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John Klein, the subject of this sketch, acquired a good practical edu- cation in the common schools of his native land, which he attended for eight years. At the age of 14 years he began to earn his own livelihood in Germany and after coming to this country in 1855, assisted his father in getting started. Mr. Klein rented land in Tazewell County, Ill., where he remained until 1869. At that time he came to Livingston County and located on 40 acres of land in Pike Township, which he improved. Mr. Klein was able to add to his land holdings until he owned 240 acres of good farm land. He was successful as a stockman and was widely known. His success in life was due to industry, enterprise and good management. Mr. Klein was a man of good business ability and sound judgment and carried forward to successful completion whatever he undertook.
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On Oct. 18, 1904, Mr. Klein came to McLean County, where he spent the remainder of his life. He died Oct. 3, 1912, and is buried in Pike Township, Livingston County.
Mr. Klein was married Jan. 25, 1864, to Miss Margaret Moschel, a native of Germany, and the daughter of Christian and Margaret Moschel. Mr. Moschel was a cabinet maker by trade and after his death his wife and seven children came to America in 1862. They located in Tazewell County, Ill., and later moved to Pike Township, Livingston County, where Mrs. Moschel died Oct. 4, 1886. Mrs. Klein had the following brothers and sisters: Ludwig, deceased; Frederick, deceased; Catherine, married Jacob Klein, deceased, and she lives in Nebraska; Jacob, deceased; and Daniel, retired farmer, lives in Colorado. To Mr. and Mrs. John Klein seven children were born, as follows: Kate, married Theodore Lommatsch, de- ceased, and she lives in Pike Township; Lena, the widow of Louis Lom- matsch, lives at Pontiac, Ill .; Anna, married George P. Moschel, retired, lives in Peoria, Ill .; John D., farmer, Pike Township; Matilda, lives with her mother; August, farmer, lives in Pike Township; and one child died in infancy. Mrs. Klein has 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, Donald and Norma Lommatsch, Vern Smith and an infant born to Elmer Lommatsch.
Mrs. John Klein now lives in a beautiful home at 301 Kentucky Street, Chenoa. She is among McLean County's most highly respected citizens and has many friends. Each Christmas Mrs. Klein has a family gathering at her home and presents each of her grandchildren and great grandchil- dren with a gift of $100.
John Klein cast his first vote for Samuel J. Tilden in 1876 and was a staunch Democrat for many years of his life. However, he later became an independent voter. He always took an active interest in school affairs and all public matters and was a delegate to many senatorial and con- gressional and state conventions, and was honored with a number of im- portant positions, having served as township clerk for 14 years, as assessor for two years, as justice of the peace for eight years, and as president and clerk of the school board in Livingston County. Mr. Klein's duties were most faithfully and satisfactorily performed and he won the commen- dation of all concerned.
In 1885 Mr. Klein and N. J. Meyer established the Eppards Point Fire Insurance Company and Mr. Klein served as president. He did much to aid the development and further the interests of his community. Mrs. Klein is a member of the Lutheran Church, as also was her husband.
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Ernest E. Cox, an enterprising and progressive farmer of Chenoa Township, and the owner of 220 acres of well-improved land, was born at Ludlow, Vt., Sept. 27, 1877, the son of Daniel and Ellen (Pettengill) Cox.
The Cox family dates back to England and a William Cox was the first man in this country to sign as a witness to the first deed of land made in this country where the state of Maine is now located. That was June 25, 1625.
Daniel Cox was a native of Barnard, Vt., born Dec. 21, 1845, and his wife was a native of Hartland, Vt., born Nov. 16, 1841. The Cox family came to Illinois in 1880 and bought land north of Chenoa and later set- tled in Chenoa Township, where Mr. Cox became a successful farmer. He was a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, and belonged to the Masonic Lodge. He died May 16, 1918, and his wife died June 26, 1923. They were the parents of seven children, as follows: Mary, de- ceased; Ernest E., the subject of this sketch; Harry, deceased; Eva, lives at Chenoa; Frank, lives at Chenoa ; and Rosco, a farmer, lives in Chenoa Township.
