug. 2, 1805, a son of William and Betsey (Harris) Giddings. In 1832 he came West, and soon after his arrival in Chicago enlisted in the Black Hawk war and served till its close. In June, 1836, he moved to McHenry County and took up a claim a mile and a half west of the present village of Hebron, and lived there over forty years. In 1882 he retired from farm life and moved to the village of Hebron. Mr. Giddings was married in Vermont to Elvira Ste- vens, who died in Napierville, Ill. He is now living with his third wife. Politically Mr. Giddings is a Republican.
George W. Hunt was born in Genesee County, N. Y., July 16, 1835, and at the age of four years came with his parents to Wal- worth County, Wis .; was educated at Milton College, and was . engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Big Foot . Corners, Wis., and on the 31st day of March, 1859, was married to Miss Louville M. Parker, of Hebron, Ill., soon after which event he made that town his home, where he was engaged in the occupa- tion of farming and continued to reside until his death. As a farmer and stock breeder he was very successful, and had succeeded in establishing a business in that direction that had placed him in the front. As a neighbor he was social, generous, kind and ac- commodating, strictly just and upright in all his dealings and re- lations. As a citizen he was public-spirited, taking an active part in all measures calculated to promote the interests of the county, especially in all things pertaining to its agricultural developments;
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was one of the leading and most active members of the Agricult- ural Society, always filling a large space with the exhibition of his own stock; had filled several public positions of trust and honor, and at the time of liis death was one of the Justices of the Peace of his town. He died Sept. 9, 1882. His family consisted of his wife and five children-Carlton C., George A., Mary D. (deceased), Byron E. and Libbie E. Mrs. Hunt resides on the homestead with her children.
Hunt Bros., Hebron Township, Ill .; postoffice, Greenwood, Ill .- Carlton C. and George A. Hunt are among the leading stockmen of Northern Illinois. They reside on and have charge of the old homestead which is a part of their grandfather's, A. H. Parker's, farm. Their present stock consists of choice individuals of the leading strains of short-horn cattle, Poland-China swine, merino sheep and langshan fowls. Their short-horns are regis- tered in the American Herd-Book, their Poland-Chinas in the American and Ohio Poland-China Records, and their sheep in the Vermont and American merino sheep registers. Their stock is first-class and they find a ready market in all the Western States. A. H. Parker came to McHenry County from Ontario County, N. Y., in 1841 and entered land from the Government to which he added until he owned 1,000 acres. He was an extensive and successful wheat-raiser. He died in Woodstock in 1878. His wife died on the farm in 1861. Their five children- James F., Clara E., Emily S., Louville M. and Ellen L .- are all living.
Cyrus L. Mead was born Aug. 13, 1827, in Sandy Crcek Town- ship, Oswego Co., N. Y., a son of Jeremiah and Anna (Cline) Mead. He remained on the farm with his parents till twenty-one . years of age, and then went to Wayne County, N. Y., and worked by the day and month three years. Although his wages were low he managed to save part of them all the time, and March 17, 1853, came to McHenry County'. He went to Wisconsin and worked on a farm six months and then with his brother Henry purchased the tract of land adjoining the village of Hebron, which is now his home. For seven years the brothers worked together and then divided the land whichi was all well cultivated. Jan. 27, 1855, Mr. Mead was married to Finette A. Carman, a native of Blue Mound, Sauk Co., Wis., born Feb. 20, 1837, a daughter of Sidney and Mary (Harrington) Carman. They have had five children-Charles H., died in infancy; Anna C., wife of George Goddard; Henry J., of Nebraska, married Mary McCauley; Darwin G. and Luella, are
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deceased. Mr. Mead has been industrious and has improved his property, making it one of the best farms in the county. For the past two years he has given up the management of his farm entrust- ing it to the care of his son-in-law, George Goddard, a successful farmer and one well worthy to become a member of one of the oldest and most highly respected families of the village. Mrs. Mead went with her sister Martha to Clyde, N. Y., to live with an uncle. Martha is now the wife of Henry Rowe.
