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The present officers are: John Hodsell, Supervisor; Jones M. Clapp, Town Clerk; P S. Griffith, Assessor; C. W. Mallory, Col- lector; Wm. B. Mallory, F. G. Hackley and J. Hodsell, Trustees of Schools; John Bratzman, Treasurer of Schools; Richard Dalby, A. H. Sears and Isaac Buck, Commissioners of Highways; O. J. Searles and F. G. Hackley, Justices of Peace; J M. Powers and Curtis Mackey, Constables; M. H. Underwood, Commissioner of Canada Thistles.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
John Brotzman, one of the most prominent citizens of Riley Township, was born in Geauga County, Ohio, Feb. 15, 1835, a son of Abraham and Phoebe (Colman) Brotzman, natives of Penn- sylvania, who in early life moved to Ohio where the father died in 1880, aged seventy-six years, and the mother still lives, aged seventy-eight years. Our subject remained with his parents till manhood. He received a good education, and after coming to Illinois taught school several winter terms. He came to Mc- Henry County in 1856, and located in Huntley, where he worked on the farm during the summer months till after the breaking out of the civil war. In September, 1861, he enlisted in the Fifty-
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second Illinois Infantry, but his company was afterward detached from the regiment and assigned to the Fifteenth Cavalry. He served three years and a month, and Dec. 24, 1864, was discharged. He remained in Huntley till 1869, when he bought the farm in Riley Township where he now lives. He owns 164 acres of choice land, all well improved. He was married Dec. 2, 1865, to Libbie Meloin, a native of New York, and a daughter of W. H. and Nellie (St. John) Meloin. To them were born two children- Horace A. and Elizabeth Aseneth. Mrs. Brotzman died Sept. 30, 1873, aged twenty-seven years. Politically Mr. Brotzman is a Republican. He has held the office of Township Trustee many years.
P. S. Griffith was born on the Western Reserve, Ohio, Oct. 20, 1832, the second son of Clemmer and Ann (Hewit) Griffith. His father died in 1838, leaving eleven children, the eldest son nine- teen years old. In 1842 F. C. Griffith (the eldest son of the family) came to Illinois and in 1844 the mother sold her property in Ohio and came with her family to Illinois and bought a farm in Riley Township, McHenry County. F. C. subsequently married and moved to Oregon where he died. When our subject was nineteen years of age he assumed the care of the farm, and managed it for his mother till her death in 1883. He has been a successful financier and now owns 276 acres of fine land. He has served in many of the local offices of the township with efficiency. He was married in October, 1856, to Aseneth, daughter of Josiah and Mary St. Jolin. They have four children-Kate S., Flora A., Cora W., and Mary I. Mr. Griffith is a member of Marengo Lodge, No. 138, F. & A. M., and Lancing Chapter, No. 73, R. A. M. Politically he is a Democrat.
Elihu G. Hackley was born in Herkimer, N. Y., in 1818, the fourth son of Philo M. and Almira (Griswold) Hackley, natives of Connecticut, his father, Philo M. Hackley, born in 1776, son of Aaron Hackley, his mother, Almira Griswold, born in 1784, daughter of Elihu Griswold. When twelve years of age Mr. Hackley began clerking in a mercantile store. In 1837 he went to Allegan, Mich. and engaged in the mercantile business and at the same time carried on a farm. In the winter of 1858 he moved to Illinois, upon which an Allegan paper of that date says: "The removal causes almost universal regret, and a void will be felt in our various circles for a long time. The Agricultural Society has lost one of its best supporters. Our schools of learning will
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miss a faithful patron; the social gatherings will look for faces long familiar and loved. One of the churches in our village has lost the counsels and aid of one of its officers, and several of its members who have long stood as pillars adorning their profession. Mr. Hackley takes up his residence in Marengo, McHenry Co., Ill., and engages in the mercantile business, which has occupied a portion of his time and talents in Allegan." He became a popular citizen of Marengo; was President of the town at one time. In 1870 he moved to the farm in Riley Township, known as the " Hackley and Rockwood farm" where he now resides. Mr. Hackley was married Nov. 13, 1841, to Mrs Elizabeth L. Hyde, daughter of Rev. D. C. Lansing (a prominent clergyman in the early days of New York). Three children were born to them- Laura W. (wife of W. H. Rockwood of Chicago), Frank Gris- wold Hackley, and Elizabeth H. (wife of W. G. Hastings of Wilber, Neb). Mr. and Mrs. Hackley are members of the Presbyterian church. Politically a Republican. Member of Marengo Lodge, 138, F. &. A. M.
