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July 21, 1878, leaving one son-Charles G., who was born May 7, 1853, and was married July 2, 1876, to Emily Thompson, a native of Medford, Mass., born in May, 1855. They have had four children and are now living on the old homestead. The three eldest sons were soldiers in the war of the Rebellion, and John Q. A. lost his life in the service. H. I. was with Sherman in his famous expeditions. After his return home he followed farining a few years in Illinois and Missouri, when his health failed and he began the study of law and was admitted to the bar, and subsequently moved to Prescott, Arizona. A. W. remained at home a year after his return from the army. He then went to McLean County, thence to Missouri; a few years later returned to McLean County; then bought a farm in Richmond, McHenry County, which he sold two years later and moved to West Cedar, Kan. He married Ann Morford and has four children.
Augbine L. Austin, one of the most successful farmers of Rich- mond Township, was born in Onondaga County, N. Y., Nov. 26, 1836, the eldest son of Rufus and Phoebe A. (Lockwood) Austin. In September, 1842, his parents moved to MeHenry County, Ill., and settled in Richmond Township, entering a claim from the Government on section 21. The father died in 1859. The mother makes her home with her daughter in Ohio. They had four chil- dren-A. L., William H., Lafayette, and Harriet H., now Mrs. M. S. Colgrove. A. L. Austin has a fine farm of 370 acres, lying on the main road a mile and a half south of Richmond. He has been very successful both as a farmer and stock-raiser, and also carries on quite an extensive dairy, milking twenty-five cows. When he commenced life for himself he had very little capital, and his suc- cess is due to his energy, perseverance and good judgment, assisted by the superior management of his wife. He was married in 1867 to Sarah, daughter of William Gillespie. They have three chil- dren-David, Hattie B., and Edward. Mrs. Austin is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
John A. Beck was born in St. Clair County, Mich., Sept. 21, 1845, a son of William P. and Louisa (Fox) Beck. In 1853 his parents moved to McHenry County, Ill., and settled in Richmond Township, where the mother died in 1859, and the father in 1878. They had a family of four children, three of whom are living. After reaching manhood Mr. Beck chose agriculture as a means of livelihood, and settled on a farm in Richmond Township. In 1871 he sold his farm and bought the one where he now lives on the
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Nippersink Creek, which contains 120 acres of choice bottom land. He has a pleasant residence and good farm buildings. Mr. Beck is engaged in general farming and stock-raising. In the latter industry he makes a specialty of sheep and horses. He was mar- ried in 1866 to Eliza, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Overton) Harness, natives of England, who came to America and settled in McHenry County, Ill., in 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Beck have four 'children-Carrie, Willis T., George G. and Sarah E.
Elijah Bower was born in Derbyshire, England, Jan. 20, 1827, a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Bower, and a grandson of Peter and Sarah Bower and John and Caroline --- His paternal grandparents died about 1820. His maternal grandfather died about 1824, and his grandmother on the day he was born. His father died Sept. 8, 1859, aged seventy-three years, and his mother in 1863, aged seventy-three years. He received but a limited edu- cation, his youth being spent in assisting his father on the farm. In 1846 he came to the United States, landed in New Orleans, and from there came North to Chicago, reaching the latter place March 29. He remained in Chicago ten years, and in 1856 moved to Mc Henry County, and bought a farm in Richmond Township. He now owns 340 acres of choice land and the finest grades of stock. He was married Feb. 5, 1851, to Elizabeth, daughter of James and Ann Reed, natives of Yorkshire, England. Mrs. Bowers was born Feb. 16, 1830, and came to America with her parents in 1843. Her father died in Richmond in 1848, and her mother in 1861. Mr. and Mrs. Bower have two children-Thomas, and Delia, wife of James Grier. An infant is deceased. Politically Mr. Bower is a Democrat. He has been one of the most extensive dealers and shippers in stock in the county.