John Pierce, deceased, was one of the active and successful business men of Hebron Township. He was born in Steuben County, N. Y., May 10, 1833, the seventh of eight children of Zenas and Harriet Pierce. In 1847 his parents moved to McHenry County, Ill., and made Hebron Township their home till death. John Pierce received a common-school education and having been reared to the life of a farmer, chose that vocation as his life work. He was successful and accumulated a large property. The home- stead contains over 500 acres of choice land and the farm buildings are commodious and comfortable. The residence is a two-story frame with all modern improvements, built in 1881. Mr. Pierce also paid considerable attention to stock-dealing, buying his stock in the country and shipping to the larger cities. He was married in 1858 to Ellen Hyde, daughter of David and Dolly Hyde. She was born in Washington County, N. Y., and moved to McHenry County, Ill., with her parents when fourteen years of age. To Mr. and Mrs. Pierce were born two sons-Lyman Z. and Perry O. Mrs. Pierce has been an industrious, economical woman, and has at all times [performed her part faithfully and well. Mr. Pierce died Dec. 3, 1884.
Lyman Pierce has been a resident of McHenry County nearly forty years. He is the youngest of eight children of Zenas and Harriet (Stewart) Pierce, viz .: Anice, Benson, Betsey, Lavina, Ze- nas, Lydia, John and Lyman. Anice was married in 1840, to Oliver P. Standish and came West and located in Geneva, Wis. Benson soon followed, and settled near the State line, and when the rest of the family came, in 1845, worked for his father. The latter bought 160 acres of Mrs. Coleson, whose husband was the first settler of the township, and erected a frame house, which is still standing, into which the family moved before the shingles were on. Benson went to Pennsylvania and married Hannah Frazier; then returned to Wisconsin, but a few years before his death moved to Hebron Township. They had three children-George, and Willie and
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Willis (twins who died in infancy). His wife died and he after ward married Esther Hutches, by whom he had two children- Benson and Carrol. Betsey married Allen Potter, of New York. Zenas married Hanna Van Winkle, and resides in Pennsylvania. He has seven children-Theodore, Ellen, Marthia, Anice, Lucretia, Clarence and Addie May. Lavina married V. R. Begun, of He- bron. Their son resides in Nebraska. John married Helen Hyde, and resides on the Pierce homestead. He has two children- Lyman Z. and Perry. Lydia married Simeon Standish, and has one child-Hattie. Lyman, our subject, was married Dec. 1, 1863, to Maria A. Reed, a native of Steuben County, N. Y., but a resident of McHenry County, coming here with her parents in 1844. They have had three children-Harriet, John and Maria; the latter is deceased. They lived in Wisconsin two years after their marriage and then bought a farm in McHenry County, on the Wisconsin line, where he has since lived. He is a successful man and by his honesty and integrity has gained the esteem of all who know him.
Aaron Rowe, section 17, Hebron Township, was born in Onon- daga County, N. Y., April 18, 1841, a son of Hiram and Susan (Furback) Rowe. In 1850 his parents moved to McHenry County, Ill., and located in Hebron Township, and here he grew to man- hood and received the greater part of his education. He was reared a farmer, and after reaching manhood made agriculture and dairying his business. He subsequently abandoned the dairy, and has paid special attention to raising horses, having a fine grade of Norman stock. He owns eighty acres of land where he resides, and eighty-five in another tract, all of which is well cultivated. He has a pleasant residence and comfortable farm buildings. He was married in 1860 to Olive Carney, a native of Will County, Ill., daughter of Reuel and Martha L. Carney, early settlers of McHenry County. They have one daughter-Josephine A., and an adopted daughter, Minnie E. Mr. and Mrs. Rowe are members of the Meth- odist Episcopal church, of Hebron.
Frank Rowe, merchant and Postmaster, Hebron, Ill., is a native of Onondaga County, N. Y., born Sept. 17, 1852, the eldest son of Peter and Ellen (Merritt) Rowe. He attended the common-school of Hebron Township, and then entered Rockford Commercial Col- lege, from which he graduated in 1871. After his graduation he was employed as clerk for H. W. Mead eight years, and then bought the stock of general merchandise of M. S. Goodsell. He has a good
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trade, and is one of the most promising young business men of Hebron. He lias been Postmaster of Hebron since 1879. Mr. Rowe is a member of Hebron Lodge, No. 604, F. & A. M., and Harvard Chapter, No. 91, R. A. M.
John Sawyer was born in Franklin County, Mass., March 29, 1805. He was married in New York State in 1835 to Elvira King, and the same year came to Illinois. He lived in Kane County seven years, and then moved to McHenry County, and set- tled on section 18, Hebron Township, where he has since lived. He owns 200 acres of choice land, with good buildings. To Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer has been born five children; but two are living- Frances M., now Mrs. Cyrus Duffield, and Julia. now Mrs. P. S. Lines. The family are members of the Presbyterian church.
