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E., William H., Alexander B. and Sarah J. Politically Mr. An- drews is a Republican. He has held several of the township offices. He is a member of Nunda Lodge, No. 169, F. & A. M. The family have been members of the Scotch Presbyterian church for several generations.
John Armstrong, deceased, was born in Steuben County, N. Y., Feb. 18, 1814. His father, Andrew Armstrong, came to America from Scotland in 1806, and died in Steuben County in 1860, aged seventy-five years. In 1826 Mr. Armstrong came to Illinois, but returned to his native State. In 1840 he came again and per- manently located in Nunda. He was married July 2, 1843, to Lydia, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Laughton) Butler, natives of Vermont. Of a family of six children five are living-Mary F., wife of D. B. Warner; John H., of Kansas; Lonson B., of Nebraska; Lydia S., wife of Elmer Dimmitt, of Iowa; and James A., of Nebraska. David died at the age of two years. Mr. Arm- strong died Oct. 23, 1879. Aug. 4, 1881, Mrs. Armstrong married B. F. Perry, of Nunda.
E. Beckley, was born & Chanby, Hartford Co., Conn., Dec. 7, 1823, a son of Gol .on L. and Phoebe (Barnes) Beckley, and grandson of Daniel Beckley. His grandfather served in the war of the Revolution, and his father in the war of 1812. In 1825 his parents moved to Chenango County, N. Y., and in 1838 to Illinois and settled in Nunda Township where his mother died in 1851, and his father Jan. 22, 1884. In an early day the postoffice was kept in his father's house. In early life Mr. Beckley was obliged to assist his father on the farm and his educational advantages were limited. He early learned the practical part of farming, and has been successful in that vocation. Since moving to Nunda in 18-, he has been engaged in the lumber business. He was married in 1851 to Eliza, daughter of Willard and Lois Sauls- berry, natives of New York. They have four children-Leroy, a jeweler of Nunda; Clarence, in business with his father; Willard G. and Antoinette. Politically Mr. Beckley is a Republican. He has been a prominent man in his township, and has served in many offices of trust.
G. L. Beckley was born Oct. 17, 1788, in the town of Water- bury, Conn. When he was but a child he was deprived of the tender love and care of his mother, and, with two sisters, was left entirely to the care of his father. Their religious training was un- der the old Connecticut blue laws, and in strict conformity to the 53
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Presbyterian church. At the age of fourteen he was bound out to learn the cabinet-maker's trade, and was to receive the advantages of a common-school education three months of the time of his ap- prenticeship, this being his last opportunity for attending school- When he had finished his trade he had arrived at the age that re- quired him, by the laws of the State, to be enrolled and perform military duty, and at the time of the war of 1812 the command to which he belonged was stationed at Stonington, at the mouth of the Thames River, and was serenaded by the British fleet, but this proved to be a feint to cover their retreat for Washington, which they captured and burned. His father, Daniel Beckley, was a hero of the Revolution. Soon after the return of peace he was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Miss Phoby Barnes, of Southington, and settled in Granby, near Hartford, where he worked at his trade. At this time he had become a staunch Uni- versalist. In 1826 he moved to the town of Green, Chenango Co., N. Y., where he again worked at his trade for twelve years. In 1838 he again directed his footsteps toward the setting sun. and August of that year found him in Nunda, McHenry Co., Ill. At that early day the inhabitants were not very plenty, and those fortunate enough to have neighbors within three miles were quite scarce. The footprints of the red man were yet to be seen, and the forests everywhere were dotted with Indian wigwams. Chicago was yet in her infancy, and manufactories of all kinds were un- known in the West, and it was a number of years before the steam whistle of the iron horse and the click of the telegraph were heard within hier borders. The only means of navigation was on foot, or with a yoke of cattle hitched to a two-wheeled cart; and the market was Chicago, nearly fifty miles distant, over unworked roads, and many times nearly bottomless. The prospect of accu- mulating a fortune by raising wheat and delivering it in Chi- cago for 30 cents per bushel was enough to make the strongest heart shrink with disconragement. But with a strong constitu- tion, indomitable will and continued perseverance, he was able to carve out of the forest a home of 160 acres for his family, which numbered five children, the eldest of which had arrived at an age of usefulness and performed many of the less arduous duties. In a few years schools were established in some of the thicklier set- tled parts, that enabled him to give his children a fair common- school education, and watch with pride the development of the country The building of manufactories and railroads, the tele-
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graph, the more recent invention of the telephone and many other improvements sprang into existence under his observation.