Ernest E. Cox has always engaged in general farming and has met with success. He owns a well improved farm in Chenoa Township and is a breeder of Poland China hogs and Shorthorn cattle. Mr. Cox was presi- dent of the Farmers Shipping Association during the first two years of its organization.
On April 11, 1912, Mr. Cox was united in marriage with Miss Ger- trude Castle, a native of McLean County, born Oct. 6, 1882, and the daughter of W. D. and Nancy Elizabeth (Hamilton) Castle.
The Castle family is of French and English descent, and dates back to Timothy Castle, a native of Connecticut and a prominent citizen. His son, Philo Castle, was the father of Justus Castle, who in turn was the father of W. D. Castle, Mrs. Cox's father. Justus Castle was born in Brattleboro, Vt., Nov. 5, 1823, and in 1845, desiring to see some of the west, he came to Illinois and spent one year in Adams County. He then returned to his home in Vermont, but did not give up his original inten- tion of locating permanently in the west. In 1853 he returned to this state and purchased a farm in Bureau County, upon which he lived until 1867. In the meantime, on Jan. 1, 1853, he was married to Miss Harriet Boyd of Wilmington, Vt., and in 1867 they settled on land in Yates Town- ship, McLean County, where Mr. Castle engaged in farming until 1879. In that year he moved to Chenoa and the following year engaged in the tile
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business there. He died June 25, 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Justus Castle were the parents of five children, as follows: Timothy, deceased; William D., father of Mrs. Cox; Hattie May, married Fred Hubbard, Chenoa, Ill .; Walter, deceased; and Jesse, deceased.
W. D. Castle was born in Illinois June 3, 1855, and he engaged in farming in Yates Township until - 1892, when he came to Gridley and engaged in the grain business. He retired from business in August, 1923, and lives at Gridley. Mr. Castle is president of the State Bank of Grid- ley and is a prominent citizen of the county. To W. D. and Nancy Eliza- beth (Hamilton) Castle the following children were born; Mrs. Cox; Earl, deceased; and Hattie, married Fred Kirk, a farmer in Iowa. Mrs. Castle died May 31, 1900, and on Sept. 3, 1902, Mr. Castle married Miss Lavenia Gilmore, a native of Gridley. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Cox have two children, as follows: Mary Elizabeth, born April 21, 1917; and Ralph Castle, born Nov. 11, 1918. Mrs. Cox attended the Illinois Wes- leyan University at Bloomington, Ill., and the Eureka College at Eureka, Ill., and before her marriage taught school for two years in Eureka and four years in Chenoa High School.
Mr. Cox is a Republican and a member of the Methodist Church. He is a man of integrity and is well liked throughout the neighborhood in which he is well known.
George W. Busby, who is successfully engaged in business at Weston, has been a resident of that place since 1875. He was born in Harrison County, Ohio, Jan. 24, 1862, the son of John and Rebecca (Dennis) Busby.
John Busby, a native of Maryland, came to Illinois during the early days. He drove sheep through to Illinois from Harrison County, Ohio, and a Mr. White offered him 80 acres of land where the town of Normal now stands, in return for three months of labor. Mr. Busby was an ex- tensive farmer of McLean County for many years and died in 1894. His widow now resides at Weston and is 80 years of age. They were the parents of the following children: George W., the subject of this sketch; Madison, lives at Chenoa ; John, deceased; Elmira, the widow of William Ziller, lives at Weston, Ill .; Jane, married Frank Adams, lives in Chicago; Frank, Samuel, and Charles, all deceased; Emery, lives in Iowa; W. H., lives at Weston; and one daughter died in infancy.
