History of Morgan county, Illinois : its past and present, containing a history of the county; its cities, towns, etc.; a biographical directory of its volunteers in the late rebellion; portraits of its early settlers and prominent men [etc., etc.], Part 66

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Everett E. C. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Waverly

FANNING GEORGE B. farmer, Waverly Farrow C. H. lab. Waverly

Farrow Fanny R. wid. James, Waverly

Fenn Joshua S. bookseller, Waverly

Finley John, lab. Waverly

Finn William, lab. Waverly

Fishback Joseph, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Wa- verly

Fisher Henry, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Waverly Fleming Grant, clk. Waverly

Fletcher W. F. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Waverly Flinn Thomas, renter, P.O. Waverly Flowers Joseph, farm hand, P.O. Waverly Fogg Noah, carpenter, Waverly

Follis Anderson, renter, P.O. Waverly

Follis Levi, farmer and stock raiser, P.O. Waverly

Ford Gilman, painter, Waverly

Ford Henry, farm hand, P.O. Waverly

Ford J. M. painter, Waverly

Ford Louis, lab. Waverly

Funk H. T. farm hand, P.O Waverly

G IBSON DAVID E. retired, Waverly Gilbert Louise Mrs. Waverly

Gilpin Henry, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Waverly Gilpin Henry, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly GIVENS ROBERT, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. Waverly; fifth child of W. T. and Lydia Givens, natives of Tennessee and Kentucky respectively; Rob- ert was born on the old homestead of his parents, in the bounds of Morgan County, March, 1840; he received a liberal educa- tion, attending school principally during · the winter season; he qualified himself for the position of teacher, although he has . from boyhood devoted his attention to farming; December, 1861, he married Miss Josephine Armstrong, a daughter of Michael and Rebecca Armstrong. Shortly after Mr. G. became a teacher; this proved irksome to one of his temperament, and was aban- doned; Mr. G. is a gentleman of culture · and judgment, and makes the farm a suc- cess, owning 160 acres; on this was lately erected a handsome frame dwelling; this marriage was blessed with one child, born October, 1862, in Morgan Co.

Givens W. T. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Waverly

Givens W. T. jr. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Wa- verly

Gleasner Henry, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Wa- verly

GOLDSMITH JOHN H. printer, Waverly, Ill; was born in Morgan Co., Ill., Feb. 27 1839; was a member of the 14th Illinois Infantry during the war, and upon the consolidation of that regiment with the I5th Illinois Infantry, became Sergeant- Major of the two, known as the "Veteran Battalion 14th and 15th " Illinois Infantry; was taken prisoner at Ackworth, Ga., Oct. 4, 1864, and confined in Andersonville prison until March 28, 1865; at the close of the war worked in Springfield, Ill., as a compositor in the fournal office; was mar- ried to Miss Nannie B. Morris, in Waver- ly, Ill., Nov. 7, 1871; removed to Waverly in May, 1872, and started the Waverly Times, which lived but a few months; one son, J. Berther M., born December 13th, 1875

Gooch William, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Wa- verly

Goocher John, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Waverly

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Goodel T. C. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Waverly Goodpasture W. W. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly

Gorman Harrison, farmer, Waverly

Gottschall Wm. farm hand, P.O. Franklin Grankey Chas. W. farm hand, P,O. Waverly Grankey Frederick, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Wa- verly

Grankey John, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Waverly Grankey Nancy Mrs. P.O. Waverly

Graves Jeremiah, farmer, Waverly Graves William H. farmer, Waverly Green Catherine, wid. Oliver, Waverly Groves Geo. farm hand, P.O. Waverly Groves Jacob, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly Gudzwiller Francis J. carpenter, Waverly Gustin M. C. plasterer, Waverly