Frank Griswold Hackley was born in Allegan, Mich., July 24, 1846, son of Elihu G. and Elizabeth L. Hackley. He re- mained with his parents until he was seventeen years of age, re- ceiving a good education in the public schools of Allegan, Mich., and Marengo, Ill. He then returned to luis native town, en- gaging as a clerk in the dry-goods store of Mr. T. C. Jenner (his father's former partner) remaining over three years. In 1870 he commenced farming, making stock fecding a specialty, sub- sequently engaged in stock-raising and dairying. His farm in Riley Township consists of 260 acres of well-improved land, has been successfully under-drained and has under cultivation sixty acres of wet land, having used several miles of tile in the process. Com- modious buildings with all modern appliances for convenience and speed in farm work. Mr. Hackley was married Sept. 6, 1871, to E. Frances, daughter of Dr. O. D. and Caroline A. (Greene) Hamilton, of Rochester, N. Y. Is a member of the A. O. U. W. and Select Knights faternities. Politically a Republican. Is serving his seventh year as Justice of the Peace.
Edwin Hodsell, farmer and stock-raiser, Riley Township, was born in Luzerne County, Pa., March 4, 1816, a son of Amos Hod- sell, an early settler of Pennsylvania. He was reared in his native county, and in the spring of 1846 moved to McHenry County, Ill., and settled in Riley Township. He entered forty
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acres of land and the following year bought forty acres. Two years later he bought forty acres more, at $1.25 an acre. He was one of the first settlers of the township, and was obliged to undergo many 'hardships, but was persevering and ambitious, and success crowned his efforts. He added to his farm from time to time till he now owns 360 acres of fine land. He was married in 1841, to Lydia Dilly, a most estimable woman who shared all his priva- tions and assisted him in building up his frontier home. She died Sept. 8, 1877. They had a family of eleven children; eight are liv- ing-Mira, George, John, Charles, James, Elinor, Rose and Lena. Millie, David and Ella are deceased. Politically Mr. Hodsell is a Democrat. He has been one of the most influential men of the township, and is ever ready to assist any laudable enterprise.
Gilbert Metcalf was born in Geauga County, Ohio, April 3, 1829, a son of Joseph and Amanda (Stevenson) Metcalf. In 1848 he came with his parents to Illinois and settled in Riley Township, McHenry County. He helped his father on the farm till 1854, and then bought the farm where he now resides which he has im- proved and on which he now has good farm buildings. He owns 100 acres of land, but now makes a specialty of stock-raising. Mr. Metcalf was married in 1855 to Louise Hotchkiss who came from New York to McHenry County in 1854. They had one child who died when six years of age. Mrs. Metcalf died in 1875. In 1880 Mr. Metcalf married Emma Bowley, a native of New York. Politically Mr. Metcalf is a Republican.