In 1851 death severed the matrimonial knot and left him alone to travel life's journey. His children have now reached maturity. His latter years were free from trial, and he was able to spend considerable time in social enjoyment, occasionally visiting friends in the East. His continued good health, cheerful disposition, light, elastic step and erect form gave him the appearance of a man many years younger. He was social in his nature, and very few enjoyed company more than he. For the last thirty-five years his hearing was quite defective, and his time was devoted largely to reading, so that in extreme old age his eye-sight failed, and his faculties gradually gave way one by one, while the physical man remained strong, making the last three years of his life a great trial. He died at the advanced age of ninety-six years, three months and five days, in the town of Nunda, McHenry Co., Ill. where he first settled in 1838.
Captain J. E. Beckley is a native of Connecticut, born in 1826, a son of Gordon L. and Phoebe (Barnes) Beckley. He received a good education, attending the public schools in his native State, and after coming to Illinois, in 1838, attended a High-School in Wiscon- sin, and Prof. Clark's school in Woodstock. He then taught six winters, but after attaining his majority devoted his attention to farming. He now owns 170 acres of land, well improved, and stocked with the best grades of cattle and hogs. In 1862 Captain Beckley enlisted in tlie Ninety-fifth Illinois Infantry, under Captain E. J. Cook, and was commissioned First Lieutenant. At the battle of Vicksburg Captain Cook was killed, and June 11, 1863, he was promoted to Captain of the company. He then participated in the Red River campaign, and his company, D, was detailed with Com- pany G, Captain Bush, to take 120 prisoners to New Orleans. He then went to Guntown where he was wounded in the head; afterward followed Price through Missouri, and at Sedalia was appointed Provost Marshal. He went from Missouri to Nashville, New Orleans, Mobile and Fort Spanish. At the latter place he received a shock from a shell which made him deaf. He was mustered out in August, 1865. Captain Beckley was married Oct. 22, 1854, to Emina C., daughter of Abner and Huldah W. Mack. They have seven children-Frank F .; Febie, wife of Le Roy S. Mallory; Fannie H., wife of J. Smith; Major H. E., Welcome L., Gordon D. and Clara E. Politically Captain Beckley is a Republican. In
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religion a materialist. He has served his township as Justice of the Peace and Clerk. He is a member of Nunda Post, No. 226, G. A. R.