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George W. Busby was educated in the first school house in the vicin- ity east of Gridley. He then worked out on a farm and received $14.00 per month during the first year, $16.00 per month during the second year, and $18.00 per month during the third year. Mr. Busby later worked as a thresher, and purchased 260 acres of land in Scott County, Ill., which he operated for about four years. Before entering his present business at Weston, Mr. Busby owned a livery at Weston for 10 years, which he sold in 1911. Since that time he has conducted his present business, and he deals in poultry and eggs. Mr. Busby owns town property at Weston and 1,000 acres of land in Mexico.
On June 6, 1885, Mr. Busby was united in marriage with Miss Katie Harrison Smith Aulthose, a native of Germany, and the daughter of Peter and Katie (Miller) Aulthose, natives of Germany and now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Aulthose settled in Illinois before the Civil War and owned land in Yates Township. They had five children, as follows: Katherine, de- ceased; Anna, married R. Johnson, both deceased; Mrs. Busby; John, a retired farmer, lives at Mendota, Ill .; and Mary, the widow of Chris Wall- ing, lives at Fowler, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Busby have one child, Amelia Katie, born June 9, 1886, and she lives in Chicago.
Mr. Busby is identified with the Democratic party in politics and he belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America and the Knights of Pythias. He is well known throughout McLean County and is a substantial citizen.
James G. Anderson, a retired farmer and stockman of McLean County, now living at Weston, was born at Lostant, in Woodford County, May 12, 1864, the son of William and Christina (Crawford) Anderson.
The Anderson family originally came from Scotland and they settled on land in Woodford County. Mr. Anderson died Aug. 28, 1899, and his wife is now 85 years of age. She lives at Fairbury, Ill. They were the parents of the following children: Jennie, married Fred Craig, a farmer, lives at Fairbury, Ill .; James G., the subject of this sketch; Ann, married Lincoln Baylor, now lives in Bloomington, Ill .; Robert, a farmer, lives in Britt, Iowa; William, lives at Fairbury, Ill .; Christina, married Sherman Veatch, a retired farmer, lives at Pontiac, Ill .; and Ella, married Edwin Vail, lives in Chicago.
James G. Anderson has always lived on a farm. He was educated in the district schools and then engaged in general farming and stock raising.
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He retired in September, 1921, after having rented the same farm in Yates Township for 35 years, known as the Hale farm: Mr. Anderson now owns a beautiful home at Weston, where he and his wife reside. They have no children.
On Feb. 13, 1889, Mr. Anderson was united in marriage with Miss Etta Dawson, a native of Lexington, Ill., born May 18, 1866, and the daughter of Marion and Frances (Propst) Dawson, the former a native of Illinois and the latter of Virginia. Mr. Dawson moved from Illinois to Iowa in 1892, and engaged in general farming there. He died in Sep- tember, 1908, and his wife died on July 31, 1896. They were the parents of nine children, as follows: Ethan, deceased ; William, deceased; Ida, the widow of Orion Campbell, lives in Nebraska; Minnie, married Frank Hays, lives in Nebraska; Mrs. Anderson; Della, married William Hen- ning, a retired farmer, lives at Fairbury, Ill .; Hattie, married Clarence Markland, lives in Nevada, Iowa; Frank, and Bert, both living in Iowa.
In politics Mr. Anderson is a Republican and he served as township and road commissioner for several terms. He belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America and he is a substantial and highly respected citizen of McLean County.
Adam Lehr is a leading farmer and stockman of Yates Township. He is a native of Germany, born Sept. 16, 1867, and the son of Henry and Margaret (Koch) Lehr.
Henry and Margaret (Koch) Lehr, natives of Germany, came to the United States many years ago and settled on a farm near Belleville, Ill., where Mr. Lehr died. His widow now lives in St. Louis. They had seven children, as follows: Henry, lives at Belleville, Ill .; Chris, also lives at Belleville, Ill .; Adam, the subject of this sketch; John, a farmer, lives at Marissa, Ill .; Mary, married William Hemstead, lives in St. Louis; Lizzie married William Rabe, a farmer, lives in Minnesota; and Fred, lives in St. Louis.