M. B. Metcalf, farmer and dairyman, is a native of Geauga County, Ohio, born in 1829, a son of Joseph and Hannah (Stevens) Metcalf, his father a native of Connecticut, and his mother of Ohio. In 1845 he came with his parents to Illinois, and settled in Riley Township, McHenry County, where his father died in 1846. His mother afterward went to Iowa, and spent the rest of her life with a son. In 1852 M. B. Metcalf went to California and remained six years. He first engaged in mining, and then ran a cattle ranch. He was successful financially, and after his return home loaned money for two years or more. In 1867 he bought the farm where he now lives which contained 200 acres to which he has since added sixty-nine acres. He has one of the best residences in the township, and his farm buildings are commodions. Mr. Metcalf was married in June, 1859, to Susan W., daughter of William H. Rockwood who came from New York to Illinois in 1855. They have had eight children; but three are living-George A., Walter B., and Ralph
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W. R. Winthrop, Charles E., Edith M. and two infant sons are de- ceased. Mr. and Mrs. Metcalf are members of the Presbyterian church, Mr. M. a Ruling Elder. Politically he is a Republican. He has held many offices of trust in the township, has held the office of Trustee of the Pleasant Grove Butter and Cheese Factory over six years.
Josiah St. John, deceased, was born in 1806, in Chautauqua County, N. Y. He grew to manhood in his native county, and there married Mary Adams, a descendant of the old Puritan family. He subsequently moved to Canada, and in 1847 came to Illinois and settled in Boone County. In 1852 he moved to McHenry County, and bought the Bates farm, one of the first farms of Riley Township, where he lived till his death. He was a prominent and influential man of the township, and had many friends. He died in 1874, and his wife in 1875. They liad a family of eleven chil- dren, three born in New York, five in Canada, aud three in Illinois. Six are living. They are members of the Congregational church. Politically Mr. St. John was a Republican. He was a member of Marengo Lodge, No. 138, F. & A. M.
Jacob Talbot, farmer and stock-raiser, is one of the earliest set- tlers of McHenry County. He was born in Otsego County, N. Y., March 27, 1818, a son of Isaac and Rachel (Colgrove) Talbot, early settlers of New York. When eighteen years of age he began life for himself and worked by the month for farmers seven years. He was married Oct.9, 1843, to Ruth P. Cole, a native of New York, daughter of Arnold and Ruth (Hopkins) Cole, natives of Rhode Island, but early settlers of New York. Immediately after his mar- riage he came West and entered eighty acres, and bought eighty acres of land in Dunham Township, McHenry Co., Ill. They passed through all the hardships and privations of pioneer life, but were industrious and soon had their farm under good cultivation. In 1852 they sold their farm and moved to Marengo Township where they lived eleven years, and in 1863 moved to what is now known as the Hutchinson place. He dealt extensively in stock till 1873 when he moved to their present farm. In 1875 they moved to the village, although they have not entirely given np the care of the farm. They have had a family of five children-Amanda, wife of Morris Sutherland; Mary Ann, wife of J. T. Belden; Lane, wife of Judge C. A. Allen; George J., died in infancy; Charles H., at home. Mr. and Mrs. Talbot are members of the Baptist church.
CHAPTER XXIX.
SENECA TOWNSHIP.
LOCATION .- APPEARANCE IN EARLY TIMES .- A RICH AND PROSPER- OUS TOWNSHIP .-- ORIGIN OF THE NAME .- THE FIRST SETTLER. - VERMONT SETTLEMENT. - EARLY EVENTS .- SCHOOL STATISTICS .- RELIGIOUS. - METHODIST CHURCH OF FRANKLINVILLE .- FRANKLIN- VILLE .- POSTMASTERS AND MERCHANTS .- TOWNSHIP ORGANIZA- TION .- OFFICERS. ~ - CEMETERIES. - SAW AND GRIST MILLS. - CHEESE- FACTORIES AND CREAMERIES .- BIOGRAPHICAL.
Seneca, one of the center townships of the county, is joined on the east by Dorr, on the south by Coral, on the west by Marengo, and on the north by Hartland. It is one of the finest townships in the county ; the land is rich, gently rolling and under a high state of cultivation. In early times the west side of the township was heavily timbered, supplying building material and fuel in great abundance. The majority of the first houses in the township were built of oak procured from this belt of timber.
The township was named for a tribe of Indians in New York, from which State came many of Seneca's early settlers. E. Pettit made the first claim in this township in 1835. It is now known as the Sponable farm. Mr. Pettit remained here but a short time when he sold to Mr. Sponable.