Lucius Beckley was born in 1838 in the town of Green, Chenango Co., N. Y. That same year his parents came to Illinois, and settled in Nunda, McHenry County. Being nearly the first settlers it was a number of years before schools were established, and then at dis- tances so remote as to be accessible only to those somewhat advanced in years. llis advantages for an education were there- fore limited. Brought up on a farm, with plenty to do and educa- ted in that vocation, he continued to make it his occupation until the breaking out of the Rebellion when he responded to his country's call, and in September, 1861, enlisted for three years, or during the war. Shortly after the organization of the regiment was completed they repaired to St. Louis, Mo., where they received their arms and equipments; remained in Benton Barracks a short time for drill, and then went to St. Joseph, Mo., and adjacent country and remained till the latter part of winter when they were ordered to Kentucky. They participated in the battles of Donelson, Shiloh, siege of Corinth, Corinthi, Iuka, Tuscumbia, and remained here in the interim doing duty until the winter of 1863-'64, when they responded to the call for re-enlistment as veterans; came home as a regiment to Elgin and spent a few days of recreation at home; procured some recruits and after an absence of thirty days returned again to the field where they soon joined W. T. Sherman's command at Chattanooga, Tenn .; took an active part in the siege and capture of Atlanta, and as soon as the arrange- ments were completed started on Sherman's march to the sea, taking an active part in all the skirmishes and battles of the command. Enlisting as a private soldier he received several pro- motions, serving the company as their commissary for nearly a year, when he was promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to the cominand of a company at Savannah, Ga. General Sherman did not remain long idle. His task was not yet completed. His army soon moved north through the Carolinas, and after the surrender and capitulation of the contending armies, proceeded to Washington, thence by rail on the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. to Parkersburg, where they embarked on boats to Louisville, Ky., arriving there in 1865. They remained in camp until the 1st of July. The war being virtually over the work of disbanding the armies com- menced. The first order for discharge included this regiment.
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They were ordered to Chicago, paid off, inustered out, and on July 14 found themselves again citizens of the United States, which they so nobly defended. The subject of this sketch returned to his home, became engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in the follow- ing year was married to Miss Emily E. Wilson, of this place, but a native of Vermont. He has continued to follow the vocation of a farmer and is now the possessor of 160 acres of land, a dairy of forty cows, some young stock and a number of horses.
John Brink, one of the oldest and most reliable surveyors of the State, was born in Phelps, Ontario Co., N. Y., Jan. 12, 1811, a son of Simon and Phebe (Winfield) Brink. His father was a na- tive of Pennsylvania, born Oct. 4, 1786, and died Ang. 24, 1828. He was a veteran of the war of 1812. His mother was a native of New Jersey, born Sept. 8, 1788, and died in June, 1841. His paternal grandparents were natives of Pennsylvania. In his early life our subject received but limited educational advantages, at- tending school only when there was no employment on the farm. When nineteen years of age he went to Lyons, Wayne Co., N. Y., and attended the academy nine months. He was a natural mathe- matician and made rapid progress, completing the study while at Lyons as far as and including surveying. After leaving school he directed his attention to that branch of business. In 1831 he started for the West and in September reached Detroit, Mich., where he was engaged by John Mullett, United States Deputy Surveyor, and in the last days of November, 1831, started with him and party for Galena, passing through Chicago, which at that time was only a Government fort, the only residents being John H. Kinzie, the Indian Agent; Geo. W. Dole, Sutler for the U. S. army, and Mark Beaubien, an Indian trader, with their fami- lies, and the officers and soldiers stationed at the fort. In De- cember, 1831, Mr. Brink, with the party, started from Chicago, passing through Naperville and Dixon on Rock River, there being no inhabitants only at the places named above, and arrived in Galena in same month. While there he helped run the fourth prin- cipal meridian which passes through the city of Galena to the State line of Wisconsin; and then he helped run all the township lines from range 3, east of the fourth principal meridian in Wisconsin. He had charge of John Mullett's party, and was surveying south of the Blue Mounds when the Black Hawk war broke ont in the spring of 1832. Mr. Mullett was at Galena, and had been for some time, but he made his way to Mr. Brink and party and had them' leave
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the surveying, and by so doing they barely saved their scalps from hanging to an Indian's belt. He then left the field and went to Galena, and from thence to his old home. He then, in the fall of 1832, returned to the Blue Mounds and took charge of Mr. J. Mullett's party again, and surveyed until the next May, 1833, when he went to Galena, and over the Mississippi River to survey off the Dubnque claim and the city of Dubuque. In August, 1833, he received his appointment as United States Deputy Surveyor to run the township lines in Wisconsin, in company with John Mullett. In November, 1833, he passed through the northi part of McHenry County, Ill. He continued to survey for the Govern- ment in Wisconsin until the fall of 1836, when he was sent by the Surveyor-General to survey lands in Michigan, and surveyed there until 1840. March 5, 1840, he was married to Catharine A. Throop, a native of Vermont, born June 26, 1817, a daughter of Billings and Catharine (Walker) Throop. They have had two children-Celestia, born May 9, 1843, died Nov. 24, 1865; Phebe, born Aug. 31, 1853. Mrs. Brink's father was born Aug. 26, 1770, and died July 21, 1856. After his marriage he returned to his na- tive home, and in July, 1841, he and his wife moved to McHenry County, and now reside at Crystal Lake. In 1843 he was elected County Surveyor, and held that office up to 1884 with the excep- tion of six years. In 1851-'2 he was Sheriff of the county, and the next four years he was Deputy Surveyor. He has been a Notary Public since April, 1872; Police Magistrate since June, 1874, and has assessed the town twenty-eight years in succession.