Gustin William M. carpenter, Waverly

H AIRGROVE JOSEPH N. far-

mer and stock raiser, Sec. 33, P.O. Wa- verly

Haisley John, harnessmaker, Waverly

Haley B. W. C. schoolteacher, P.O. Wa- verly

Halpin Patrick, blacksmith, Waverly

HAM GEORGE A. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Waverly; the gentle- man who heads this sketch was the oldest son of Martin and Mary A. Ham, natives of Kentucky and § Illinois respectively; Martin Ham was a farmer in Kentucky, and there passed the best years of his life; in 1834 he made a visit to Morgan County, and not liking the prospect returned to Kentucky, where he passed the remainder of his days; in 1870 George A. became a resident of this county, and the same year he united his fortunes with Miss Martha E. Rowland, a daughter of Alexander Row- land; he had by this marriage four chil- dren, two of whom are living, Wm. O. and Nettie L .; in 1861 Mr. Ham enlisted in a Kentucky regiment known as the 134th, serving nine months; he was honorably discharged at Cincinnati, Ohio, and re- turned to Kentucky; Mr. Ham owns 40 acres of well improved land

Hamilton James, renter, Sec. 6, P.O. Frank- lin

Hanley George W. grocer, Waverly

Hardman J. S. retired, Waverly

Hardman John A. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Wa- . verly

HARFORD JOHN, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Waverly, who has wit- nessed vast changes in the growing West, is one of the oldest residents of Morgan Co .; the oldest child of Daniel and Sophia Harford, natives of Virginia and Ohio. Daniel Harford married Miss Sophia Curry in Ohio, in 1829 ; he emigrated to Illinois, accompanied by his wife and two children, and settled in the neighborhood of Frank- lin ; one year later he removed to Macou- pin Co., where he lived twenty years in succession, and where he now resides. It is said that Mr. H. was one of the best pro- ducers of Indian corn in this section of the country. Twenty-three years ago his wife died, leaving to her husband's care six children : Steven, Mary, Elias, Caroline, George, and John, who heads this, and of whom it will be well to append a short sketch : he was born in Ohio, May 27, 1827; he attended a subscription school, where the studies were confined principally to a Webster's spelling book ; he married July 24, 1849, Miss Harriet Landreth, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Landreth. Mr. H. was enrolled as a volunteer during the war with Mexico, but the company he joined never entered upon active service. On the breaking out of the rebellion he enlisted in

. Co. H. 122d Ill. Inft. for three years' ser- vice; in 1862 in the following battles : Nashville, Blakely, and Parker's Cross Roads ; honorably discharged on the close of the war, he returned to Morgan Co. This marriage was blessed with six chil- dren, two of whom are living-Mary Jane and Harriet S.

Harmon A. S. machinist, Waverly Harney Alonzo, tinner, Waverly

HARNEY A. A. farmer and stock rais- er, Sec. 20, P.O. Waverly, son of James and Martha Harney, natives of Kentucky and Illinois respectively. For a number of years Mr. Harney was a clerk in the South- ern States ; by trade a tinner, which he fol- lowed successfully for some years in Waver- ly, in Morgan Co. He married Miss Julia Ashbaugh, a daughter of J. G. Ashbaugh, whose father was one of the old line pioneers of this county. The marriage of A. A. Harney to Miss Ashbaugh was blessed with one child-Mattie B. born April 10, 1876. As James Harney was well and favorably

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known in this county, we append a short sketch of his life: he was by trade a black- smith, working at this vocation many years; it is thought that he took part in the Black- hawk war. In the early history of the county he secured land from the govern- ment by means of the organization of a party known as the Phalany. During the late war of the rebellion he took an active part, and died at Arkansas Post a brave soldier. He found a last resting place on southern soil. There were but two chil- dren of whom the subject of this sketch is the youngest

Harris Judson, clk. Waverly

HARRIS WM. P. farmer, P.O. Wa- verly, son of Charles and Sarah Harris, born May 7, 1807, in Green Co., Ky .; when fourteen years old his father died ; he con- tinued to live with his mother, assisting in the maintenance of the family until his marriage, which occurred Aug. 10, 1827, to Miss Melinda, daughter of John and Patsy (Fanem) Miller. His mother died at the old home place in Green Co., Ky., in 1851. Mr. Harris continued to live in Kentucky two years after his marriage, he then moved to Morgan Co., Ill., date 1829. Stopping at Shurtleffs Stand, near where is now Waverly, he purchased provisions which depleted his purse to a surprising degree as he then had but a quarter of a dollar, one horse, a wagon, and a few articles of furniture. This was an early day in the history of Morgan Co .; but a few short years before, the North American Indians were as the leaves of the forest, whose ech- oing footsteps had scarcely died away, be- fore the onward sweep of the white man. Mr. Harris first stopped four miles south of Jacksonville ; he next moved to Macou- pin County, locating six miles southwest of what is now Scottville, where he remained fourteen years and made his first purchase of land in Illinois, a tract of 200 acres. In 1849 he sold this and moved to the head of Indian Creek, Morgan Co., where he lived three years ; while here his wife, who had been the companion of his youth, died, May 5, 1851 Soon after the decease of his wife Mr. H. settled in Sangamon Co., Saomi township, and purchased 400 acres of land, and afterward became the owner of I,100 acres, a magnificent property. There

