History of McLean County, Illinois, Volume II, Part 18

Author: Hasbrouck, Jacob Louis, b. 1867
Publication date: 1924
Publisher: Topeka : Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 794


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P., married Amelia Clark, lives in Los Angeles, Calif .; Chester R., the subject of this sketch; and two girls that died in infancy.


Chester R. Ewins spent his boyhood on the farm and was educated in the district schools. He farmed the home place of 420 acres and in 1884 his father moved to Danvers, where he had built a fine residence. In 1908 Mr. Ewins moved to the family home at Danvers, where he has since lived.


In 1888 Mr. Ewins married Miss Etta Barrett, a native of Dry Grove Township, and the daughter of John and Mollie Barrett, both now de- ceased. To this union two children were born, as follows: Lester, born in 1889, was graduated from Wesleyan University and taught school for one year and died in 1919, leaving a wife, Eva (Puterbaugh) Ewins and one child, Elizabeth Ann; and Glenn E., born in 1892, lives on the home place and married Miss B. Sakemiller and they have three children, Wayne, James and Eleanor. Mr. Ewins' wife died in 1893 and he was married in 1897 to Miss Ada Wright, a native of White Oak Township, and the daugh- ter of A. S. and Martha Wright. Mr. Wright is deceased and his wife lives with her daughter, Mrs. Ewins.


Chester R. Ewins was elected president of the First National Bank at Danvers in 1922, which is the oldest bank in the town. It has a capital stock of $25,000.00 and is located in its own building, a two-story brick structure. The present officers of the bank are, as follows: Chester R. Ewins, president; Peter Risser, vice president and director ; H. H. Argo, cashier ; and Clark S. Jarrett, assistant cashier. The directors are: Homer R. Johnson; Fred Stappenbeck; Jesse Hebecker; and Philip Ehemann. Before being connected with the First National Bank at Danvers Mr. Ewins served as president of the Farmers State Bank at Carlock from 1904 until 1908. During the World War he served on the exemption board No. 1, and at the close of the war had handled 8,000 men on his books. His work was done in a most efficient manner. Mr. Ewins is identified with the Republican party in politics and served for three years as tax assessor, from 1894 until 1897, and then served as township super- visor, which office he has held for the past 26 years. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church and has belonged to the Elks Lodge at Bloom- ington for 20 years. Mr. Ewins is a man of integrity, a believer in pro- gressive methods in his work and always ready to support the best inter- ests of his community.


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Marshel Fitchhorn, a well known farmer and stockman of Downs Township, and the owner of 120 acres of good farm land, was born on the farm where he now lives, July 3, 1877, the son of Samuel and Mary (Fin- ster) Fitchhorn.


Samuel Fitchhorn was a native of Pennsylvania and his wife was born in Germany. They came to Illinois during the early days and set- tled on a farm near Downs. Mr. Fitchhorn died at the age of 87 years and his wife at the age of 72 years. By a former marriage, Samuel Fitch- horn had the following children : Daniel W. Williams, Iowa; William, Wood River, Neb .; Dick, lives in Nebraska; James, lives in Denver, Colo .; and John, deceased. By a former marriage, to Mr. Meyers, Mrs. Fitchhorn had the following children: Mollie Roller, lives in the State of Washing- ton ; Simm Meyers, lives at Bluffton, Ind .; Maggie O., deceased ; and Louis Meyers, lives in California. To Samuel and Mary (Finster) Fitchhorn the following children were born: Henry, lives at Downs; Minnie, de- ceased; Lulu, lives in Canada; Marshel, the subject of this sketch; Anna Johnson, lives at Normal, Ill .; Stella, deceased; Charles, lives in Rutland, Ill; Hattie, the wife of J. J. Zoellers, McLean, Ill .; Marian, lives in Iowa; Alba, the wife of Earl Brooker, lives in Warwick, N. D .; and Lester, lives in Williams, Iowa. Mrs. Fitchhorn also reared two adopted children, Elsie O'Neil and Merle Fitchhorn.