Adam Lehr received his education in the schools of Germany and later worked on a farm for $15.00 per month. When he was a young man he came to this country with his parents and he is now a substantial citizen of McLean County, where he owns a well-improved farm of 80 acres. Mr. Lehr is a successful breeder of cattle and hogs and his farm contains a good residence and other buildings.
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Mr. Lehr was married on Dec. 15, 1898, to Miss Catherine Heins, a native of Germany, born Nov. 4, 1878, and the daughter of Henry and Mettie (Miller) Heins. The Heins family also came from Germany and they settled on land in Iowa. Mr. Heins died in 1917 and his wife lives with a son in Iowa. They had eight children, as follows: Mrs. Lehr; Andrew, lives in Iowa; John, lives in Livingston County, Ill .; Henry, lives in Iowa; Annie, married Peter Thomas, lives in Iowa; Lizzie, married Rosco Boardman, a farmer in Iowa; Claus, also lives in Iowa; and Mag- gie, married Samuel Welke, and she died in 1923. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Lehr have one daughter, Freida Marie, born April 19, 1917. In 1905 they adopted a son, William, born March 31, 1905. He lives at home.
Mr. Lehr is a Republican and a member of the Lutheran Church. He is well and favorably known throughout the county.
H. C. Van Alstyne, the popular editor of the Colfax Press, a weekly newspaper at Colfax, was born at Chatsworth, Ill., Nov. 13, 1881, the son of Abraham and Margaret (Entwistle) Van Alstyne.
Abraham Van Alstyne was born in Herkimer County, N. Y., and came to Illinois during the early days, making the trip by horse and wagon. He settled on land near Chatsworth and became a prosperous farmer. He died in 1920 and his widow resides at Chatsworth. H. C. Van Alstyne has one sister, Edith, who lives at Chatsworth, and he has two half- brothers and sisters, Robert and Lillian.
H. C. Van Alstyne received his education in the public schools at Chatsworth and learned the printing trade. He has been editor of the Colfax Press for eight years, a weekly publication with a circulation of 1,000 copies. Mr. Van Alstyne has a large printing establishment and does a large volume of business. He has lived at Colfax since Aug. 1, 1915, and owns town property.
Mr. Van Alstyne was united in marriage to Miss Althere Knight on Nov. 1, 1910. She is the daughter of Ira and Hannah (Holmes) Knight, natives of Illinois. Mr. Knight was born Aug. 23, 1861, and he and his wife now live retired at Chatsworth. They have two children: Mrs. Van Alstyne; and Gladys, married Walter Halloway, a banker, lives in Illinois. To H. C. and Althere (Knight) Van Alstyne two children have been born, as follows: Harlan, born Oct. 1, 1915; and Glenn, born May 1, 1918.
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Mr. Van Alstyne is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Church, and belongs to the Masonic Lodge and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is an enterprising and progressive citizen and is widely and favorably known throughout the county.
John Brady, deceased, was a prominent citizen of McLean County. He was born in County Cavan, Ireland, March 23, 1832, and died Feb. 15, 1909. He was the son of Terrance and Rose (Riley) Brady.
Terrance Brady brought his family to this country from Ireland in about 1840 and settled on a farm in Oneida County, N. Y. He carried on general farming, improved his land, and was a successful farmer and stockman. Mr. and Mrs. Brady were the parents of the following chil- dren: Bridget, deceased; Mary, married Patrick Gallagher, lives at Waterville, N. Y .; John, the subject of this sketch; Terrance, a retired farmer, lives at Utica, N. Y .; and Hugh, James and Thomas, deceased.
