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Berry Richard, farmer Sec. 9, P.O. Waverly Berryman Susan Mrs. P.O. Waverly Bird David, renter Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly
BLAIR E. K., D. D. S. dentist ws Square, Waverly. Is a graduate of the Mis- souri Dental College, and is thoroughly prepared to practice in all branches of his profession
Blakeney John C. tailor, Waverly
BOHRER W. G. farmer and stock. raiser, Sec. 26, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Bohrer was born on the old homestead of his parents, April 2, 1835. When old enough he attended a district school, also attended a graded school in Decatur, Macon Co. Returning from Decatur to Morgan Co., he became a school-teacher. When the war of the rebellion came on, he enlisted in the IOIst Illinois Infantry, for three years' service. Incapacitated from active field duties through exposure and hardship incident to army life, he remained but nine months, when he was honorably discharged and returned to Morgan Co. It should have been previously mentioned that he married prior to the rebellion Miss Susan A. Keplinger, a daughter of John Kep- linger. Has one child, Fannie M. His wife died Sept. 8, 1860. On his return from the army, he married Miss Lucy A. Allyn, daughter of the Rev. Henry Allyn; three children : Floddie Lee, Luther R., Oscar A. Mr. Bohrer owns 371 acres, and takes a leading position as a farmer
Boyd F. M. farmer, Waverly
Boynton Horace R. asst. cash. The Bank of Waverly, Waverly
BRADLEY G. W. physician and sur- geon, Waverly. Is a son of R. D. Bradley, of Johnson Co., Mo., where he was born, June 25. 1838. Was educated at the Ma- sonic College, Lexington, Mo. He is a graduate of the Louisville Medical College. He went to Texas in the Spring of 1861, where he was married to Miss R. A. Death- erage, at the residence of Wm. Maddox, June 16, 1863. She was born in Waverly, Sept. 5, 1839, and is a daughter of J. G. Deatherage, of this neighborhood. The Doctor came to Waverly in 1866. They have two children, namely: Milton Mad- dox, born March 24, 1864, and George Richard, born Nov. 1869
BRANOM A. J. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 8, P.O.Waverly. Mr. Branom was born in Tennessee, August, 1830. His father Richard Branom, was a native of Stokes Co., North Carolina, and was a soldier dur- ing the war of 1812. He was married in Virginia, where he afterward removed, to Miss Ella Lawrence, a native of Maryland. By this marriage four children: James W., Mary Ann, John, and A.J. In 1852, the fam- ily moved to Bond Co., Ill., where the old folks remained but a short time, when they removed to Kentucky. A. J., who heads this sketch, was united in marriage to Miss Mar- tha Arnett, a daughter of John and Lorenzo Arnett. By this marriage twelve children, eleven of whom are living: Jas. W., Sarah C., Martha M., John D., Andrew J., Mary E., Alice, Charles H., Newton A., Minnie Belle, and Hattie Benton.
Bradway James, blksmth. Waverly Bradway James W. Waverly
Bradway Joseph L. tinsmith, Waverly Brian Elizabeth Mrs. Sec. 35, P.O. Waverly Brown Albert, farmer, P.O. Waverly Brown Albert C. physician, Waverly Brown Benjamin, farmer, P. O. Waverly Brown Casandre, wid. Williamson, Waverly Brown David B. farm hand, P.O. Waverly Brown Martha A. Sec. 14, P.O. Waverly Brown Mary, wid. Isaac, Waverly
Brown Sylvester S. druggist, Waverly
Brown William W. cash. The Bank of Wav- erly, Waverly
Browning Joseph, farm hand, P.O. Waverly Bryan Daniel, farmer, Sec. 35, P. O. Waverly Bryant Charles, renter, P.O. Waverly Bryant Larkin, farmer, See. 8, P.O. Waverly Buchanan Frank, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Wav- erly
BUCK JOSEPH M. livery, feed, and sale stables, State street, Waverly, Ill. (Successor to C. M. Scott, deceased.) Was born Nov. 20, 1850; nntil recently was en- gaged in farming, in Macoupin County. Keeps constantly on hand double and single rigs. Horses boarded and cared for on rea- sonable terms
Buck William, Waverly
Bullock John, renter Sec. 28, P.O. Waverly Bundy John, mail carrier, Waverly
BURCH BENJAMIN, farmer and stock raiser Sec. 5, P.O. Franklin. Mr. Burch was born in Pike Co. Ill. January,
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1833, where he remained up to his twenty- fourth year, when his parents removed to Morgan County, having first settled there in 1826. John W. Burch, the father of Benjamin, was born in Georgia, and raised in Kentucky; he there married Miss Mar- garet Lappington. A tanner by trade, Mr. Burch entered the employ of J. C. Cald- well, on his arrival in Morgan County; he was, however, as elsewhere stated, a resi- dent of Pike County; prior to this he was the proprietor of a tannery. Removing to the State of Georgia, he there started a tannery, which proved successful; he died in Hamburgh, Georgia; his wife died many years previous to his demise. Ten children blessed this union; eight are living. Benja- min, the oldest child, with little exception, has passed his life in Morgan County. In May, 1861, he enlisted in Co. I, Fourteenth Ill. Infantry; battles Vicksburg, Shiloh, Natchez, Moon Station, and others; was promoted orderly sergeant for meritorious conduct; taken prisoner by the rebels, he was incarcerated at Andersonville; he re- mained many months, suffering innumer- ble hardships; honorably discharged from the army, he returned to Morgan County, in 1866. He married Miss Elizabeth Jones, a daughter of Robert Jones; seven children, six living: Antoinette, Beulah, Eulah, Ellalee, Ellsworth, and Howard Shelby.