Marshel Fitchhorn spent his boyhood on the home place and was edu- cated in the district schools. He owns and operates a well improved farm of 120 acres in Downs Township and there is a good residence on the place. Mr. Fitchhorn does general farming and stock raising and keeps a good grade of stock.


Marshal Fitchhorn was united in marriage with Miss Mamie A. Baker, a native of McLean County, born March 8, 1886, and the daugh- ter of Joseph P. and Malinda (Stillman) Baker. Mr. Baker was a native of McLean County, born Sept. 7, 1851, and the son of Harrison and Mary (Taylor) Baker. He died July 1, 1908, and his wife died Sept. 21, 1897. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Baker were the parents of the following children: Charles F., McLean, Ill .; Albert, lives at Normal; Robert, lives at Decatur, Ill .; Garfield, lives at Hudson, Ill .; Cora McKee, lives at Gary, Ind .; Mrs. Fitchhorn; George, Bronaugh, Mo .; and Pauline, lives at Joliet, Ill. To Marshel and Mamie A. (Baker) Fitchhorn five children have been born, as follows: Opal Marie, born Nov. 19, 1905; Mildred M., born June 12,


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1907; Iris Bernice, born May 28, 1909; Paul Kenneth, born March 13, 1911 ; and Doris Irene, born Nov. 12, 1912.


Mr. Fitchhorn has been school director of District No. 24 since 1910, and he is identified with the Republican party in politics. He is a mem- ber of the Modern Woodmen of America and his wife belongs to the Chris- tian Church at Heyworth. Mr. Fitchhorn is progressive and enterprising, and one of the substantial citizens of Downs Township.


Dr. F. L. Wakefield, a physician and surgeon at Heyworth, is well known throughout the community as a successful man in his profession. He was born on a farm near Heyworth, Dec. 29, 1866, the son of John E. and Catherine (Turner) Wakefield. The Wakefield family originally came from Ohio, where Campbell Wakefield, grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was born in 1804. In 1835 they came to Illinois, purchased land where Heyworth now stands. Campbell Wakefield died in 1888, and his son John E. inherited the entire property. He was a prominent farmer for many years and died Sept. 10, 1903. Catherine (Turner) Wakefield was born in Ohio, Feb. 17, 1832, the daughter of William and Margaret (McKinnie) Turner, natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Wake- field were the parents of ten children, as follows: Margaret was the wife of F. H. Hill, died in 1890; Alice, the widow of N. J. Battershell, lives at Heyworth; James C., died in 1898; Porter T., lives in Florida; Minnie Stewart, lives at Heyworth; Dr. F. L., the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Jennie, the wife of F. C. Gault, lives in Chicago; Mary E., wife of Dr. J. P. Noble, lives at Bloomington; Herbert L., lives at Heyworth; and Andrew M., died in 1921.


Dr. F. L. Wakefield received his education in the public and high schools at Heyworth and attended Illinois Wesleyan University. He was graduated from the Bellevue Medical College in New York City in 1890. He then established himself at Heyworth where he has since been located. Dr. Wakefield has established an excellent practice in McLean County. Besides his professional interests, Dr. Wakefield is interested in farming and stockraising and owns 480 acres of good farm land in Illinois, which he rents. He is a lover of fine saddle horses and is the owner of many.


On April 15, 1891, Dr. Wakefield was married to Miss Iris Ryburn, a


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native of Heyworth, born in 1868, and the daughter of Edward and Amanda (Passwaters) Ryburn. Mr. and Mrs. Ryburn were the parents of five children, as follows: Anna R. Hayes, at home; Mrs. Wakefield; William, lives at Breckenridge, Mo .; John R., lives at Heyworth; and James D., lives at Springfield, Mo.


To Dr. and Mrs. Wakefield three children have been born, as follows: Bertha, born Sept. 14, 1893, the wife of H. G. Mostoller, lives at Saybrook, Ill .; Marie, born Nov. 6, 1896, a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University, and now teaching school at Saginaw, Mich .; and Maurice, born Dec. 23, 1898, further mention of whom is made below.