John Brady spent his boyhood on his father's farm and received his education in the schools of Ireland. In 1849 he went west with his brothers, Hugh and James, making the trip by oxen teams to Omaha, Neb. They freighted during the remainder of the trip and stopped at Denver, when it was then only a mining camp. Mr. Brady and his brother built the first frame house in Denver, which still stands on Laramie Street. John Brady and his brother Hugh conducted a grocery store about one year. They then, with James, the other brother; went to Idaho and mined gold two years. In 1864 Mr. Brady returned to New York and was mar- ried. He and his wife came to McLean County, Ill., shortly after their marriage and Mr. Brady became a prosperous farmer and stockman, own- ing 323 acres of well-improved land in McLean and Livingston counties at the time of his death. His widow still owns the land.
Mr. Brady was married on Oct. 3, 1865, to Miss Mary Gagan, a native of Ireland, born Feb. 16, 1848, and the daughter of Thomas and Margaret (McKirk) Gagan, natives of Ireland. Mr. Gagan died in Ireland and his wife moved her family to Quebec, Canada, where they remained for 12 years. They settled at Waterville, N. Y., in 1861, where Mrs. Gagan died Jan. 14, 1906. Mr. and Mrs. Gagan had seven children, as follows: Ed- ward, Margaret, and Sarah, deceased; Betty, the widow of Flan Mulvin- hill, lives at Deerfield, N. Y .; Mrs. Brady; and two children died in in-
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fancy. To John and Mary (Gagan) Brady 11 children were born, as fol- lows: Frank, born Aug. 19, 1866, died in 1919; Hugh, born Aug. 27, 1868, a farmer, lives in South Dakota ; James, born Dec. 22, 1870, a farmer, lives in Indiana; John P., born March 27, 1872, a farmer, lives in Yates Town- ship; Thomas M., born May 27, 1875, a farmer, Pike Township, Livings- ton County ; Margaret, born July 5, 1877, taught in Brady school for four years and on June 14, 1909, was married to Frank Fruin, lives in Gilman, Ill .; Joseph, born, Oct. 7, 1880, died March 17, 1922; Phillip, born Feb. 16, 1888, lives with his mother; Rose, twin sister of Phillip, also at home; John and James, died in infancy. Mrs. Brady has 26 grandchildren.
In politics Mr. Brady was a Democrat and he served as school di- rector for 16 years. The Brady family were among the first Catholics to settle in McLean County. Mr. Brady was industrious, earnest and sin- cere, and merited the high regard in which he was held by the community.
M. R. Downey, a well known retired farmer of Lexington Township and the owner of 414 acres of land, is a native of McLean County. He was born on a farm in Lexington Township, Aug. 4, 1853, the son of Henson B. and Louisa (Hand) Downey.
Henson B. Downey was born in Maryland and his mother was Mary Tucker, a native of Virginia and a cousin to President Thomas Jefferson. Henson B. Downey was one of the earliest settlers of McLean County, where he owned 300 acres of land. He followed farming and stock rais- ing and met with marked success. Mr. Downey died June 22, 1871, at the age of 53 years. His first wife was Phoebe Broomhead and to that union four children were born, one of whom is now living, Emily, the widow of Henry Waldon, and she lives in Indiana. Mr. Downey's second wife was Louisa Hand, a native of Pennsylvania, and to that union nine children were born, of whom two are now living, M. R., the subject of this sketch; and Henry B., lives at LaPorte, Ind.
M. R. Downey was reared on the farm and received his education in the district schools. He operated the farm after the death of his father and later purchased the other heirs' interest in the place. Mr. Downey has always followed farming and for many years was a successful breeder of stock. He has lived at Lexington since 1914.
On Dec. 18, 1877, Mr. Downey was married to Miss Amanda Brown, a native of Lexington Township, and to that union four children were
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born, as follows: one child died in infancy; Stella May, married Joseph Bull, lives in Lexington Township; Pearl, deceased; and Golda Ruth, born April 4, 1900, teaches school at LaRose, Ill. She is a graduate of Lexing- ton High School, and the Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington. Mr. Downey's wife died in 1915, and on June 5, 1917, he was married to Miss Maude Elizabeth James, a native of Illinois City, Ill., and the daughter of Rev. J. F. and Lora (Grant) James, the former a native of Perry County, Ohio, and the latter of Livingston County, Ill. Rev. James was born in 1847 and died in 1912. He came to Illinois from Ohio when he was seven years of age and during his life was a leading member of the Central Illinois Conference of the Methodist Church. Mrs. Downey is a grad- uate of Heading College of Abingdon, Ill., and taught school in Illinois for 14 years. She is a member of the Lexington Woman's Club.