BURNS HARVEY M. farmer and stock raiser Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Burns was the second child of Wm. and Martha Burns, who were natives of South Carolina, and who removed to Georgia in an early day, where young Burns was born, in 1845. During his early infancy his parents removed to South Carolina, where Harvey grew to manhood. When the war came on he enlisted in the Second Carolina® Cavalry, remaining in the service sixteen months; he became a participant in many battles. Returning to South Carolina after the close of the war, he remained but a short time, when he came to Illinois, settling in Morgan County, where he first worked by the month for farmers; in 1872, he married Miss Mary E. Hart, a daughter of Henry P. and Catherine Hart, whose maiden name was Major; three children: Thos. W. born Dec. 1872, Merta Bella
born 1874, Melcina born 1876. Mr. Burns owns a comfortable property, consisting of II4 acres, on which he resides at the pres- ent writing
C AHILL Edmond, saloon, Waverly. Cahill Edmund, farmer, Waverly
CALDWELL J. C. deceased, a lead- ing farmer and an early settler in Morgan County, was born in Butler County, Ken- tucky, May, 1807; he was the third child of Geo. and Rhoda Caldwell, whose maiden name was Bishop; growing up on a farm in his boyhood, he became employed in a tannery, for an uncle; serving an appren- ticeship, he eventually became the superin- tendent of the works, and continuing in this capacity three years; he then, date 1827, set out in a covered wagon, loaded with leather, by way of speculation, for Illinois, locating during the autumn of that year in Morgan County, near the present farm residence of Mrs. C .; starting a tan- nery, having brought machinery for that purpose, for many years he supplied the country for miles around with oak-tanned leather; this was in all probability the first tannery started in the State or county; in 1828, Mr. C. married Miss Louisa Rogers, a daughter of the Rev. Wm. Rogers, who is well remembered for his many excellent traits of character, and who preached the first sermon in Tp. 13-8; the tannery re- ferred to proved a source of revenue, and Mr. Caldwell there procured a first start in life, afterward becoming a farmer; he first bought from the government an 80-acre tract of land; from this came an estate of nearly a thousand acres, now the property of Mrs. C. Mr. Caldwell was well known for his generosity; an honored citizen of this county while he lived among us, he now sleeps in an honored grave. His wife, a lady of intelligence and refinement, was born near Georgia, Kentucky, Nov. 18II, and became a resident of this county in 1826; seven children, five living: Geo. W. , born in 1830, married at 24, Miss Frances Cloud, daughter of Newton Cloud; John A., unmarried, resides on the old home- stead; David H., now a resident of Kansas, married Margaret White, of Bloomington, where he received a classical education, and where he was admitted to the bar, and
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is now a prominent attorney; Leander A., married Minerva J. Woods; Mary, un- married, a lady of superior attainments, resides at home
Caldwell John A. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O.Waverly Campbell Joseph, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Waverly
Carpenter David, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly
Carpenter Milton, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Carr Alexander, farmer, Waverly
Carr William, farmer, Waverly
Carroll John F. printer, Waverly
Carter Byron L. dry goods, Waverly Carter Hannah, wid. Orrin, Waverly Carroll John W. carpenter, Waverly
Caruthers Allen, farmer, Sec. II, P.O.Waverly Caruthers John, farmer Sec. 13, P.O.Waverly Cary Lydia, wid. George, Waverly
Challen J. H. agt. J.N.W.& S.E.R.R. and pump mnfr. Waverly
Challen Sallie J. dressmaker, Waverly
Chance Eziekel, farmer, Sec. II, P.O.Waverly
Church Benjamin F. lightning rod agent, Waverly
Church Charles E. clk. Waverly
Church Charles H. clk. Waverly
Clapp C. W. Rev. past. Cong. church, Waverly Clapp Benjamin, carp. Waverly
Clark Charles, engineer, Waverly
Clark C. W. engineer, Waverly Clark Sarah, wid. David, Waverly
Clark Wm. farmer Sec. 29, P.O. Waverly
Clark Wm. R. farmer, Waverly.