Alfred Buck was born in New York, July 20, 1810, a son of Reuben and Mary A. (Gidley) Buck. When he was four years of age his parents moved to Wayne County, N. Y. In 1833 he went to Pittsford County, N. Y., and in 1840 came to Illinois, and settled on the farm in Nunda Township, McHenry County, where he now lives. He owns eighty acres of fine land, well improved. He was married Jan. 1, 1833, to Mary A., daughter of Merriman and Mary Chamberlain, of New York. Mrs. Buck died Sept. 28, 1876, aged sixty-two years. She left a family of five children- Charles L .; Eliza, wife of Gilbert Wattles; Diana, wife of James McDaniel; Angeline, wife of Merritt Thayer; Alice, wife of William Hall. Politically Mr. Buck was originally a Whig but now affiliates with the Democratic party. Mr. Buck's mother died in 1837, aged fifty-seven years. His father moved to Michigan in 1864, and died there at the age of eighty-six years. Both grand-
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fathers were heroes of the Revolution, his maternal grandfather, Jasper Gidley, being a clerk of General Washington.
J. B. Butler was born in Townsend, Windham Co., Vt., July 26, 1813, a son of David and Annace Butler, his father a native of Massachusetts, born in 1773, and his mother a native of Vermont. His father died in 1848 and his mother ing 1854. His paternal grandfather was a native of Massachusetts, of Welsh descent. His maternal grandmother was a native of Vermont; maiden name, Wellington, of English descent. His educational advantages were very limited, and when fourteen years old he began working in the blacksmith shop with his father. He worked at his trade until 1850, his last work being for a railroad company. In 1840 he came to Crystal Lake, Ill., and made that his home. In 1844 he went East on a visit. When he returned he brought his parents with him to Nunda, Ill. Politically Mr. Butler is a Republican and has served his township as Assessor, Collector, Road Com- missioner, Justice of the Peace and Supervisor, and has been Post- master of Nunda since 1879. He was married Jan. 4, 1838, to Julia Ann Huffman, who was born May 9, 1819, a daughter of Colonel William Huffman, of New York State. To them were born eight children-Matthias P., born Nov. 21, 1838, now in Iowa; David S., born March 23, 1840, enlisted in the Thirty-seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and died at New Orleans in 1863; William. born June 12, 1842; Emily, born Jan. 2,11844, now the wife of Dr. Emery Ballou; Ada, born June 20, 1847, wife of William Shales; John B., born Aug. 12, 1851; Rollin H., born Oct. 22, 1857, died June 10, 1858; Eva, born July 2, 1860, died March 9, 1861. Mrs. Butler died August, 1874. Oct. 18, 1876, Mr. Butler married Emily A. Crandall, who was born in Steuben County, N. Y., Sept. 6, 1839, a daughter of Francis and Amelia (Roscoe) Crandall, natives of New York, of English descent. Mr. Butler is a member of Nunda Lodge, No. 169, A. F. & A. M.