In 1835 John Belden made his claim where he now resides. He came here from La Porte County, Ind., and is one of the public spirited men of this section of country.
Jedediah Rogers came in 1835 and made his claim where O. S Tanner now lives. He was a native of Vermont.
Russel Diggins moved from St. Lawrence County, N. Y., to Seneca Township in 1836. His wife died soon after coming here; she was the first person who died in the township.
A Mr. Woodward made a claim east of Mr. Diggins and re- mained only during the year 1836. His wife died in the fall, and not being able to secure the services of a minister, R. G. White conducted the services by reading a chapter in the Bible and offer-
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ing a prayer. The funeral sermon was to be preached on the following Sabbath by Rev. Whitman, of Belvidere. On this day the neighbors came from near and far not only to hear a good sermon but to pay their respect and sympathy to the afflicted hus- band, but imagine their surprise when they learned that he was not present to hear the address to the mourners, but had gone with his hired girl to De Kalb County to visit some friends.
Robert G. White came from Bond County, Ill., to Seneca in the spring of 1836. He built the first saw-mill in this corner of the county. He died in 1871, honored and esteemed by all who knew him.
Eli Craig came to Seneca in 1836. In 1838 he was elected Con- stable, and had the honor of arresting two thieves who broke into the residence of Samuel Smith and procured $600. Mr. Craig re- mained only a few years in the township, when he moved West.
Amos Damon came from Oliio in 1836. Silas Chatfield, a Cap- tain in the war of 1812, came here from Ohio in 1836; he died April 2, 1866. He had been wounded while serving his country and drew a Captain's pension for years. Joseph Hanna came from Virginia and settled here in 1836 and died in 1850.
Solomon Baldwin came here in 1836, from Washington County, N. Y. He made several claims for himself and sons and after- ward sold to different parties. To C. R. Read he traded a tract for a store. He died in August, 1870.
Christopher Sponable came from Seneca County, Ohio, in the fall of 1836. He remained in the township till his death which occurred Nov. 9, 1854. His family consisted of twelve children.
Whitman Cobb, formerly from Cazenovia County, N. Y., set- tled here in the fall of 1836. A few years afterward he moved to Jo Daviess County, where he remained several years and then re- turned to Riley Township, this county, where he died Feb. 2, 1866.
Ephraim Rogers came from Rutland County, Vt., and settled here in the fall of 1836 and died Nov. 6, 1867.
M. Dickenson settled in Seneca in 1837, and the same year came John Ackerson and Peter Deitz, the latter was a lawyer by pro- fession and practiced some here in an early day. Clark Wix and Spencer Flanders also came in 1837. Leander Bishop came from New York State and is still a resident of the township. John White came from North Carolina and died in Marengo in the year 1869.
William Sponable came from New York State and resided in
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Seneca till about the year 1864. It is said he died insane. His daughter Caroline was the first white child born in the township.
Salem Stowell came from Vermont and remained only a few years, when he moved to Minnesota, where he died.
The residents of the township at present are chiefly from the Eastern States, a large per cent. being from Vermont.
Vermont street, running north and south through sections 9, 16 and 21, and east and west through sections 21 and 22 was so named by the parties who settled on it, all being fron Ver- mont except a Mr. Mead who owned forty acres.
FIRST EVENTS.
The first marriage in Seneca occurred April 8, 1839. The con- tracting parties were John Ackerson and Elizabeth Dickenson, R. G. White, Justice of the Peace, performing the ceremony. The first school was taught by Mrs. Roxy Stevens (wife of G. B. Stevens) in 1840, at her residence, one mile south of Franklinville. Both Mr. and Mrs. Stevens are now residents of Woodstock. The first school-house was built in Franklinville in 1845 near where the present one now stands. It was a frame building and served its purpose about twenty years.
SCHOOLS.
Since 1845 the school interests of Seneca Township have aug- mented somewhat. There are at present in the township seven school-houses; value of school property is over $6,000; teachers' salaries amount annually to about $1,700. There are 369 children in the township between the ages of six and twenty-one. Average attendance is 270.