Cloud Newton, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Coard Frank M. grocer, Waverly Coe Asahel, retired, Waverly
COE I. H. farmer and stock raiser, Waverly. The subject of this sketch is the seventh child of Ashael and Maria Coe, natives of Torrington, Conn. Ashael Coe was born in Litchfield Co., Conn., 1799, removing to Illinois in 1839, and locating in Morgan Co., near Waverly. He married, June 2, 1830, Miss Maria Wetmore, who was born in Torrington, Con.1., May 14, 1805. This marriage was blessed with eight children, five of whom participated in the late war of the rebellion. Israel was born in Morgan Co. August, 1847, and received a liberal education at Wa- verly; owns thirty acres of land Coe William, Waverly
Cole Frank, miller, Waverly
Conley Isaac, retired, Waverly
Conner John, farmer, P.O. Waverly Connolly James, farmer, P.O. Waverly Connor Geo. farm hand, P.O. Waverly Coons James P. ins. agt. Waverly Cooper A. C. grocer, Waverly Cooper Henry C. grocer, Waverly Cox William, H. agricultural implements, Waverly
Cowan Orlando, farm hand, P.O. Waverly Cowan Robert, renter, Sec. 5, P.O. Franklin Crain John A. (Crain & Manson) Waverly Crain & Manson, dry goods and bankers, Waverly
Cratty Wm. farmer, P.O. Franklin
Crawford Melinda Mrs. Sec. 34, P.O. Waverly CRISWELL JOHN, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Waverly. The subject of this sketch is the son of George and Jane Criswell, whose maiden name was Meredith. About 1830, George Criswell moved from Alabama to Morgan Co., set- tling in Young Blood Prairie, where John was born, in 1844. When old enough he attended a subscription school, his first teacher being Miss Julia Snow, now the wife of E. M. Rees. This school-house, built of logs, was provided with a door which swung on wooden hinges; in one end a fire-place. In this primitive dwell- ing John received his instructions in the rudiments of knowledge, sitting on rude slab seats, and at intervals eyeing the door wistfully through which he would glide with a rush, at recess. On leaving the school-room he settled down to farm life. When the war came on he enlisted in Rodger's Battery, Co. K., at Jacksonville, in 1863, for three years' service; principally engaged on scouting expeditions. He re- mained until the close of the rebellion. In 1870 he married Miss Hannah Hall, a daughter of the well known Russell Hall, a pioneer of this county. This union was blessed with two children, Edgar born 1871, and Clara, born 1874. Mr. Criswell owns a well improved farm, comprising six- ty-eight acres
Curby Spencer, carp. Waverly
Cunningham Cicero, farm hand, P.O. Waverly Cunningham David, lab. Waverly
CURTISS AUGUSTINE A. farmer, Waverly; was born in Salisbury, Litchfield Co. Conn., April 3, 1817; was married to
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Miss Huldah Tanner July 20, 1848. They had one child, Laura, who married Mr. W. W. Brown, of Waverly. She died January 20, 1870. Homer Curtiss, the father of A. A., is living with his son; was born in Litchfield Co., Conn., May 20, 1787. He came to Morgan Co. in the Spring of 1837, and settled on the farm where they now reside. He married Miss Charry Everitt October 25, 1810. She died October 30, 1876. The old gentleman is still very active and does his share of the farm work
Curtiss I. H. farmer, Waverly
CURTIS HOMER, a prominent citi- zen of Morgan .Co., and one of the oldest residents now living in State or county; was born in Litchfield Co., Conn., May 20, 1787. During his early life he followed agricultural pursuits, and teaching school during the winter. One of his pupils, with whom he formed a cordial friendship, Mr. Sturtevant, afterward became president of the Illinois College, situated at Jackson- ville. Mr. C. was united in marriage to Miss Charry Everitt October 25, 1810. Children born of this marriage: Ora M. born August 15, 1811, wife of Martin B. Strong; Theodore E. whose portrait appears in this work, born May 28, 1813; Augus- tine A. April 3, 1817; Frederick H. March, 1825, and Lodema October 7, 1822, wife of James R. Godfrey, of Madison Co. During the Spring of 1837 Homer Curtis left Connecticut, where somany years of his life were spent, and accompanied by his family, moved to Morgan Co., Ill., and located on the farm property he now owns, consisting then and now of 200 acres. For upwards of forty years Mr. Curtis has been in our midst, and none stand higher in the estimation of the people of this county who know him, for his strict in- tegrity. In the Autumn of 1876, Mrs. C. was laid at rest. There thus passed away one of those noble women whom none know but delight to honor, and whose death was deeply deplored. Mrs. C. was born in Connecticut, in 1789.