stands near Waverly a handsome dwelling house, owned by Mr. Harris, a monument of his early industry. Few men, from such a humble beginning, have succeeded as well in life as the subject of this sketch, and none who have evinced more pluck and en- durance, and whose many good traits of character will long be remembered. Mr. H. is of Welsh origin ; his grandfather was born in Wales; coming to Virginia before the American revolution, in which he took an active part. On the close of the war he continued to live in Virginia ; he had three sons-Robert, John, and Charles, who was the father of Wm .; moved from Virginia to Kentucky, where he died ; he raised a fam- ily of seven children, viz: Mrs. Hester (Samuel) Curry, Mrs. Sarah (John) Close, Mrs. Polly (Smith) Warfield, Mrs. (Jacob) Beer, Elizabeth, Mrs. Nancy (David) Vic- tor, and Wm. P. His children by first marriage : Sarah C., wife of James Arnold ; Elizabeth, wife of Wm Colbert ; Nancy, wife of Dr. McVey ; Charles ; Martha, wife of Enoch Gilpen ; Wm. H .; Thos. J and Enoch T .; two children died in early in- fancy

Harris W. H. H. clk. Waverly

Hart George, renter, Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly Hart Henry, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly Hart Jacob, farmer, Waverly

Hart James, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly Hart James M. farmer, P.O. Waverly

Hart Leonard, farmer, P.O. Waverly

Hart Walter, renter, Sec. 23, P.O. Waverly Hart Wm. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Waverly Hart Wm. farmer, Waverly

Hazzard Mrs. Waverly

Henderson Buck, P.O. Waverly

Henderson John, farmer, Waverly Herschler Christian, barber, Waverly

Hewes M. A. Rev. pastor M. E. church, Waverly

HILTON AMANDA MRS. widow of George O. Hilton; was born in Morgan County, in 1835; in 1860, Mrs. H. whose maiden name was Dennis, was married to Geo. O. Hilton, who was born in Morgan County in 1835. Mr. H. was a farmer, up to the year 1868; when he determined to enter upon the ministry, and accordingly by Conference he was appointed a cir- cuit preacher; called upon to preside over a congregation in Montana, he

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left his home in Illinois, and in six short weeks, from the time he left, was killed by the falling of a tree; an earnest Christian worker, his death was deeply deplored, even by the rough men of Montana, who had known so little of him. Since the death of her husband, Mrs. Hilton resides on her farm property, in close proximity to where her father settled, when Morgan County knew but little improvements; there are five children, Wm. W., Jas. L., Thos. H., Mary E., and Oscar S.

Hilyard Joseph, farmer, Waverly

Hines Isaac, farmer, P.O. Waverly

Hobson M. C. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Waverly Hodge Jas. M. renter, P.O. Waverly

Hodgerson Geo. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Wa- verly

HOLMES GEORGE, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Waverly; the gentleman who heads this sketch,was born in Knox County, Tennessee, April 7, 1829; his father, George Holmes, was a native of North Carolina; but little can be learned of his early history; he married in North Carolina, Miss Elizabeth Bird, the daugh- ter of Thomas Bird. George, sr., moved to Knox County, Tennessee, where he follow- ed farming, and where his wife died; dur- ing the sixteenth year of the subject of this notice, date 1850. The head of the family died in Overton County, Tennessee, in 1866. The subject of this biography grew up in Tennessee, there received his educa- tion, and married in his twenty-fourth year, 1852, Miss Minerva Taylor, a daughter of Simeon A. Taylor, a native of Tennessee; the following year found them en route for Illinois; they settled in Morgan County, and first rented farm property; when the war of the rebellion came on, George en- listed in the Thirteenth Illinois Cavalry, Company G, remaining in service three years; he participated in many engage- ments; honorably discharged at the close of the war; he returned to Morgan County, where he has since resided; owning forty acres of land; eleven children; John, born March 21, 1853, married Miss Amelia Large; Lucinda Jane, born Aug. 15, 1854, married John Lines, and now resides in Virden, Macoupin County; George S. born Jan. 23, 1858, died in 1861; Laura A. born Oct. 4, 1859; Aaron Z. born May 4, 1861;

