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Scott Mary, wid. Harrison, Waverly Scott Nancy E. wid. Charles M. Waverly Scott Zelia, renter, P.O. Waverly Scribner L. B. farmer, P.O. Waverly Schy Conrad, shoemaker, Waverly Seaton William, farm hand, P.O. Waverly Selvey John, farm hand, P.O. Waverly Sevier Daniel, renter, P.O. Waverly
SEVIER J. D. farmer and school teacher, Sec. 30, P.O. Franklin. The above gentleman is the fourth child of Annanias and C. S. Sevier, natives of Tennessee, who emigrated to the West as early as 1830, locating on the same property he has brought to its present improved condition. A gentleman of ability as a farmer, his name (will be found elsewhere in this volume. By this marriage thirteen chil- dren, nine of whom are living. J. D., who heads this sketch, grew to manhood on the old homestead, and received his prelimi- nary education in district schools, which was afterward completed in the Waverly high school; in his twenty-third year, he married Miss Lizzie Lee Clayton, a daugh- ter of Francis and Phœbe Clayton, natives of Kentucky, and who were among the first to settle in Morgan Co. During the past five years Mr. S. has devoted his time to the duties of the school-room, during the winter season, his farm requiring his attention dur- ing the summer; two children: Edith S. born Dec. 22, 1875, Ralph born Sept. 18, 1877
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SEYMOUR HENRY, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Seymour was born in Morgan Co. in 1838; his early life spent in the usual manner of the farmer boy; he at- tended the usual subscription school, where he received his preliminary education in a Webster's spelling book, his higher classical course of study being a Smith's arithmetic; arriving at manhood he united his fortunes to Miss Amanda M. Burch; by this mar- riage five children: Effie, Addie, Anna, John W. and Minnie E. Mr. S. now lives on his farm, comprising 145 acres. For seven years he was township trustee. Courteous to all, he makes many friends. SEYMOUR JARRETT, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Waverly; the above named gentleman comes of a numerous and respectable family, whose sketches will be found elsewhere in this volume. Jarrett was born in Morgan Co. April, 1832, the fifth child of John and Sarah Seymour. Grow- ing to manhood among the hardy back- woodsmen, he necessarily, in a measure, inherited their enterprise and hearty ways; in youth he wended his way to the log cabin where school was kept, and there dived deep into the mysteries of Webster's spelling book or the New Testament, and many interesting incidents are remembered by him of those merry days. In 1854 he mar- ried Miss Hannah Sturgis; by this mar- riage four children, two of whom are living, Henry and Wilburn. In August, 1861, Mrs. Seymour died, and was laid at rest in Providence Cemetery. In 1863 he mar- ried Miss Emeline McCurley, daughter of Eziekel McCurley; five children: Charles, Elizabeth, Julia, Minnie, and Thomas Sharp Edward, blacksmith, Waverly Sharp John E. blacksmith, Waverly Sharp Samuel, painter, Waverly Shores Gideon, renter, P.O. Waverly Short John, farmer, Sec.29, P.O. Waverly Sidwell George, renter, P.O. Waverly SIMS AUSTIN, a resident of Morgan Co. for over half a century, was born in South Carolina Sept. 6, 1790. His father, also named Austin, was a native of North Carolina, and there married Miss Nancy Farmer; of twelve children born of this marriage, the subject of this sketch was the third child; in his ninth year his par-
ents moved to Kentucky, where he mar- ried, in 1810, Miss Jennie Nevins, a na- tive of Kentucky, and a daughter of Robert Nevins; in 1817, accompanied by his wife and two children, he made his way to Mad- ison Co., Ill., where he remained a resident ten years, when he moved to Morgan Co., then in its infancy, and where the pioneer worked hard for the absolute necessities of life. The first wife of Mr. S. died in Mor- gan Co. Oct. 22, 1851; by this marriage six children grown to maturity: Silas, Eliza- beth, John, Robert, Joel H., and Mary. March 6, 1853 Mr. S. was married to Miss Patsy Anderson, who has resided in Mor- gan Co. fifty-two years. We here append a short biography of Robert Sims, fourth child of Austin, who is well remembered by the citizens of this county for his many good qualities of mind and heart; born in Madison Co., IlI., in 1823, he grew up in Morgan Co., where