CURTIS T. E. farmer and stock raiser, · Sec. 12, P.O. Waverly. The above named gentleman was the second child of Homer and Charry Curtis. Homer Curtis, who is now in his 93d year, and who is an honored
citizen of this county,was born in Litchfield County, Connecticut, and there married Miss Charry Everitt. The subject of this sketch was born in Litchfield County, Connecticut, May, 1813; there he received his education and followed farming; in 1835, Mr. C. made a visit to Morgan County, Illinois, and well pleased at the flattering prospects on the broad prairies of the West, he there determined to locate; returning to the East, he was united in marriage to Miss Laura Sackett, a daugh- ter of Justus and Polly Sackett; in 1837 Mr. Curtis again wended his way to Illi- nois, locating in Morgan County, where he entered forty acres of land, and purchased one hundred and twenty; his possessions, at that time, were limited, but he gained slowly, year by year, and by judicious in- vestments and rare judgment, he is to- day one of our most substantial farmers; and has arrived at his present prosperous condition through indomitable will; owning some four hundred acres in the vicinity of Waverly. Mr. Curtis now lives to enjoy the fruits of his early labor; the first wife of Mr. C. died in 1867, the following year he was united in marriage to Miss Augusta L. Tupper, a daughter of Martyn Tupper, a native of Connecticut. For a period of four years Mr. Curtis conducted a success- ful business at Waverly, firm name, Rose, Curtis & Co .; this honorable firm were well known to the citizens of this county; although now retired from active labor, and living on his farm property, the energy that marked his youth, is still a distinguish- ing trait of his character. Mr. Curtis is president of the Bank of Waverly
Curven Arthur, repairer, Waverly Cushing John, farmer, Waverly
DAVIDSON T. J. carp. Waverly
DAVENPORT MADISON, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 27; P.O. Waverly; was born in Casey County, Kentucky, Nov. I, 1842; parents of Madison were William and Rebecca, who were natives of Ken- tucky, and Delaware, respectively; receiv- ing as liberal an education as time and circumstances permitted, living in the South where union and dis-union were equally divided, then in his eighteenth year,
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he was compelled alternately to enter the Northern and Southern armies; in 1863 he made his way over the northern lines into Illinois, settling in Morgan County. On May 12, 1866, he married Miss Nancy Cox, a daughter of Corydon and Mary; five chil- dren : Wm. W., born Oct. 27, 1866; Lee M., born Aug. 6, 1868; Laure E., born Oct. 20, 1869; Carrie B., born July 24, 1872; Ida M., born Feb. 17, 1874. Mrs. Davenport was born June 2, 1849
Deater Allen, renter, P.O Waverly
DEATHERAGE ACHILLES,
farmer and stock raiser, Sec. Io, P.O. Wa- verly. Mr. Deatherage, who is one of the original pioneers of old Morgan, was the youngest of a family of eight children; he was born in Stokes County, North Caro- lina, Feb. 8, 1799; his earlier years he pas- sed in North Carolina; from this State his parents made their way into Kentucky, where the subject of this notice received all the education that he ever got-three months schooling; in those days but few were advanced in the pathway of know- ledge to a greater extent than Mr. D., in his twenty-fifth year. In 1826, hearing of the fertility of Illinois, set out in the well- known prairie-schooner, and located on the south fork of the Mauvaisterre; during the autumn he raised a crop; in 1827, he moved to within a quarter of a mile from where he now lives; in 1828 he married Miss Melinda Rogers, daughter of Wm. Rogers, a native of Kentucky. At this early date wild game abounded; bruin could often be seen taking his morning's walk, while