Minerva, born Nov. 19, 1865; Edward, born June 14, 1868; Mary Ida, born Dec. 30, 1869; James F. born Feb. 20, 1871; child of John Holmes, who is the oldest son of George Holmes; Nancy A. born Feb. 7, 1877

Holmes John H. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Wa- verly

Holmes Fredrick, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Wa- verly

Hubbard Jas. H. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Wa- verly

HUBBARD THOS. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Waverly; Mr. Hub- bard was born in Madison County, Ken- tucky, Sept. 27, 1815; his father, John Hubbard, was a native of Kentucky; a farmer by occupation. He married, in Kentucky, Miss Elizabeth Parks, and dur- ing the Autumn of 1831, they set out for Illinois, and on arrival, located in Greene County; Thos. Hubbard, who accompanied his parents to Illinois, married in his twenty-first year, in Greene County, Miss Sarah Morrow, a daughter of Allen Mor- row, a native of North Carolina; for a short time Mr. Hubbard lived in Greene County, and then moved to Mason County, where he followed farming twelve years; return- ing to Greene County, he purchased an interest in a grist mill. In 1856, he became a resident of Morgan County, where he now resides, on his farm property, com- prising 861/2 acres; having the confidence of the people, Mr. H. has held numerous offices, as Assessor, etc., etc. This mar- riage was blessed with nine children, only three of whom are living: Sarah A., Thos. M., and Jas. H., who reside on the old homestead.

Hubbard Thomas M. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Waverly

Hurtt Charles, lab. Waverly

Hurtt Henry, farmer Waverly

Hutchison Bros. & Co. millers, Waverly

Hutchison David B. miller, Waverly

Hutchison James E. clk. Waverly

Hutchison John M. miller, Waverly Hutchison William A. druggist, Waverly

JACKSON ELISHA, farmer, Waverly Jackson George H. foreman, Waverly Javins Samuel, retired, Waverly Johnson Allen, lab. Waverly

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Jolly John W. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Waverly Jones Alexander, renter, Sec. 31, P.O. Wa- verly

Jones Elah, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Waverly Jones James, farmer, P.O. Waverly Jones Lucy, wid. Titus, Waverly

JONES ROBERT A. representative farmer of Morgan County, was born in Morgan County, Tenn., in 1818; his father, Waitman Jones, was born in Franklin County, Virginia, in 1797; tracing this family farther, Robert A., the grandfather, was born in England, in 1748, of a wealthy and distinguished family; he acquired a liberal education, and became one among the noted scholars of England; he then married an English lady, who died in Eng- land, and whose name is unknown; by this marriage two children: Edward and Phoebe; to better his fortunes he crossed the Atlan- tic, years before steamboats were seen on the broad waters; settling in Franklin County, Virginia, he there married Miss Susan Richards, by whom he had eight · children, six of whom grew to maturity; names: Edward, Phoebe, Reuben, Eliza- beth, Waitman, and Susan; Robert A. Jones died in Virginia, after a long and busy life; Waitman, the father of the sub- ject of this notice, grew up in Virginia and Tennessee, where he married Miss Esther Stewart; by this marriage twelve children: Robert, Mary, Brice, Susannah, Reuben, Edward, Elah, Phoebe, Elizabeth, Esther Jane, Hannah A. and Winny C .; Mr. Jones settled some five miles from Waverly, in Morgan County, in 1828; he had on arrival but $9.50 in money, and a pony; his family small, but each strove and worked for a better condition of affairs; in Morgan county the old folks passed the remainder of their lives, where they were living wit- nesses of the stirring scenes of western life. Robert, who heads this sketch, grew up on the homestead, and when old enough at- tended a subscription school; his present liberal education was derived by his own indomitable will, long after his schooling ended; Mr. Jones married, in Macoupin County, Miss Letitia Ann England; by this marriage fourteen children: Catherine M., Elah, Minerva, Martha Ann, John, Lucinda, Elizabeth, Esther J., Susannah, Mary M., Waitman A., Jas. P., Wm. D.,

and Samuel E., ten of whom are living; Mr. Jones, like many men of enterprise, commenced life with but little save a rugged will; his first tax receipt was for 37 cents, a vast difference compared to his present prosperous condition, owning 600 acres of valuable land, and Waverly prop- erty, and takes a front rank as a farmer and citizen of this county