Alanson L. Brown was born in Herkimer County, N. Y., April 18, 1814, a son of Alanson and Jane (Thomas) Brown, his father a native of New York, and his mother of Connecticut. He learned the carriage-maker's trade when a young man, and worked at it in his native State till 1854, when he came to McHenry County and located in Richmond. He worked at the carpenter's trade in Richmond, contracting and building some of the best residences and business houses of the place till 1870, when he retired to a less active life. Mr. Brown was married in 1837 to Nancy Gardner, who died leaving three children-Jane L., wife of Chauncey Coates; Arabelle, wife of L. L. Bennett, M. D., and Alice, wife of J. H. Reynolds, of Chicago. He subsequently married Eliza, widow
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of Nelson W. Herrick, and daughter of Henry and Ruth Porter. She has one son by her first marriage-Porter H. Mrs. Brown's mother is living in Ontario County, N. Y., aged eighty-six years. Mr. Brown's parents followed him to Illinois and made their home with him till their death. The father died in August, 1876, aged ninety-two years, and the mother in August, 1879, also aged ninety- two years. They lived together seventy years. Six of their family of eleven children are living. Mr. Brown has been a member of the Odd Fellow's order a number of years. He is a member of the Baptist, and his wife of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Brown's father related at his golden wedding the following account of the capture of his mother by the Indians: " My mother was American born and her maiden name was Catherine Armstrong. While she was a child, living with her father at Fort Stanwick (now Rome, Oneida County), she was one day picking wild cherries about one-fourth of a mile from the fort, accompanied by another girl, and was taken prisoner by the Indians. The girls tried to elude them, and the other girl succeeded, but as my mother was climbing a fence she was taken. She was shown then the scalps of seven neighboring women, fresh and dripping, and was in great fear. She saw her mother at evening, when she went to milk, but was told if she made a loud noise lier scalp would be there too. She was a prisoner among the Indians two years and nine months, and was then ransomed by her uncle for five guineas and several gallons of rum. After the ransom she was sent to Albany with other prisoners, and there General Washington conversed with them about their hardships, and giving them their dinner and a crown each, sent them home. She died at the age of seventy-six."
Frederick Collison, an enterprising and successful stock-raiser ot Richmond Township, was born in East Kent, England, July 10, 1829, a son of Daniel and Ann (Cary) Collison. His mother died when he was ten years of age and his father two years later, leav- ing him penniless. His education was necessarily limited as he was obliged to depend upon his earnings for a livelihood. When eighteen years of age he came to the United States. He obtained employment of a man named Walter Cooke, in New York, but soon after went to Otsego County, N. Y., and lived with an uncle six months. He then worked two years for Robert Hooker, receiv- ing $120 the first year and $130 the second. In the fall of 1853 he came West and was employed as clerk for his uncle, James Hay- ward, of Huntley. He subsequently formed a partnership with
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his uncle in buying and shipping produce, lumber and grain and located at Richmond. After the death of his uncle he continued the business alone for some time. He afterward sold out the lum- ber business and confined his attention to grain, produce and cattle, till 1867, when he bought the land which is now a fine farm. It was at that time but partially improved. He has been engaged in general farming but has also paid special attention to the raising of short-horned Durham cattle and Vermont merino sheep. His cattle and sheep are registered in the American Herd Book and Vermont Register. Mr. Collison was married in 1862 to Elizabeth Aldrich. They have five children, three sons and two daughters. Mr. Collison has served Richmond Township as Treasurer eight years and as Commissioner nine years.