the stealthy tread of the panther was often' heard outside the frontiersman's log cabin; when the deep snow of 1831, fell, he found it incumbent upon him, to gather corn, the snow, at times, in a moist condi- tion would compel him to wade waist- deep. When Black Hawk made war on the whites, he took an active part; when General Gaines and Black Hawk met for a consultation, Mr. D. had a full view of the famous Indian chief ; crippled by his horse falling upon him, during this upris- ing, the incidents transpiring during this war, are vividly impressed on his memory; during the sudden change in the weather, in 1836, he was the keeper of an inn, and relates that the stage coach, filled with
passengers, and driven by James White, of this county, arrived at his house, none of whom had wholly escaped the biting north wind. The pioneer, even in his most san- guine moments, never realized the great improvements soon to become manifest in the State, and witnessed for the first time, with astonishment, the rapidly running lo- comotive, which gave place to the slowly moving ox team. Mr. D., from whom this sketch is obtained, lives on his farm of 200 acres, and is an honored citizen of this county; children: Winston, who married Eliza Watkins; Fannie, who married Rev. Robert Halliday; Newton, who married Druesilla Birch; and Charles R., who mar- ried Eliza Austin
Deatherage Bathsheba, wid. George, Waverly Deatherage Charles, farmer, Sec. Io; P.O. Waverly
Deatherage Coleman, farmer, Sec. 9; born Aug. 10, 1875; one of the oldest pioneers of this county
Deatherage Edna Mrs. Waverly
Deatherage Erastus, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 13, P. O. Waverly
Deatherage George, teamster, Waverly Deatherage James, clk. Waverly
Deatherage James, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly
Deatherage John A. farmer, P.O. Waverly
Deatherage J. W. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Waverly -
Deatherage Kellis, renter, P.O. Waverly
Deatherage Milton, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Waverly
DEATHERAGE WILLIAM, far-
mer and stock raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly. The above-named gentleman, now upward of eighty years of age, and one of the first settlers of Morgan County, was a son of George and Millie Deatherage, who were natives of Virginia, who afterward removed to North Carolina, where the subject of this sketch was born, as near as can be ascertained, in 1796. While still young, his parents moved to Kentucky, and there William grew to manhood. In 1826, when but few save the hunter or trapper made their way westward, William Deatheridge, then in the flush of early manhood, set out for Illinois, and making his way into the interior, settled on Apple Creek. At this early stage of the county's progress Jack-
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sonville contained but little; and to use Mr. Deatheradge's own language, the groceries, provisions and dry goods that the village contained could easily be transported in a common lumber wagon. Returning to the straight line of our narrative, we find that Mr. D. settled on Apple Creek, where he entered land from the government. Some years from the date of his arrival, he mar- ried Miss I .. S. Rogers, a native of Virginia. He now settled down to the hard task of breaking prairie, raised small grain, and fattened cattle and hogs for the market, which brought but little for the labor ex- pended. He lived year after year a con- tented life, his neighbors sociable and friendly, though living miles away; when the day's work drew to a close, and the hard work of the farm was over, the humble yet neat home was always an attractive spot for the bread-winner. As the country became settled up, his children attended the district schools, which had given place to the frontiersman's cabin. A successful farmer and an upright citizen, after a long life, marked by many privations, he lives in retirement on his farm property, where so many years of his life have been spent. Six children; five living: Panoran, Georgi- ana, Mary E., Elvira L., and Melinda F. Mr.'D.was the second Postmaster on Apple Creek
Deatherage William W. brickyard, Waverly Defrates Manuel, renter, Sec. 17, P.O.Waverly Dennis Ansil R. grocer, Waverly