G. H. Clayson was born in Cuba, Allegany County, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1833, only son of Benjamin and Eliza J. Clayson, natives of New York, where his father died Nov. 21, 1849. His mother died in McHenry County, in 1865. His paternal grandfather died in 1852, aged ninety-three years. His maternal grandparents, Gershom and Eliza Salmon, were natives of New York, and died aged ninety-two and ninety-eight years respectively. Our subject had but one sister, Sarah J., who died in 1863, aged thirty-two years. He was left to care for his mother and sister when sixteen
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years of age. He worked on a farm till twenty years of age, and then clerked in a store till 1857, when he came to Illinois and located in Chicago, where he worked for different firms till 18-, when he moved to Palatine, and carried on a fruit farm a year. He then returned to Chicago and worked for a wholesale firm twelve years, and in 18- came to McHenry and started the Crys- tal Lake fruit farm. He has 107 acres of land, 3,500 cherry trees, 1,000 grapevines, and ten acres of raspberries. Mr. Clayson was married July 6, 1862, to Martha, daughter of Asahel and Clarinda Harris, natives of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Clayson have four children-Frank H., Daisy, Roy and Harold. Mr.Clayson is a mem- ber of the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities. He has been a member of the School Board several years.
Chester Clemens, the subject of this sketch, was born in Hyde Park, Lamoille Co., Vt., Oct. 19, 1809, and died Sept. 16, 1878. He was one of a family of eleven children. His father was of English descent, and was one of the early settlers of Vermont, having moved there from Massachusetts with his wife at an early day. Chester was married Dec. 3, 1835, to Harriet, daughter of Aaron and Hittie Smith, also early settlers of Vermont. To them were born four children-David T., born Nov. 7, 1836; Julius C., May 28 1838; Fatima L., Nov. 22, 1840; Homer E., June 30, 1848. In the fall of 1854 he moved with his family to McHenry County, Ill., and rented a farın near Ringwood, where he lived four years. In the fall of 1858 he went with eleven others to Dodge County, Minn., and pre-empted a farm, intending to settle there, but finally purchased a farm of 234 acres in Nunda Township, this county, where he moved in February, 1859, and resided till his death, His wife still survives him. Of his family, David and Julius, on the breaking out of the Rebellion, enlisted in Company H, Eighth Illinois Cavalry. David died at Alexandria, Va., March 19, 1862, of typhoid pneumonia. Julius served three years in the army, and returning, was married May 24, 1866, to Alma, daughter of Sam- uel Simmons, of Ringwood, and bought a fine farin near his father's, where he still lives. Fatima was married Jan. 16, 1868, to Wm. Harrison, a veteran of the same regiment as her brother's, and settled near home. They have one child-Maud E., born April 16, 1872. Homer was married May 7, 1873, to Georgie, youngest daughter of George Gage, of McHenry. They have two children- Guy L., born March 23, 1874, and Ellen F., Nov. 30, 1879. He lives on the old homestead. Mr. Clemens was a member of the
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Methodist Episcopal church, a Republican in polities, and by honest industry had seeured a fine property. In the spring of 1878 he commenced building a fine residence, but in May was strieken with the disease of which , he died ere it was completed. Though he was a great sufferer for the last four months of his life, he was never heard to complain. He left behind him the record of a hard-working, honest citizen, a kind neighbor, and a faithful and indulgent husband and father.