Rensselaer R. Crosby was born in Hartford, Conn., Jan. 8, 1809, a son of Ebenezer and Bretta (Steele) Crosby. His father was born in Hartford, March 19, 1788, and died in Montpelier, Vt., April 16, 1813. His mother was born in Hartford, Sept. 10, 1788, and died in Solon Mills, Ill., April 18, 1846. They had but two chil- dren-Rensselaer and Mariette, who was born Jan. 12, 1811, and was married Feb. 15, 1831, to Edwin S. Jolionnott. She died at Grant, Lake Co, Ill., Jan. 6, 1841. Mr. Johonnott died Aug. 10, 1847. They left three children, who found a home with Mr. Crosby-Robert Johonnott was born at Burlington, Vt., Nov. 2, 1833, and was married March 15, 1859, to Frances A. Rice. They have seven children-Mariette S., Louisa, Gertrude C., Henry Wooster, Lonis B., Catherine and Josephine. Gertrude Crosby Jo- honnott was born at Saugatuck, Allegan Co., Mich., April 16,1836; married Dr. S. F. Bennett (author of " The Sweet By and By" March 15, 1860. They have had three children-Edwin Richardson, Robert Crosby and May Ruth, all born at Elkhorn, Wis. Edwin S. Johonnott was born in Grant, Lake Co., Ill., Dec. 29, 1838, and was married Aug. 16, 1866, to Frances L. Brown. They have four children-Edwin S., Eben Crosby, Ruth Mary and William Brad- ford. These children of Robert, Gertrude Crosby and Edwin S., are of the tenth generation, descended from William Bradford, first Governor of Plymouth colony, who landed at Plymonth Rock, Dec. 22, 1620. R. R. Crosby was married Oct. 16, 1836, to Louisa Johonnott, daughter of Peter and Sarah Johonnott. Her mother died in Barre, Vt., at the age of eighty years, and her father in Solon Mills, Ill., aged ninety-three years. Mrs. Crosby was born Sept. 13, 1814, the sixth of eight children. Mr. and Mrs. Crosby
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have no children. Mr. Crosby came West in 1833; remained a short time in Chicago; then lived in Michigan four years, when he returned to Illinois. In 1840 he opened a dry-goods store in Lagrange, Tenn., but in 1841 moved his goods to Chicago, and 'a year later to Solon Mills, where he was in business nineteen years with Leverett Steele and John C. Wooster. He was Postmaster in Michigan three years and in Illinois twelve years. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace twelve years. Politically he is a Republican. He is a member of the Congrega- tional church.
C. N. Culver was born in Cayuga County, N. Y., in 1837, the second son of Isaac Newton and Maria Clark (Scammon) Culver. When eighteen years of age he left home and was employed five years as engineer on a railroad. He superintended the building of the Bowling Green & Tontogany Railroad. After leaving the em- ploy of the railroad he was engaged three years as traveling auc- tioneer for a carriage mannfactory of Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1880 he purchased the Richmond House and is one of the most success- ful landlords in the State. Genial and obliging, he allows no guest to leave his house dissatisfied, but once a guest at the Culver House, always a guest, when business or pleasure calls to Richmond. In connection with the hotel is a first-class livery stable. Mr. Culver married Martha W., daughter of James and Phoebe Bartlett, of New Jersey. She died in 1875 leaving four children-Sarah Ellen, Georgiana, Walter W. and Richard Bartlett. He subsequently married Theresa, daughter of Winslow and Eliza Parker. Mr. Culver is Depnty Sheriff of McHenry County, and is an efficient and reliable officer.
Clarence D. Denison, eldest son of Daniel and Julia (Foulken) Denison, was born in McHenry County, Ill., July 16, 1858. He was reared on a farm and is now one of the most successful young men of the township. He owns 160 acres of good land, well im- proved. He makes a specialty of stock-raising and dairying, hav- ing some of the finest Poland-China hogs, Norman horses and Holstein cattle in the county. He was inarried in January, 1882, to Elizabetli Bates, daughter of Granville and Sarah Bates, of Douglas County, Ill.