George W. Seamans, farmer, Hebron Township, is a son of Leonard and Lydia (Breed) Seamans, the former a native of Rut- land County, Vt., and the latter of Madison County, N. Y. They came to Hebron Township in 1844, and entered the land now owned by George Conn. They had a family of five children, all born in Oswego County, N. Y .- Philander, died in infancy; Leonard B., married Alzina Stewart, of Hebron; George W .; Thomas J., died in Vernon County, Wis .; Betsey C., married A. C. Clarey, of Vernon County, Wis. The parents are dead, but left a record of honesty and integrity. George W. Seamans was married Oct. 1, 1849, to Jane Currier, daughter of A.bram and Margaret Currier, early settlers of Hebron, coming here in 1847. They have four children-Susan F., married Orville A. Root, of Howard, Neb .; Charles H., in the employ of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, Argyle, Ill .; George E. and William G., at home. Mr. Seamans is an indefatigable worker, and is one of the best farmers of the township. He is a first-class mechanic, having a knowledge of all kinds of carpenter's tools and machinery. He has served as Road Commissioner and Collector a number of years. Mrs. Seamans' parents had a family of seven children, all born in Pennsylvania- Snsan, Sally (died in infancy), Nancy, Jane, Phidelia, Samuel and Alexander. Phidelia married Thomas J. Seamans, brother of our subject. Susan married Ezekiel Hopkins, of Nebraska. Nancy married Thomas Brown, also of Nebraska. The sons live in Vernon County, Wis. Their mother lives with them, aged eighty- four years.
Robert W. Stewart died at Hebron, Dec. 20, 1876. He was born in Oneida County, N. Y., in 1816, and had just passed his six-
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tieth year. In infancy he removed with his parents to Manlius Four Corners, Onondaga Co., N. Y., (now Fayetteville), then almost a wild wilderness hamlet, where he resided until twenty years of age. In 1837 he struck out for the then wild West, and the next year mnade a squatter's claim on the farm where he has since resided, and where he died. Here he was the owner of about 900 acres of land, and by economy and untiring industry he passed through the hardships and privations of pioneer life, made the wil- derness to blossom, and a farm that was a joy to own. For many years he engaged in wool-growing, and made himself the leading flock-master of the section. In 1866 he disposed of his sheep, and engaged in dairy farming ; as in everything, he went into this with his whole soul. In connection with his brother, under the firm style of Stewart Bros., he built one of the finest cheese factories in the country, and made it a success from the start. With his push and enthusiasm he has contributed his full share toward making the dairy interest what it has become in the North- west. He was one of the first movers and founders of the North- western Dairymen's Association, and his ever-genial and unpre- suming presence helped make sunshine always at their meetings, where he never failed to put in an appearance. He was also one of the founders of the Elgin Board of Trade for dairy products, whose transactions have come to demand national quotations, though yet in early infancy. He was also as much as any one man the father of the McHenry County Agricultural Society, and he ever assisted in maturing and guiding it as a father would a favorite and loved child. He was from boyhood an enthusiast in every- thing pertaining to agriculture, and his enthusiasm was eminently guided by good sense. With all his go-ahead-ativeness, he was en- tirely unselfish. No call was ever made upon his patriotism or sympathy that did not meet a hearty response. He never sought prominence for himself, and ever refused positions of leadership- yet leading while he knew it not. Those who knew him best loved him most, and he will be mourned and missed, as he lived without ostentation, in heart communing when alone, in little circles about the hearth, in neighborhood gatherings in coming days. Peace to his ashes.
John Stewart, one of the most successful and genial farmers of Hebron, has been a resident of the township since 1841. His brother Robert came to the county in 1837, and pre-empted the land before it came into market, and in 1841 the family came
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the father locating adjoining our subject. The father, James Stew- art, was of Scotch descent, and the mother, Sarah (Wright) Stewart, was a native of New York. They were the parents of four sons and one daughter. The latter died three days after reaching Hebron, having been an invalid for some time. Robert W. was the eldest son, followed by William H., John and James M. Captain W. H. Stewart is a resident of Woodstock; Robert and James are deceased; John J., the son of Robert, still lives on the old farm. In 1847 John Stewart was married to Harriet W. Ehle. They are the parents of eleven children, of whom six are living- James E., Richard H., Alfred H., Walter S., Edward M. and Carl S. Sarah C., RobertW., Anna M., Lizzie A. and an infant are deceased. James E. was married in 1874 to Nettie Vanderkar and has three children-Frank C., Glendora and Clyde Irwin. Mr. Stewart has one of the finest farms in the township, having spared neither money nor labor to improve and beautify it, and holds the patent direct from the Government. Politically he is a Republi- can, and in religious faith a Presbyterian.