Jones Timothy, farmer, P.O. Waverly

Jones Watemon, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Waverly

Jones W. A. foreman, Waverly

Jones Wm. D. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Waverly

Jones William R. teamster, Waverly Jossi Louis, painter, Waverly

K ELLER GEO. M. school teacher, P.O. Waverly

Kellogg George M. grocer, Waverly

Kemper Casper, restaurant, Waverly

Kennedy Catherine, wid. William, Waverly KENNEDY M. S. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 14, P.O. Waverly. The above named gentleman, who is widely known for his enterprise and liberality, was the youngest of a family of thirteen children, and was born in East Tennessee, October, 1824; in 1831, the family moved to Indiana, settling on timbered land obtained from the government; five years after his arrival the father died; Mrs. Kennedy, left an estate of 160 acres, disposed of this, and during the Autumn of 1839, moved to Morgan County, Illinois, where land was rented of Governor Duncan; on this estate was raised their first crop in Illinois; the following year they moved to the farm of Captain John Wiatt, and remained some three years; the subject of this sketch grew up among the pioneer boys of his day; in Indiana he received his preliminary educa- tion, which was afterward brought to com- pletion in Illinois; in his twenty-fourth year, 1849, he married Miss Mary A. Bur- nett, a daughter of Jas. H .; Mrs. Kennedy died in 1852; two children: Mary Ann, deceased, and Sophronia, now the wife of Geo. Evans; in April, 1853, Mr. Kennedy married Miss Elizabeth Rohrer; by this marriage four children, three living: Wm. L., John, and Edward R .; for four years Mr. K. was a merchant in Waverly, where he built up a reputation for honesty and

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integrity; during the war he was elected justice of the peace, in which capacity he served faithfully, and became quite popular; on retirement from office he turned his at- tention to buying and shipping stock; sus- taining a heavy loss in the shipping of hogs, he in consequence, many years ago, abandoned this, with the exception of shipping stock grazed on his farm, com- prising 500 acres, on which he erected, some years ago, a large and spacious brick residence; fourteen years ago Mr. K. was elected township treasurer, which office he yet fills to the satisfaction of the people; for several years he served as one of the board of trustees at Waverly; one year served as president of the board; for the past five years as assessor in the district where he lives

Kent Enoch, blacksmith, Waverly Keplinger Fannie, wid. Thomas, Waverly KEPLINGER FRANK, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 33, P.O. Waverly. The subject of this biography was the oldest son of John E. Keplinger, who was born in Tennessee, near Jonesboro, June 18, 1818; when John E. was six years of age his parents emigrated to Illinois, and located on the Mauvaisterre; this, as near as can be ascertained, was in 1824; growing to man- hood on the homestead of his father, he acquired a vigor that laid the foundation of his future success in life; his education was received in a log cabin; he married, in 1843, Miss Loretta Harris, a daughter of Wm. Harris; this marriage was blessed with seven children, five living; Frank, who heads this sketch, was born Jan. 15, 1844, in Morgan County; received his preliminary education at district schools, which was afterward completed at Bloomington high school; during the late war he enlisted in Co. B, Tenth Illinois Infantry, at Jacksonville; he was then in his twentieth year; became engaged in battles fought by Sherman dur- ing his march to the sea; honorably dis- charged July 18, 1865, he returned to Mor- gan County, where he married, Jan. 15, 1868, Miss Rachel Holliday, a daughter of Wm. Holliday, a physician, and Mariah, whose maiden name was Bachelor; two children: Hattie M., and Benjamin