his parents moved in 1827; he there united his fortunes to Miss Amanda Campbell, a daughter of Wm. Campbell; by this marriage two children: William, born in 1848 (married Miss Har- riet R. Allen, a daughter of Thomas B. Al- len, of Macoupin Co .; three children, Rob- ert and Edward, living), John J., a patron of this work, was born April 22, 1850, and married, in 1872, Miss Martha Alderson; two children, Albert and Henry. Austin Sims, whose name heads this sketch, is a liv- ing witness of the vast changes made in Illinois, has spent fifty-six years of his life in the ministry, and is widely known for his many Christian virtues. Robert Sims died Jan. 15, 1851
Sitton James, renter, P.O. Waverly Slattery Mary, wid. John, Waverly
Slattery John, farmer, Waverly
Slaven George W. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Wa- verly
Smedley Thomas B. grocer, Waverly
SMETTERS M. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 12, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Smet- ters was the second child of Daniel and Maria Smetters, natives of Pennsyl- vania; he was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, during the early settlement of that State, where they remained for many years; in 1843 the family settled in Morgan Co. where they remained seven years, and then moved to Sangamon Co., settling at Island Grove;
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one year later he moved to Lick Creek, where he died in 1862; here also were passed the last days of his wife, who died in 1872. Michael, who heads this sketch and who became prominent as a farmer, in Lavini township, Sangamon Co., like many of our enterprising western men, commenced life with but few advantages. The first money he saved as a farm laborer, at nine dollars per month; he thus spent about three years, then renting four years, at the end of that time he made a purchase of eighty acres; here he made his home un- til his removal to Morgan Co., the farm property bought in Sangamon Co. consist- ing of 240 acres of valuable land. In clos- ing this brief sketch, we can say of Mr. S. personally, that, as an honest man, he stands high in the estimation of his many friends. March 7, 1867, he was united in marriage to Miss Nancy A., daughter of John and Jane (Lockridge) McCormick, by whom he has three children: John L. born July 16, 1870; Samuel T. born Sept. 12, 1872; and Noah M. born 1877. Mrs. S. is a lady of refinement and liberally educated, and for twelve years prior to marriage taught school, for many years near Wa- verly; the ancestry of Mrs. Smetters were McCormicks; her grandfather, James McCormick, was a gunsmith during the Revolution, and among the first settlers of Kentucky; Mr. Smetters is the owner of a handsome residence near Waverly, where he now lives
Smith James, renter, Sec. 20, P.O. Waverly South Isaiah, farmer, Waverly
South James, farmer, Waverly
Sperry Alfred, Waverly
Sperry Charles L. farmer, Waverly
Sperry Edward, painter, Waverly
Sperry James, renter, P.O. Waverly
SPRAGUE J. B. physician and sur- geon, Waverly; special attention paid to the cure of chronic diseases
Staples Emily, wid. William, Waverly
Staples George W. miller, Waverly
Staples Katy, Waverly
Staples Sarah, wid. Roland, Waverly
STICE ANDREW J. farmer and school teacher; the subject of this sketch is the oldest son of James P. and Nancy H. Stice, whose maiden name was Conlee, the daughter of Isaac Conlee, one of the
pioneer ministers of this county; James P. Stice, the father of Andrew, was born Nov. 10, 1826, in Morgan County, near Jacksonville, when it contained but a few cabins; he married in this county, about 1848; Andrew, who heads this sketch, was born in Morgan County, May 23, 1852; he received a liberal education; in his twenty- third year he married Miss Elizabeth J. Wood, a daughter of David Wood, and the granddaughter of Hon. Samuel J. Wood; for several years Mr. Stice during the winter has been employed as teacher of district schools; during the summer follows farming; two children: Bertha E., born August 8, 1876; Albert C., born Jan. 25, 1877