John J. Stewart, the fifth of seven children of Robert W. and Susan A. (Ross) Stewart, was born in Hebron Township, Dec. 24, 1854. He attended the district schools, and subsequently Todd's Seminary at Woodstock. After leaving school he returned to the homestead, and has since devoted his attention to agricultural pur- suits. His farm contains 740 acres of valuable land. His resi- dence, a fine three-story brick, was built by his father, and is one of the best in the township. He is the owner of the Stewart Cheese Factory, one of the best of its kind in the county, and also has an extensive dairy, milking over eighty cows. He has some of the finest Norman horses in the township. Mr. Stewart was married in 1880, to Frances E., daughter of Samuel and Mary A. Nichols. They have two children-Mary E. and Robert W.
C. Street & Son, proprietors of the Lake Defiance Herd, and breeders and dealers in the celebrated Poland-China swine, are known throughout the West and Northwest as reliable and well in ormed in their branch of business. They have been engaged in the business since 1868, and their herd comprises selections fr the best herds of Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. The ancestry shown will command the attention of all breeders and traders, as they comprise animals of first premium grades, viz .: Old Dave, 79; Old Beants, 348; Lady Butler's Black Hawk, 413; Perfection Queen, 2,114; Young Perfection, 135; Black Jim, 853; Black
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World Beater, 851; Bess Stibbens, (O) 1,168; Corwin Prince, 1,929; Hoosier Tom, (O) 1,625, and many others of equal repute. The best blood in the country was introduced to form their herd, and the same watchful attention has kept up the standard of excel- lency. Their present herd of breeding animals descends direct from Corwin Prince, 1,929; Gold Dust, 2,117; Boneparte, 3d, 1,865; Hoosier Tom, (O) 1,625; B. Alexander, 3d, 1,755; Corwin Queen, 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th and 5th; Golden Queen, 1st, 2d and 3d. Their stock has given perfect satisfaction wherever shipped, and they have sent it to all parts of Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and Wis- consin. They have taken first and second premiums and sweep- stakes at State and county fairs. Their stock is recorded in "Ameri- can Poland-China Record," and "Ohio Poland-China Record." All parties interested in this industry would be benetited by calling and examining their herd. Henry F. Eastman, of the Breeders' Gazette, writes thus of them: "C. Street & Son are among our oldest and most reliable breeders of Poland-Chinas in the West. They are located two miles east of Hebron and at the time of visit their herd numbered thirty sows, as even a lot as one would see in a day's ride, and from the very choicest strains. Black Jim, Jr., is at the head of their herd. He was sired by Black Jim, (O 711, out of None Such, (O) 2,088, and at one year old weighs 400 pounds. * * * Black Jim, his sire, was never beaten, and his dam, None Such, was a prize winner wherever shown, and was in first prize litter at the great Chicago fair. They have a choice lot of young pigs, sows and boars for sale." Their swine pens are un- equaled in the county. The building is 30 x 64 feet with nine-foot posts. The first or front space contains a water tank, supplied from a well, and also a stove for heating purposes. A fonr-foot alley runs the entire length of the building. At the rear end is the corn- crib. There are six pens on each side of the alley-way, each pen having a nesting place 6 x 6 feet. Size of pen, including nest, 8 x 13. The floor of nest is raised two inchies above the floor of pens, with 2 x 4 inchi pieces on edge of nest. One end of the nests are inclosed with swinging partitions; the front is open; all other partitions are made so that they can be swung up, and thus make large or small pens as the occasion may require. There is a floor laid over the pens, for storage of bedding and to make warmer in winter. In the cupola is a slide that covers the opening for ventilation, which can be opened or closed by cords from the
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first floor. Every detail of their pens is constructed for conven- ience and health. The farm contains 200 acres of choice land. The residence and farm buildings are large and commodious. In addition to their large herd of swine they have about thirty dairy- cows and a few choice Clydesdale horses.