Maurice Wakefield was graduated from the public and high schools at Heyworth and was attending Lake Forest College in Chicago, at the time of the World War. He enlisted for service in the Student Army Training Corps, and died two weeks after his enlistment of pneumonia, Oct. 12, 1918. He is buried at Heyworth. Mrs. Iris (Ryburn) Wakefield died June, 1907, and is buried in the Heyworth Cemetery.


Dr. Wakefield was married on May 12, 1912, to Stella L. Morrow, a native of Hudson, Ill., and the daughter of William and Josephene Mor- row, natives of Virginia, both now deceased.


Dr. F. L. Wakefield has served as school director for 28 years. In April, 1923, he was elected county supervisor of Randolph Township. He is a citizen of great public spirit, and a man known to his community for his ideals of civic pride and public service.


Guy A. Hilton, owner and proprietor of Clover Hill Farm, is a promi- nent farmer and dairyman of Dry Grove Township. He was born on a farm one mile east of Yuton, Ill., April 30, 1885, the son of Jacob N. and Louisa (Bohrer) Hilton.


Jacob N. Hilton was a native of Butler County, Ohio, as also was his wife. When Mr. Hilton was 19 years of age his parents came to Illi- nois and settled on a farm in McLean County. The Hiltons moved on the present farm in Dry Grove Township in 1888 and there were seven chil- dren, as follows: A. W., married Mae Massey, lives at Normal; Edna, married Elmer Gerber, lives in Dry Grove Township; C. W., married Min- nie Waugler, lives in Chicago; Nellie, married Fred Stappenbeck; Guy A., the subject of this sketch; N. M., married Freda Krentel, lives at Bloom-


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ington ; and Gladys, married Leslie Ernst. Jacob N. Hilton lives in Bloom- ington and his wife died September 23, 1922.


Guy A. Hilton received his education in the public schools and has always farmed on the home place in Dry Grove Township. He has made vast improvements on the place and has a finely equipped farm and dairy, having been engaged in the dairy business since 1917. Mr. Hilton owns 160 acres of land and is a breeder of Holstein cows and other stock.


On Nov. 28, 1907, Mr. Hilton was married to Miss Lena Mercier, who was born one mile north of Danvers in 1888, the daughter of August and Lina (Sumy) Mercier. Mr. and Mrs. Mercier were born in Alsace- Lorraine and came to McLean County in 1883, where Mr. Mercier fol- lowed farming: They were the parents of five children, as follows: Jennie, married G. Greenough, lives in South Dakota; August, married Laura Baldridge, lives in Hudson Township, McLean County; Mattie, died at the age of 16 years; Mrs. Hilton; and Charles, married Ruth Ceruti. To Guy A. and Lena (Mercier) Hilton two children have been born, as fol- lows: Hazel Lucile, born Sept. 30, 1909; and Guy Mercier, born Feb. 26, 1917.


Mr. Hilton is a member of the Presbyterian Church of Normal and is an enterprising citizen of his community.


Horace Burton Carlock, cashier of The Farmers State Bank and presi- dent and treasurer of the Carlock-Long Lumber Company at Carlock, is among the successful and well known business men of McLean County. He was born just across the line of Woodford County, Ill., Dec. 5, 1873.


The Carlock family came to Illinois from Tennessee and Reuben Car- lock, great grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was among the earliest settlers of McLean County. He came to Illinois in 1827 and entered land from the government and became a prosperous farmer. His farm was located just across the line in Woodford County. Winton Car- lock entered government land located across from where the Farmers State Bank of Carlock stands. Winton Carlock, grandfather of Horace Burton Carlock, was also a leading farmer of McLean County and a promi- nent pioneer citizen, having come here. with his parents when he was eight years old. Horace Burton Carlock, the subject of this sketch, is the son of Philip M. and Sarah J. (Denman) Carlock, the former having


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died in 1884. Sarah J. (Denman) Carlock was born in Licking County, Ohio, and came to Illinois when she was a young girl. In 1900 she married William A. Long, who died in 1921, a native of Woodford County, Ill., and to that union no children were born. She now lives at Carlock. To Philip M. and Sarah J. (Denman) Carlock four children were born, as follows: Horace Burton, the subject of this sketch; Willard Lee, born Jan. 22, 1877, married in 1900 to Letitia Benedict, and lives at Carlock ; Effie Pearl, born Oct. 6, 1878, married in 1903 to John H. Stauffer, lives at Carlock, where he is secretary of the Carlock-Long Lumber Company ; Harry G., born July 25, 1881, married in 1904 to Frances Rodman, and. he is engaged in the insurance business at Carlock.