Mr. Downey is a Republican and has served as school director. He is a member of the Methodist Church and has been superintendent of the Sunday School for seven years. He has been a subscriber of the Panta- graph newspaper for the past 52 years, and he is a highly esteemed citi- zen of McLean County.
Charles C. Smith, a substantial farmer and stockman of Yates Town- ship, and the owner of 240 acres of well improved land, was born in Mar- shall County, Ill., Oct. 18, 1858, the son of Rev. Thomas T. and Eliza (Carson) Smith.
Rev. Thomas T. Smith was born in Center County, Pa., in 1815 and came to Illinois in 1853. He established the first Presbyterian Church in Putnam County, Ill., and also organized a church of the same denomination in Marshall County. In 1865 Rev. Smith came to Yates Township and was one of the founders of the town of Weston and he taught the first Sunday school ever held at Weston. After coming to Yates Township he followed farming and stock raising until the time of his death in 1869. Rev. Smith was a prominent pioneer citizen of Illinois and was among the well educated men of his time, having attended Washington College in Pennsylvania. His wife died in 1894 and they were the parents of six children, as follows: Melancthon, died in infancy; Carson, deceased; J. Patterson, deceased; Willis P., deceased; Sarah Jane, deceased; and Charles C., the subject of this sketch.
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Charles C. Smith has always followed farming and has met with marked success. He was educated in the district schools and then worked on his father's land for a number of years. Mr. Smith now owns and operates a well improved farm in Yates Township and he is a breeder of pure-bred Duroc Jersey hogs and Durham cattle.
Mr. Smith was married to Miss Jennie McCune, a native of Chenoa, born in 1861, and the daughter of John and Anna (Kelley) McCune. The McCune family came to Illinois from Pennsylvania during the early days and Mr. McCune was a prosperous farmer. Mr. and Mrs. McCune, now deceased, were the parents of seven children, as follows: Mary, died in 1911; Cornelia, deceased; Mrs. Smith; John, a farmer, lives in Ohio; Wil- lie, deceased; Margaret, lives at Dixon, Ill .; and Craig, lives in Kansas City. To Charles C. and Jennie (McCune) Smith two children have been born, as follows: J. Charles, born Jan. 18, 1902, a graduate of Normal High School and now a student at the University of Illinois; and Cor- nelia Mary, born Nov. 9, 1904, a graduate of Normal High School and now attending Normal School.
Mr. Smith is a Republican and has been a member of the school board for 18 years. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church and is a highly respected citizen of the community in which he is well known.
Fred Wernsmann, a leading merchant of Weston and a prominent citi- zen of McLean County, was born on a farm near Peoria, in Woodford County, Ill., Feb. 11, 1858, the son of Henry and Mary Anna Wernsmann.
Henry Wernsmann and his wife were natives of Germany and came to this country in 1857, and settled near Peoria, and later settled on land in Worth Township, Woodford County, where Mr. Wernsmann owned and operated 188 acres of land. He was a Democrat and his family were all members of the Catholic Church. He died Aug. 3, 1883, and his wife is also deceased. They were the parents of 12 children, as follows: Fred, the subject of this sketch; Eva, deceased; Henry, deceased; Martin, a re- tired farmer, lives in Kansas; Mary, the widow of Frank Zeckler, lives in Missouri; Katie, married Peter Wernsmann, lives in Colorado; George, a farmer, lives in Woodford County; Theresa, the widow of James Ma- loney, lives at Peoria, Ill .; Elizabeth, married James Gould, lives in Kan- sas City ; Peter, a farmer, lives in Woodford County ; and Joseph, deceased.
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