Keplinger John E. grocer, Waverly Keplinger J. Wesley, Waverly

KIMBER ALONZO L. physician and surgeon, office ws Square, r on his farm on the east side of the city Waver- ly, Ill .; was born in Cadiz, Harrison Co., Ohio, Nov. 10, 1825; was educated at the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio; came to Illinois in the Fall of 1854; graduated at Rush Medical College, Chi- cago, in the Spring of 1857; located for the practice of medicine in Prairie City, McDonough Co., Ill., and in the Spring of 1859 removed to this place, where he has remained

Kingdon John, butcher, Waverly Knapp Susan, wid. George, Waverly

L ACY WILLIAM K. carp. Waverly

Lambert Thomas, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Waverly

LANDRETH J. O. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Waverly. The sub- ject was the seventh child of a family of eleven children; his father, Jonathan Lan- dreth, who has lived in Macoupin .Co. since 1833, was born in Virginia, 1800; on" his emigration to Illinois, in 1821, he mar- ried Miss Mary Thompson in Union Co. J. O. Landreth is worthy of more than a passing notice; he was born in Virginia, in 1832; one year later, as elsewhere stated, his parents moved to Macoupin Co .; close to the neighborliood where he now lives were passed the early years of young Lan- dreth; in 1856 he married Miss Martha A. Yowell, a daughter of James and Emily Yowell, natives of Kentucky, who moved to Illinois in 1851; by this marriage five children: Luella, born 1857, Ora, born 1859, Olivia, born 1862, James A. born 1864, Noah W. H. born 1873; after his marriage Mr. Landreth attended a course of medical lectures at Chicago, and has practiced to such an extent as do not conflict with his farm duties the profession of a physician. In 1873 he was elected justice of the peace. For many years Mr. Landreth has fol- lowed farming; owns eighty acres. It should be stated that Mr. L. attended the lec- tures heretofore mentioned at Rush Col- lege in 1864, and has been a hard working student in his profession

Lankton Chauncey W. miller, Waverly Lankton Jule C. grocer, Waverly Landrith Mary Miss, Waverly

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Large Adam, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly Large Alexander, renter, Sec. 32, P.O. Wa- verly

Large Peter, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Waverly Large Robert, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Waverly LAWS JOHN P. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 20, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Laws was born in Scott Co., Ill., July, 1844; his parents, Stephen and Sarah, were early resi- dents of Morgan Co., afterward removing to Scott Co., where the elder Laws followed for many years the calling of a cooper; in this county young Laws passed the earlier years of his life; at twenty-three he married Miss Margaret E. Crisman, a daughter of E. M. Crisman, the noted stock dealer of Scott Co. It should have been previously stated that in his eighteenth year Mr. L. enlisted in the war for the Union, in Co. F., 129th Ill. Inf., sharing the hardships of Sher- man's Atlanta campaign; he became en- gaged in the battles of Kenesaw Mountain, Resaca, Dallas, Peach Tree Creek, Buz- zard Roost, Atlanta, Burnt Hickory, etc .; promoted corporal; on the close of the war he was honorably discharged and returned to Scott Co., where he married; two years later, he removed to old Morgan, where he owns an estate of eighty acres; by this marriage three children ; only one living: John Elmer, born Dec. 1, 1877; Sallie L. and Edgar S. deceased

Lawson George M. wagon maker, Waverly LEAK THOMAS, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. Waverly; youngest child of George and Jane Leak. George Leak was born in Yorkshire, England, and there married Miss Jane Hiles; six chil- dren were born of this marriage: Wil- liam, John, George, Thomas, Alice, and Fanny. During the Spring of 1851, the family stepped on board a sailing vessel bound for America, landing in New York City; there they remained during the sum- mer, and during the autumn of that year moved to Illinois and settled on the Mau- vaisterre. For some two years George Leak worked for Judge Wood, and then rented the land now owned by Daniel Sevier, where he died; his wife survived him many years, being laid at rest in 1876. Thomas, whose name stands at the top of this sketch, was born in Yorkshire, England, Sept. 11, 1835; when the family arrived in

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History of Morgan county, Illinois : its past and present, containing a history of the county; its cities, towns, etc.; a biographical directory of its volunteers in the late rebellion; portraits of its early settlers and prominent men [etc., etc.], Part 66

Author: Publication date: c1878 Publisher: Chicago : Donnelley, Loyd & co. Number of Pages: 792

Author:
Publication date: c1878
Publisher: Chicago : Donnelley, Loyd & co.
Number of Pages: 792