Dennis Gabriel, farmer, Waverly
Dennis G. H. farmer, Waverly
Dennis James H. clerk, Waverly
Dennis Reuben, wagonmkr. Waverly
Dennis Thomas, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O.Waverly
Dennis Thomas G. wagonmkr. Waverly Dennis William M. wagonmkr. Waverly Dennison Samuel J. teamster, Waverly Dewier William, renter, P.O. Waverly Dikes Wm. B. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Waverly Dodd E. farmer, P.O. Waverly
Dodd Jefferson, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Waverly Dodd J. W. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Waverly Dodd Newton, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Waverly Dohrs Chris. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly Dougherty Harvey, farm hand, P.O. Waverly Dougherty Kane, farm hand, P.O. Waverly Downs Hardin, teamster, Waverly Downs William, farmer, Waverly
Drew Warner W. carp. Waverly Dunavan W. grocer, Waverly
DUNCAN J. C. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 24, P.O. Waverly. Mr. D. was born in North Carolina, May, 1840. His par- ents, moving to Virginia, he there remained until he attained his fourteenth year, when he went to Missouri, where his mother died. The father, not altogether pleased with the prospect in Misssouri, removed to Virginia. Of a restless, stirring disposition, however, prior to the rebellion he made his way to Illinois, where he lived in the sev- eral counties of Morgan, Sangamon and Macoupin. J. C., who heads this sketch, married Mrs. Arminda J. Allis, relict of Richard Allis, and a daughter of Andrew J. Stice, an old pioneer of this county. Mrs. Duncan died April 27, 1878, leaving to the care of her husband five children: Clara A., Ira J., Irwin L., Minnie A., and Chas. W.
F DDINGS GEORGE C. clerk J.,N.W.& S.E.R.R. Waverly
Eddings Mary E. Mrs. dressmkr. Waverly Edwards Francis, renter, P.O. Waverly Edwards Jendon, renter, P.O. Waverly Edwards Martin, wagonmkr. Waverly
EDWARDS RICHARD M. car-
riage and wagonmkr. and general black- smith, Elm st., Waverly. Was born in Mt. Vernon, Jefferson Co., Ill., Feb. II, 1844; moved from there to Alton, Ill., in 1848, and came to Morgan Co. in 1856. Settled in Waverly in October, 1876, and engaged in the above business. Was mar- ried Dec. 31, 1867, to Miss Mary E. Brown. She was born in Macoupin Co., Ill., May I, 1839. They have three children living. namely: Daisy Dean, born June 22, 1872; Mary Blanche, born April 23, 1874; the other child, a girl, born the morning this was written. Mr. E. professed religion Dec. 18, 1866; was baptized by the Rev. W. P. Hart; a life-long Democrat
Edgemon Samuel, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Waverly
ELDREDGE L. R. Waverly, dealer in fancy goods, pictures, brackets, jewelry, toys, etc.
Epling Floyd, carp. Waverly Evans James W. farmer, Waverly
EVERETT R. F. farmer and stock-
raiser, Sec. 27, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Everett
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was the second son of Gamaliel and Nancy Everett. His father was a native of Sharon, Litchfield Co., Conn. Born in 1795, he married in Connecticut Miss Nancy Wood. Going back to the years that have passed, we find that his father was among the first to find a home in Connecticut; and what is somewhat remarkable, the property in pos- session of the grandfather for over a cen- tury, is still retained by a later generation. The mother of Mr. E. is still living, up- ward of eighty years of age. His father departed this life many years ago. The subject of this notice remained in Connecti- cut until he had attained his thirty-eighth year. He married, in 1851, Miss Ellen H. Curtis, a daughter of Erastus and Harriet, whose maiden name was Tanner. During the Spring of 1860, Mr. E. moved to Illi- nois, settling on the farm property now owned by R. C. Curtis. Renting two years, he then purchased the property he now owns consisting of 200 acres, formerly 220. This fine property was originally purchased in small tracts. Mr. E. is one of our live, energetic men, who keeps pace with the public improvements of the day. The mar- riage of Mr. Everett to Miss Curtis was blessed with two children, Erastus C., born May 5, 1853; Adeline, born 1855
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