RELIGIOUS.
The first religious services held in the township were at the residence of G. B. Stevens, in the year 1839. Rev. Leander Walker and Rev. Nathaniel Jewett preached alternately every four weeks in private and school-houses for quite a length of time, when others ministered to the spiritual wants of these people, and in this way services were held till the year 1849, when the Methodist church was built at Franklinville. It is a frame building and still in good repair. It will seat about 200. The back part of the building contains a large gallery and the front above the audience- room contains two class-rooms. The society was organized in
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1849, under Rev. Leander Walker. The first Class-Leader was William Deitz; First Stewards, L. H. Bishop, John Sanborn and Stephen Albro. I. H. Fairchilds was official exhorter; he was soon after licensed to preach and filled the pulpit whenever the regular preacher was absent. The following is a list of the minis- ters who have supplied this charge from its commencement up to the present time: Rev. Wm. Gaddis, O. A. Walker, Rev. Swift, Rev. Jenks (now of California), Rev. E. Ransom, Rev. Avrill, Rev. D. Fellows (now deceased), Rev. Minard (who for many years has been superanuated), Rev. Geo. Wallace, Rev. J. Billings, L. Triggs, L. Whipple, C. Lasenby, Wm. Aug. Smith (for many years Secre- tary of Rock River Conference), Wm. A. Cross, Levi Kelley, L. H. Davis, Ed. Brown, Edwin Cook, John Rhoads, W. R. Hoadly, J. H. Souls, J. Harwood, Mathew Triggs, John Bacon, G. C. Clark, Rev. McGuire, Rev. Earngey, E. Ransom, N. Critchett, John Adams. Rev. G. K. Hoover, their present pastor, preaches at this point every Sabbath afternoon, holding services in Woodstock in the forenoon.
No other denomination has a house of worship or holds regular meetings in this township.
FRANKLINVILLE. .
Seneca is one of the townships in McHenry County which cannot boast of a village or postoffice, though in an early day Franklin- ville is said to have furnished both. It is situated on sectiou 22 and commenced taking on the form and appearance of a village about the year 1839, when a Mr. Lockwood opened a store and con- tinued in trade about one year when he exchanged properties with Mr. Robinson, of Geneva, who was succeeded by Harley Wayne in 1843. The same year George T. Kasson became a partner of Wayne's and continued in business with him about one year when he sold out to his partner and in company with U. T. Hyde, opened a second store, which was shortly afterward sold to a Mr. Allen, and Kasson and Hyde erected a third store building. At this date Franklinville could also boast of a blacksmith-shop, which was run by Normau Bremhall. In 1843, through the efforts of John Wentworth (then Congressman from this district), a postoffice was established, which was called Belden. Sylvester Mead was appointed Postmaster; he was succeeded by H. Wayne, and he by G. T. Kasson. It was abandoned in 1866 and for six years this place was without a postoffice. In 1872 Garrie Dietz
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was appointed Postmaster and kept the office till 1881, when he moved away and they were again without a postoffice. Franklin- ville received its name in honor of Franklin Stringer, whose memory is worthy of being perpetuated by as flourishing a city as Franklinville at one time promised to become, but perhaps the destiny of the place rested in its first significant name, Snarltown, It is well known that for many years it bore this name, but the origin of the name is perhaps not familiar to many. Tradition has it, that among the early settlers of that section was a George Albrow who came from New York State, and brought with him, besides his family and household goods, a crabbed disposition, and a very disagreeable habit of snarling at every one with whom he happened to have any controversy. He was called by his neighbors, "Snarl Albrow " and this cognomen was afterward given to the little village that grew up around him.
OFFICIAL.