Marcus Foote was born near Skaneateles, Onondaga Co., N. Y., March 27, 1813, a son of Ebenezer and Lydia Foote, and a grand- son of Timothy Footc. Ebenezer Foote moved to Ohio in 1832 and located in Huron County. He built a steam mill in what is
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now Fairfield. His wife died in 1846 aged sixty-three years, and he in 1857, aged eighty-one years. Timothy Foote moved to Ohio in 1834 and died the next year aged eighty-three years. His wife had preceded him two or three years, dying at the age of eighty years. Marcus Foote spent his early life on a farm. After moving to Ohio he was foreman in his father's mill twelve years, and then engaged in dealing in stock ten or twelve years. He then began the study of law and was admitted to the bar by Judge Brinker- hoff at Norwalk, Ohio. In 1874 he came to Illinois and settled in Richmond, but in 1877 returned to Bowling Green, Ohio. He re- mained in Bowling Green only a year, when he came again to Richmond. He has served as Postmaster since 1878, and is a Justice of the Peace and Notary Public. During the war he was Deputy Marshal of Sandusky, Ohio. Mr. Foote was married in June, 1838, to L. K., daughter of Jabez and Lydia Gere, natives of New York. They have two children-Lydia, wife of G. W. El- dridge, and Marcus, a clerk in Commissioner Hoyne's office, Chi- cago, Ill. Politically Mr. Foote was originally a Whig, casting his first Presidential vote for General Harrison, but now affiliates with the Republican party. He is a member of the Masonic fra- ternity and has been Grand Master three years.
Russel Fuller is a native of Madison County, N. Y., born Dec. 16, 1819, a son of Abial and Dezier (Stephens) Fuller, his father a native of Massachusetts, born Jan. 12, 1777, and his mother a native of New York, born Dec. 21, 1781. In 1836 his parents moved to Michigan, from there to Bloomfield, Wis., in 1843, where the father died July 2, 1857, and the mother Oct. 10, 1863. They reared a family of ten children-Lyman, born Sept. 27, 1800; Jon- athan, Aug. 11, 1802; Lot W., Nov. 27, 1804; Rachel, Ang. 12, 1807; Albert, Feb. 3, 1810; Almon, Sept. 24, 1811; Joseph, July 13, 1814; Judah H., Dec. 8, 1816; Russel, Dec. 16, 1819, and Abial, Jr., July 30, 1822. In 1843 Russel Fuller came to Illinois, and located in McHenry County, where he now has 160 acres of land, besides 160 acres in Missouri, and 160 in Wisconsin, all well improved. He is one of the most enterprising and influential men of the township. He was married Jan. 24, 1846, to Melcena, daughter of George and Sarah (Dougherty) McCollumn; she, the mother of four children, died Sept. 14, 1856; children-Stan- ley W., born Sept. 30, 1848; Florence A., born June 16, 1850, . died April 17, 1864; Ester M., born May 20, 1852, and Marion, Aug. 4, 1855, died Sept. 4, 1855. June 29, 1857, Mr. Fuller mar-
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ried Mary, daughter of Daniel Weeks, of Richmond Township. They have had three children-Arthur A., born June 17, 1860; Mary, Aug. 10, 1868, and Alice Oscra, Sept. 12, 1871, died April 4, 1872. Stanley W. is a farmer ; lives at Norwood, Mo. Ester. M., married Rudolph Primer and lives on the home farm. Arthur A. is a stenographer and typewriter; he lives in Chicago. May lives with her parents, in the village of Richmond. Politically Mr. Fuller is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Samuel G. Gale was born in Andover, N. H., Dec. 4, 1808, a son of John and Abigail (Smith) Gale, natives of Massachusetts, and among the earliest settlers of New Hampshire. His father was a cousin and schoolmate of Daniel Webster. He died in 1875, aged ninety-two years. His mother died in 1852, aged seventy- three years. Our subject received but a limited education in the log-cabin schools. Wlien sixteen years of age lie went to Lowell, and from there to Manchester, Mass. He drove a stage from Lowell to Boston thirteen years. In 1843 he came West as far as Ohio, and thirteen years later came to Illinois, and settled in McHenry County, on the farm he now owns. He has 116 acres of land, which he cultivates, and also carries on a dairy, milking four- teen cows. He was married in June, 1832, to Louisa Alexander, a native of Goffstown, N. H. They are the parents of six children; but two are living-Henry and Jolin. Edward was killed in the battle at Guntown. Sophronia and two infants are deceased. Henry is in the gold mines of California, and his three children- John, Luella and Ellis, are with Mr. Gale. Politically Mr. Gale is a Republican.