Horace Burton Carlock was educated in the Hudson and Crown Point schools near Carlock and took a business course at Valparaiso, Ind. He was then engaged as clerk by his uncle, John F. Carlock, in his lumber yard and hardware store, where he remained for three years. Mr. Car- lock later in 1895 became his uncle's partner, R. A. Carlock, in the lumber business. The Carlock-Long Lumber Company has been owned and oper- ated by the Carlock family for a number of years, the business being established by John F. Carlock, who owned the land. Horace Burton Carlock has been president and treasurer of the company since 1903.


In 1899 Mr. Carlock entered The Farmers State Bank at Carlock. It was organized by R. L. Beshers, of Elpaso, Ill., and Winton Carlock, who served as president. Horace Burton Carlock has been cashier of the bank since its organization. It was incorporated in 1903 as The Farmers State Bank with a capital stock of $25,000.00, and now has a surplus of $35,- 000.00, and undivided profits of $3,000.00. The bank is now located in its own two story building and is among the thriving and dependable banking institutions of the county. Mr. Carlock was not connected with The Farm- ers State Bank from 1915 until 1921, but was associated during part of that time with the Liberty State Bank at Bloomington as cashier.


In November, 1899, Horace Burton Carlock was married to Miss Julia A. Beetz, a native of Bloomington, Ill., and the daughter of John and Anna (Pape) Beetz, the former a native of Germany and the latter of St. Louis. Mr. Beetz was a cabinet maker by trade and worked in Bloom- ington and Cleveland, Ohio. He died in 1885, leaving one child, Mrs. Carlock. Later Mrs. Beetz married Charles L. Howard, and to that union the following children were born: Charles, lives in California; Leola, was married in 1910, to Henry Guensel and lives in Towanda, Ill .; Zella,


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married in 1912 to Samuel Arbuckle who lives at Oblong, Ill .; Erma, lives at Towanda, Ill .; Harold L., married in 1922 to Nellie Stone, lives in Illinois; and Ida Mae, lives in Towanda. To Horace Burton and Julia A. (Beetz) Carlock four children have been born, as follows: Harry C., born Dec. 21, 1901; Cecil M., born May 9, 1903; Raymond P., born June 7, 1905; and Horace Burton, Jr., born March 27, 1907.


Mr. Carlock is identified with the Democratic party and served as postmaster of Carlock from 1895 to 1897. He is a member of the Chris- tian Church and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mr. Carlock is one of the reliable and progressive citizens of the county, ener- getic and far sighted in his methods of business and dependable in his dealings.


Daniel D. Sailor has lived on the same farm in Martin Township for the past 44 years, and is a leading farmer and stockman of McLean County. He was born at Hudson, Ill., Dec. 14, 1857, the son of Lewis and Martha (Dodson) Sailor.


Lewis Sailor was a native of Logan County, Ohio, as also was his wife. They came to McLean County many years ago and settled near Hudson, where Mr. Sailor became a successful farmer and the owner of 320 acres of land. He served as justice of the peace, was a Republican, and a member of the Methodist Church. In 1890 Mr. Sailor retired from his farm in Hudson Township and moved to Normal, where he died in 1917, and his wife died in 1910. They were the parents of the following children: Mary, the widow of T. C. Moots, lives in McLean County ; John, deceased; Daniel D., the subject of this sketch; Ida J., deceased; C. K., a carpenter, lives in Kansas; and Joseph H., a retired farmer, lives at Wichita, Kan.