The township was organized in 1850. At the first election held April 2, 1850, the following officers were elected: Supervisor, Calvin Pike; Town Clerk, William Allen; Assessor, L. M. Wood- ard; Collector, Osgood Josslyn; Overseer of the Poor, Ezra F. Bisby; Commissioners of Highways, Wm. Sheldon, Levi Moore, Paskell Stowell; Justice of the Peace, Chas. Dawley and John W. Richardson; Constable, Osgood Josslyn and John Crain. The present officers are as follows: Supervisor, G. W. Goodrich; Town Clerk, T. M. Cook; Collector, G. Silliman; Assessor, T. M. Cook; Justice of the Peace, G. W. Deitz; Commissioners of Highways, C. N. Weber, Daniel Sheldon and Stiles Silliman; School Trustees, S. M. Farr, H. W. Belden, E. E. Crandall; Treasurer, T. M. Cook.
CEMETERIES.
The small city of the dead located between Franklinville and Woodstock is said to be the spot of ground where the first settlers laid their friends who were cut down by the relentless hand of death.
About the year 1839 the cemetery at the village of Franklin- ville was laid out by the people who erected the Methodist church. Mrs. Lazarus Ellis was the first person buried there.
SAW AND GRIST MILLS.
About the year 1845 or '46 three brothers-George, James and Robert Smith, natives of Scotland-erected a grist and saw
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mill on section 30. The grist-mill was a frame building of con- siderable size, and was used for many years in manufacturing flour, but of late years is used only in grinding feed. The saw-mill is still in good repair, though its days of usefulness passed away with the timber. Both these mills are run by water-power, and for many years after they were built were among the leading in- dustries of this section of country.
Robert G. White, Esq., erected the first saw-mill in the town- ship. It was situated on section 20, and was used constantly about eighteen years. For the past sixteen years it has not been in existence.
CHEESE FACTORIES AND CREAMERIES.
Seneca Township is not behind her sister townships in enjoying the benefits derived from the lucrative dairy business. The Joss- lyn factory, located on section 10, was erected by Osgood Josslyn and Win. B. Sanford, in the year 1878. It .is a frame building, 36 x 42 feet. Here both butter and cheese are manufactured, and from 2,000 to 4,000 pounds of milk are consumed daily. Sanford & Josslyn rented it the first year after it was built, to Wm. Boies, at the expiration of which time Mr. Boies purchased a half interest in the property, and the year following purchased the balance, and is at present the owner.
Oak Grove Creamery, situated in the southeastern portion of the township, was built in June, 1878, by a Mr. Slater, who was encouraged in the enterprise by his neighbors gratuitously hauling material to erect the building. The main building is 40 x 80 feet with an L 20 x 30 feet. Over 6,000 pounds of milk are taken in at this factory daily. Here also both butter and cheese are man- ufactured. Mr. Slater ran the business for a short time, when Mr. Newman, of Elgin, purchased the property. In March, 1884, Wm. Boies, of Marengo, became its owner.
Seneca Cheese Factory, located on section 35, was built in 1882, by a company of fariners in that vicinity. Daniel Sheldon, G. W. Goodrich, Ed. Rosencrans and J. N. Mussey were the prime mov- ers in the enterprise. They erected a building 35 x 65 feet, at an expense of abont $1,600. The property is rented by Mr. Wm. Boies, who placed in the building the necessary machinery for the manufacture of both butter and cheese. From 6,500 to 7,000 pounds of milk are daily consumed at this factory.
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BIOGRAPHICAL.
Orrin Albee, farmer and stock-raiser, section 28, Seneca Town- ship, was born in Erie County, N. Y., twenty-eight miles south of Buffalo, Nov. 25, 1828, a son of Adolphus Albee. In 1847 his father moved West, passed through McHenry County, where he left his family, and went to Racine, Wis. He subsequently went to Indiana, where he died. Our subject received a common-school education, remaining with his parents till manhood. In 1854 he came to McHenry County, and located in Seneca Township, where he now owns 170 acres of choice land, on which he has a fine resi- dence and good farm buildings. He was married Nov. 23, 1863, to Christina M. Lindsay, daughter of Thomas Lindsay. They have three children-Nellie B., Alfred O. and Mary L.
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