William Gardner was born in Renfrewshire, Scotland, Feb. 12, 1815, a son of Alexander and Mary (Brodie) Gardner. When he was seven years of age his parents came to America, landing in Montreal, and remained a year; then moved to Dundee, Canada, where his father died in 1858, aged seventy-five years. His mother died in 1872, aged ninety-two years. William Gard- ner and Ann Brodie were married at Fort Covington, Franklin Co., N. Y., April 17, 1837. Ann Brodie was the daughter of Robert and Jeanet (Crawford) Brodie. a native of Ayershire, Scot- land, born July 15, 1817, and came to America when five years of age. Her father died in Canada, 1855, aged seventy-three years, and her mother in 1832, aged thirty-two. Her grandfather, Robert Brodie, died in Scotland in 1836, aged 100 years. He had thirty-
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eight grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren. Mr. Gardner and wife came to Dundee, Kane Co., Ill., June, 1837. While here he assisted in building the first grist-mill in Dundee. They moved from Dundee to Solon in October of the same year. They first lived in a log-cabin, their nearest neighbor living from them a distance of three miles. Their nearest village and postoffice was McHenry, seven iniles distant. Mr. Gardner and two of his bro- thers commenced to build the first saw-mill in the county. Before completing it they sold it to a Mr. White and his two sons. They then completed the saw-mill, and then built a grist-mill, the first saw and grist mill in the county. Soon after the saw-mill was in operation Mr. Gardner built him a frame house. He came to the county before the land came into market, and laid a claim of 160 aeres, which he bought at the land sale in Chicago. On the next morning after he bought his land Mr. Gardner started for his home afoot, and reached home in the evening of the same day, having trav- eled a distance of fifty-seven miles. After living several years in their frame house, a large, two-story brick dwelling was built in 1851, and in which they still live. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner had eight children, of whom two only are living-James, born Nov. 23, 1838, was married in 1872 to Mary Cropley, and has one child- Edna B., born October, 1875; Robert B., born March 25, 1847, is in Colorado for his health. He was married in 1873 to Adelia Turner, who died March 18, 1874, leaving a daughter, Carrie A., three days old, who is living with her grandparents. March 15, 1879, he married Amelia Turner. They have three children, two sons and a daughter-Willis H., William and Flora J. Mary was born Ang. 27, 1840, was married to John Merrell, and died Oct. 14, 1876, leaving three children, of whom one only, Arthur, is liv- ing; Helen, born Oct. 30, 1842, died Feb. 27, 1844; Agnes, born Dec. 20, 1844, died July 25, 1846; Willis W., born April 20, 1849, was married in 1872, and died Sept. 7,'1873; Flora A., born March 31, 1852, was married in 1874 to Charles Turner, and died April 29, 1882, leaving one ehild, Reuben R., born July 29, 1878, who is living with his grandparents; Anna J., born Jan. 6, 1856, died Feb. 5, 1865. Mr. Gardner now owns a fine farin of 240 acres. He has always been an honest, industrious man, and merits the success he has achieved. Politically he is a Republican.
Colonel H. Gibbs was born in Bethel, Windsor Co., Vt., Jan. 22, 1807, a son of Lemuel and Hannah Gibbs, natives of Vermont. His mother was a descendant of General Putnam. His father died
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about 1835, aged sixty-three years; his mother Dec. 9, 1870, aged ninety-five years. He remained in Vermont till twenty years of age and then went to Massachusetts, but two years later returned to Vermont and learned the clothier's trade. In 1832 he went to New York, and in 1843 came to Illinois and settled in Richmond, remaining here till his death, March 6, 1875. Jan. 22, 1834, he was married to Sarah Ensign, who was born in Stillwater, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1815, a daughter of David and Polly Ensign, natives of Saratoga County, N. Y., and granddaughter of Ezekiel and Abigail M. Ensign, early settlers of New York. Ezekiel Ensign kept a hotel two and a half miles from where Burgoyne surrendered his forces. Mrs. Gibbs's father was born in 1792 and died Sept. 16, 1865. Her mother was born in 1798 and died Jan. 24, 1871. To Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs were born three children-Joseph F., born April 28, 1835, died Oct. 10, 1854; Mary E., born Jan. 5, 1838, married Edwin M. Potter, and died Dec. 19, 1857, leaving one child-Mary E., born Oct. 28, 1857, now the wife of Thomas Bower; Ella L., born Nov. 21, 1843, married John Wray, and died Feb. 25, 1875, leaving two children-John F., born March 23, 1865, and Guy, born March 13, 1871. One son, Fred M., born March 2, 1867, died May 8, 1870. Mr. Gibbs was a prominent man in the township and held many offices of trust. He was a member of the Odd Fellows order at Richmond, and was Noble Grand of his lodge. Politically he was a Republican.