Daniel D. Sailor received his education in the district schools of Hud- son Township and has always followed farming and stockraising. For several years he rented land, but for the past 44 years has lived on the same farm in Martin Township, where he owns 80 acres of well-improved land. He also owns 154 acres of land in Sumner County, Kan. Mr. Sailor is among the successful farmers of the community.


On June 30, 1887, Mr. Sailor was married to Miss Cora E. Bowen, a native of Woodford County, Ill., born Nov. 9, 1867, and the daughter of


DANIEL D. SAILOR AND GRANDDAUGHTER, EDNA ELAINE SAILOR.


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T. C. and Sarah R. (Baird) Bowen. Mr. Bowen died in 1873 and his wife died in 1919. They had four children, as follows: Mrs. Sailor; Lewis John and Lilly Emily, twins, and both deceased ; and Thomas W., a retired farmer, lives in Kansas. To Daniel D. and Cora E. (Bowen) Sailor three children have been born, as follows: Rev. Dwight K., born June 15, 1888, Methodist minister, pastor at Mazon, Ill .; Rev. Lewis John, born June 26, 1894, Methodist minister, pastor at Lewistown, Ill .; and Mary R., born Sept. 3, 1901, a graduate from college at Wilmore, Ky., in the class of 1924, where she specialized in history. Mr. and Mrs. Sailor have five grandchildren: Elaine, Thomas H., Olive Jean, John Neil, and Danton B. Sailor.


Mrs. Sailor's grandfather, Rev. John Bowen, was one of the first Methodist ministers of Woodford County, Ill., and was widely known as an influential and highly respected citizen.


In politics Daniel D. Sailor is a Republican and he is a member of the Methodist Church. He is one of the highly esteemed citizens of McLean County and one of the few remaining pioneers of Martin Township.


Daniel Augstin, a prosperous farmer and stockman of White Oak Township, and well known breeder of thoroughbred horses, is a native of McLean County. He was born on a farm in the southwestern part of the county, Jan. 24, 1860, the son of Valentine and Anna (King) Augstin.


Valentine Augstin was a native of Alsace-Lorraine and his wife was born in Germany. They came to this country in 1853 and settled on a farm in Woodford County, on land which was later made a part of Mc- Lean county. After 15 years the Augstin family moved to Livingston County, Ill., where Mr. and Mrs. Augstin spent the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of the following children: Valentine, mar- ried Elizabeth Stalder, deceased, and they had one daughter, Mary; Daniel, the subject of this sketch; Phoebe, married William Egley; and C. B., married Barbara King, lives in Bloomington.


Daniel Augstin spent his boyhood on the home place and was edu- cated in the district schools. His first farm was located in Livingston County and he has lived on his present farm in White Oak Township since 1886. Mr. Augstin owns and operates 360 acres of well improved (54)


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land and carries on general farming and stock raising. He is also an extensive breeder of fine Percheron horses and has taken many prizes in Ohio and Illinois with his horses. One stallion, Absolm, won first prize at the exposition in St. Louis in 1904, and another, Lady Burzetta, has also won prizes at various fairs and shows. Mr. Augstin has shipped his horses to practically every state in the union and has been in the business since he was 21 years old.


In 1884 Daniel Augstin was married to Miss Emma M. King, a daugh- ter of Peter and Barbara (Holder) King, both natives of Illinois. To Mr. and Mrs. Augstin six children have been born, as follows: Martha, married Joseph Rich, lives in Tazewell County, Ill .; Arthur L., married Pearl Elgrew, lives in Illinois; Chester, married Nina Shoemaker, de- ceased; Aaron, married Mary Shoemaker, lives near the Augstin farm; Edward, married Theresa Deer, lives near Heyworth, Ill .; and Irwin, mar- ried Mabel Shepard, lives near Heyworth.


In politics Mr. Augstin is a Democrat. He is president of the Tele- phone Exchange of Carlock, a member of the school board, and president of the McLean County Percheron Horse Breeders' Association. He is a director of the Farmers Elevator and a director of the Old People's Home at Meadows. Mr. Austin belongs to the White Oak Mennonite Church, of which he has been a trustee for eight years. He is a substantial citi- zen and stands high in the community and county.