C. Street was born in Springfield, Mass., in January, 1797, and was married April 16, 1825, to Dolly Brown, who was born in Peru, Mass., Oct. 22, 1799. Immediately after marriage they moved to Barre, Orleans Co., N. Y., and in 1865 sold their farm and re- moved to Hebron, Ill., where he and his son S. G. now reside. His wife died Dec. 17, 1879. They had a family of three children- Sarah A., born Sept. 6, 1826, died Sept. 18, 1845; Selden G., born Jan. 12, 1828; Avalin H., born April 29, 1833, is a dentist and ex- tensive land-owner in Albert Lea, Minn. S. G. Street was married April 22, 1851, to Mary D. Sanford, a native of Orleans County, N. Y., born Jan. 8, 1829. He moved to Hebron, Ill., in the spring of 1854, and settled on the farm where he now lives. Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Street have four children-Sarah A., born April 12, 1853, was married Oct. 18, 1872, to Porter C. Bliss, of Barre, N. Y .; Carrie L., born June 7, 1857, was married March 13, 1878, to Russell Holmes, of Hebron; Ella T., born Aug. 24, 1859, resides in Rockford, and is a successful artist, enlarging photo- graphs by the use of the air brush; Henry G., born May 10, 1865, is a musician, and at present is a clarionetist in the State Line Cornet Band.
C. Fred Tryon, farmer, Hebron Township, is the eldest son of George and Jane (Downs) Tryon, and was born Nov. 21, 1854, in McHenry County. He has always resided on the farm and been engaged solely in agricultural pursuits. He was married Dec. 5, 1877, to Frank B. Lumley, who was born June 6, 1859, a daughter of Thomas R. and Eliza (Mitchell) Lumley, of McHenry Town- ship. They have two children-Hattie Glenn, born Dec. 7, 1880, and Floyd C., born May 7, 1883. Politically Mr. Tryon is a Re- publican, and has attained considerable prominence as a leader in local as well as national campaigns. In religious faitlı a liberal. He is a member of Richmond Lodge, No. 143, F. & A. M.
Charles H. Tryon .- Bela Hopkins Tryon was born in Frank- lin County, Mass., in 1797. His early ancestors were English. Edward Hopkins, having come from Shrewsbury, England, to Bos- ton in 1637, removed to Hartford and was chosen Governor of Connecticut, repeatedly, from 1640 to 1654. He afterward went
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to England, where he was chosen Warden of the English Fleet and a Member of Parliament. Many of his descendants have been distinguished men in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Stephen Hopkins, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, was a delegate to Congress in 1774, and remained in that office until after the establishment of inde- pendence. He died in 1785, aged seventy-nine. Samuel Hopkins, D. D., graduated from Yale College in 1741, studied theology with his kinsman, Jonathan Edwards, of Northampton, and be- came a very eminent minister. His chief publication was a sys- tem of theology, in two volumes, octavo. In connection with Ed- wards he revolutionized many old ideas in theology, and helped to lift the human mind to a higher plane of thought. Of the latter, Barber, in his "Biographical History," says: " His essay on the 'Freedom of the Will' is considered by many as one of the greatest efforts of the human mind." Mr. Tryon bore a strong resemblance to the last two gentlemen in many ways, physically and mentally. Although home was the place where his best affections were cen- tered, his mind was constantly reaching out to solve the reasons of mysterious events in the Divine government; and although a man of learning and ability he never made any pretentions as a writer. His ideas were broad in scope and elevating in sentiment, but his chief ambition was to be cherished most by those who knew him best, believing as he did that a genuine loyalty to truth, tliat dares to speak it and live it, is one of the grandest features of man- hood. His father, William Tryon, served through the Revolu- tionary war, and many of his family did efficient service during the Indian massacres in Western Massachusetts. In 1837 he came to McHenry County, Ill., and laid the foundation for a permanent home. He owned at this time 1,000 acres of land, on part of which he built a small log cabin in which his family could stay while he was building a house. As soon as material could be collected e built a large, commodious residence, which, without repairing (ex- cepting with paint) is in good condition to-day, and a credit to liis energy when we understand that all the material of which it is built was brought on wagons from Chicago. During his life he was identified with all the leading movements, socially and politi - cally, of this section; had laid broad plans for future success, and seemed in a fair way to see them realized, when death entered, and the strong man bowed to that decree before which all human efforts are powerless. He left to his descendants the legacy of a
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