O. C. Colby was born in Danville, Vt., Dee. 8, 1837, a son of Ira and Mary Colby. His educational advantages were limited, but being ambitious he obtained a good commercial education. He eame West with his parents in September, 1840. Being a crippl he was unable to work on the farm, and in 1858 went into the store of O. W. Owen to learn the jeweler's trade. He remained with Mr. Owen a year, and then engaged in business for himself, com- bining drugs with jewelry. In 1867 he went to Central Illinois, and remained there and in Southern Missouri till 1877, when he returned to MeHenry, and in company with his brother opened a general store, having a branchi store in Nunda. In 1882 they divided the stoek, O. C. taking the store in Nunda. He carries a stock of $15,000 or $18,000, and has an annual sale of abont $30,000. Mr. Colby was married June 12, 1864, to Emma [E., daughter of W. and A. Colby. They have five children-Bert W., Lulu E .. Carl O., Earl H. and Ernest E. Politically Mr. Colby is a Republican. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
J. L. Conover was born in Montgomery County, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1826, a son of Mareus and Sarah (Schuyler) Conover, natives of New York. His mother was a granddaughter of General Sehuyler, of Revolutionary fame. In 1844 his parents moved to Illinois, and located at Huntley Station, where his father died June 28, 1844, aged fifty-six years, and his mother, June 29, 1845, aged fifty-one years. They had a family of twelve children-G. W., born Nov. 19, 1812; William H., Jan. 14, 1814; Martha A., Nov. 9, 1815; Jane, Sept. 22, 1817; Jacob S., Sept. 13, 1820, died April 20, 1884; Mary E., Feb. 13, 1822; John S., Feb. 15, 1824; J. L., Feb. 22, 1826; James L., March 9, 1828; Sarah L., Dee. 15, 1830; Mareus, March 11, 1833; Alvia, April 22, 1835, died Aug. 15, 1839. The daughters are all deceased. J. L. Conover was reared and educated in his native county, and in 1844 eame with his parents to Illinois. He was married Dee. 16, 1846, to Louisa,
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daughter of Morgan and Jnlia (Norton) Butler, natives of New York, who came to Illinois in 1845. Her father died in March, 1871, aged sixty-two years. Her mother is living, aged seventy-si x years. Mr. and Mrs. Conover have nine children-Eugene, born Dec. 16, 1846; Oscar F., April 4, 1848; J. L., Jr., July 15, 1850; Edwin, June 24, 1852; Albert, July 14, 1855; Mary, July 28, 1857; Willie, Sept. 28, 1860; Louisa, Sept. 2, 1862, and Myrtie, Dec. 4, 1866. Mr. and Mrs. Conover are members of the Methodist Epis- copal church. Politically he is a Republican.
James Crow was born in Baltimore, Md., Sept. 16, 1818, a son of Richard and Rebecca (Garrett) Crow, his father a native of Maryland and his mother of New York. His parents were mar- ried in New York, but settled on the old plantation in Maryland, where the father died about 1830. He was a veteran of the war of 1812. Our subject's paternal grandfather, John Crow, was born and died on the old plantation in Maryland, his death occurring in 1819. His maternal grandfather, John Garrett, was born in New York City in 1753, and died in Newburg in 1834. In the war of the Revolution he served in the artillery under Captain John Smith. He was wounded twice, -in the leg and arm,-but did not leave the service till the close of the war. He was the son of an old German skipper, who settled in New York in an early day. His wife died in 1845, aged eighty-six years. James Crow remained in Maryland till his father's death and then went to New- burg and lived with his grandparents. He received a good common-school education, and in 1837 went to Natchez, Miss., and clerked in a produce house three or four years. He then engaged in the commission business on the river till 1847 when he came North, and July + arrived in Chicago where he remained nine years. He then came to McHenry Connty and bought property in Crystal Lake, where he still resides. He was married Aug. 8, 1850, to Saralı A., danghter of Orson and Mary A. Smith. They have four children-Louise; William J., of Chicago; Fannie G., and Louis W. Mr. Crow has been a prominent and influential man in the county. He has been President of the Agricultural Society several terms and State President, and takes an active in- terest in all that pertains to the county's welfare. Politically he is a Republican. Mrs. Crow's father was a prominent man in the early days of Chicago. He held the offices of Street Commissioner, Health Officer and Tax Collector. When he first located in Chi- cago he edited John Wentworth's Democratic paper. He was
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