Walter A. Ropp, a successful farmer and stockman of White Oak Township, is a member of one of McLean County's oldest and most prom- inent families. He was born in Dade County, Mo., Aug. 12, 1872, the son of J. S. and Mary (King) Ropp.


The Ropp family is among the oldest families of Illinois. They settled in White Oak Township, McLean County, where Walter A. Ropp's great grandfather was born in 1776. He died in 1868 and there is a tombstone on the present Ropp farm that was erected in 1868. There is a buggy shed on the farm that was built in 1858, and the old Ropp Cemetery is among the landmarks of early days.


J. S. Ropp and his wife were born in Tazewell County, Ill., where they lived until 1874, when they moved to McLean County. Mr. Ropp


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was a prominent farmer and died July 29, 1920, and his wife died March 7, 1923. They were the parents of the following children: Amelia, died in 1900, was the wife of John Meyer; Walter A., the subject of this sketch; Albert, married Mary Shad, lives at Carlock; Ezra, married Re- becca Esh, lives in Oklahoma City, Okla .; Irwin, married Margaret Esh, lives in Pennsylvania; and May, married John Gundy.


Walter A. Ropp received his education in the district schools, Brown Business College, and Normal University. He was brought to Tazewell County, Ill., by his parents in 1874 and to McLean County in 1885. Mr. Ropp's father purchased land in 1870 for $4.00 per acre, which he sold in 1883 for $25.00 per acre. Later he purchased a large farm in McLean County, which was sold for $35,000.00. Walter A. Ropp now owns and operates land in White Oak Township, which was formerly owned by his father's uncle, Christian Ropp, and which he purchased in 1853. Walter A. Ropp has owned the farm since 1909, and he built a fine residence on the place the following year. Mr. Ropp carries on general farming and stock raising and has a well improved farm.


In 1903 Walter A. Ropp was married to Miss Maggie (Mohr) King, a native of Dry Grove Township, and the daughter of Peter and Anna (Stalter) King, both natives of McLean County. To Mr. and Mrs. Ropp two children have been born, Martha and Esther.


Mr. Ropp has served as township assessor of White Oak Township for eight years and school director for a number of years. He was sec- retary and treasurer of the Carlock Farmers Elevator for some time and is now a member of the board of directors. He is a member of the East White Oak Mennonite Church and a highly respected citizen of McLean County.


U. G. Stutzman, the well known and capable postmaster at Carlock, was born on a farm five miles northwest of Normal, Ill., May 23, 1864, the son of Jonathan and Annie (Fry) Stutzman.


Jonathan Stutzman was born in Pennsylvania and his wife was a native of Butler County, Ohio. They were married in McLean County and had the following children: Minnie, died at the age of 16 years; Emma, deceased, was the wife of Jacob Plank; Ida, unmarried, lives at Carlock; Maggie, the widow of Christian King, who died in 1917, and she


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lives in Bloomington; Lottie, died at the age of 16 years; and U. G., the subject of this sketch. Jonathan Stutzman farmed for a number of years and died in 1873 at the age of 39 years.


U. G. Stutzman was reared on a farm near Normal until he was seven years old, and then lived on land east of Carlock for two years. He was educated in the district schools of Dry Grove Township, and while attending school worked on a farm to help support his mother. Mr. Stutzman later operated a farm of 80 acres for his mother until 1886, at which time he entered the general merchandise business at Car- lock, where he owned the first store. Carlock was organized in 1888 and Mr. Stutzman's store was located just west of the present location of The Farmers State Bank. He was a successful merchant there for a number of years and later conducted a butcher shop at Carlock for six years and a grocery business for four years. In 1910 Mr. Stutzman sold his business to J. H. Esch, and two years later was appointed post- master of Carlock, which office he has since filled in a most efficient manner. The Stutzman home at Carlock was built in 1909 and is of modern concrete block construction.




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