William Goodhand is a native of Lincolnshire, England, born Aug. '9, 1829, a son of John and Maria Goodhand, of the Parish Burwell, Lincolnshire, England. His father died Sept. 5, 1874, aged seventy-one years. His mother died Aug. 27, 1884, aged seventy-nine years. His paternal grandfather, Samuel Goodhand, lived at Grimbleby. He carried on an extensive business as butcher. He died at the age of eighty years. His maternal grand- father, George Woodliff, died Oct. 4, 1844, aged eighty-two years. He spent his boyhood on the farm and in school, until eleven years of age, and then went to work on a farm for three shillings a week. At the age of twenty-five he was married, March 15, 1855, to Mary A., daughter of George and Mary Daniels Cottager, of Freiston Fen, Lincolnshire, England. They came to the United States; landed in New York, July 6, 1855; from there to Concord, Jackson Co., Mich., where they remained a year; then came to Illinois and lo- cated in Solon, McHenry County, where they have since resided. To them have been born nine children; but four are living-Anna,
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Charles, Mabel and Mary. Mark, Alice, Jennie and William all died in 1865. George died Feb. 21, 1881. William Goodhand owns 100 acres of choice land, well improved. Politically he is a Republican.
Robert Hesselgrave was born in Yorkshire, England, May 22, 1812, a son of Thomas and Mary Hesselgrave. His parents came to America in 1845 and located in St. Lawrence County, N. Y., where the father died in 1857, aged seventy-seven years, and the mother in 1864, aged eighty-two years. Thomas Hesselgrave was a farmer and a Free-Will Baptist preacher. He at one time went to England to preach a funeral sermon. His family consisted of thirteen children-William, born in 1800, died in 1882; Mary, born in 1802; James, in 1804; Nancy, in 1806; Thomas, in 1808; John, in 1810; Robert, in 1812; George, in 1814; Edward, in 1816; Sarah, in 1818; Martha, in 1820; David, in 1822, and Abram in 1824. Robert Hesselgrave was married in May, 1839, to Jane, daughter of Robert Dixon, who died July 4, 1846, leaving two chil- dren-George N., born July 4, 1842, and Mary A., born February, 1840, now Mrs. Robert Todd. In January, 1854, Mr. Hesselgrave married Margaret, daughter of Joseph Handen; who died Feb. 10, 1870, leaving six children-Edward P., born Oct. 20, 1855; Will- iam F., born in 1857; Phoebe E., in 1859; May M., in 1861; Rob- ert A. L., in 1863, and Lillie I., in 1865. July 24, 1870, Mr. Hesselgrave married Sylvania, widow of Chris. Wilson. Mr. Hes- selgrave has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church twenty-three years, and has filled the offices of Trustee, Steward and Class-Leader. Politically he is a Republican. He has a fine farm of 160 acres all well improved.
Thomas Holmes, deceased, was a native of England, but came to the United States when a young man. From New York he came West and lived in Wisconsin for some time. Then moved to Mc- Henry County, Ill., and settled in Hebron Township. Subse- quently moved to Richmond Township, and bought a farm of 160 acres a half mile southwest of the village, where he died in 1880. He married Maria Roddle, a native of England, who survives him and is living on the old homestead. To them were born nine chil- dren-Stephen, William R., Alfred, Russell E., Frank, Alice E., Delbert, Anna M. and Ida L.
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