STICE J. PERRY, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly; the subject of this sketch was born in Morgan County Dec. 15, 1830; fourth child of Andrew and Nancy Stice, natives of Illinois, who re- moved from Jersey County to Morgan County, in 1828, where the head of the family entered land from the government, near Jacksonville, and located on the farm now owned by J. H. Miller; the old people passed the remainder of their lives in Mor- gan County; Andrew died Jan. 31, 1855; Nancy, his wife, died October 31, 1860; J. Perry, who heads this sketch, and who has grown from boyhood to manhood in Morgan County, received his education in subscription schools, wending his way to a rude, low roofed cabin, after attending a higher branch of studies in Waverly. Having the confidence of the community in which he lives, he has held numerous offices; in 1852, he married Miss E. J. Reynolds, a daughter of Joseph Reynolds; eight children, five are living: Charles A., born May 9, 1858, Emma, born June 3, 1852, George W., born Jan. 16, 1864, Ida B., born Feb. 6, 1870, James O., born Aug. 27, 1872
Stice A. P. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Waverly
STICE W. B. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. Waverly; born in Morgan County, April 16, 1838; his father, Andrew Stice, was born in Kentucky, May 26,1803; he married in his nineteenth year, in Ken- tucky, Miss Nancy Armstrong; in an early day he moved to Illinois, and settled in the vicinity of Jacksonville, on government
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land; with little capital, but possessed of energy and ambition, he soon founded a home; he became a successful farmer, and is well remembered by the citizens of this county for his many noble traits of charac- ter; he died about 1858, and laid to rest amid the scenes of his pioneer days. W. B. Stice, from whom this sketch is obtained, grew up in Morgan County, where he re- ceived a liberal education, and married, in his twenty-first year, Miss Sarah Jane Smith, a daughter of James and Mahala Smith,who were early settlers in this county; by this marriage seven children, six living: Wm. E., Sylvester, James A., George A., Jessie L., Ada A; Arthur, deceased
Stratton Nathan J. grain, Waverly
Sturgis John, farmer, Waverly
TALKINGTON ELIZABETH MRS. P.O. Waverly
Talkington John, farmer, Sec. 32,"P.O. Wa- verly
Talkington Joseph, farmer, Waverly
Talkington Mary, wid. Ashael, Waverly
Talkington Prentice, farmer, Waverly
Taylor Benjamin W. farmer, P.O. Waverly
TAYLOR JAMES H. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly; Mr. Taylor was born in Kentucky, Jan. 10, 1833; when but six years of age his parents moved to Illinois, and located in Macoupin County, where James grew up with vigorous constitution and native energy; the little education he received in early youth, was obtained by means of subscription; his first teacher was R. J. Hanshaw, a Virginian by birth, who moved with the parents of James to Illinois; in his twenty-second year, in 1855, Mr. Taylor married Rebecca T. Dennis, a daughter of Jas. M. and Sarah; from boyhood to manhood James Taylor has followed successfully the pursuits of agriculture; by this marriage eight chil- dren, seven of whom' are living: Geo. P., Laura E., Thos. N., Sarah E., Rumsey S., Mary C., and Stella
Taylor John C. farmer, P.O. Waverly
THAYER G. H. furniture dealer, south side Square, Waverly; was born in Am- herst, Mass., Jan. 7, 1825; removed to Waverly with the family, April, 1846; is a graduate of Illinois College, class '49; was received into partnership with his father,
Mr. Asahel Thayer, who had established himself in the furniture trade several years before, and with whom he continued until Jan. I, 1877, when he became sole pro- prietor, and in which business he is still engaged, at the old stand, south side of the Square. His father, Mr. Asahel Thayer, was born in Amherst, Mass., Feb. 7, 1790; removed to Chatham, Sangamon County, this State, May,. 1839; in the Spring of 1846, he removed to Waverly; he saw its inhabitants, and those of the surrounding country, going to Jacksonville, Springfield, and Carlinville, to do their trading, and the great advantage that would accrue to Waverly if the people could have sufficient inducements to patronize their own town. He accordingly opened, in the spring of that year, the then largest stock of goods in the place, and by his own untiring energy and superior business qualifications, with the aid of other merchants, most of whom he induced to come in, he had the satisfac- tion, in a very few years, of seeing his anticipations realized in its becoming a central point of trade, and increasing to three or four times its former size; he was one of Waverly's most respected citizens, and for nearly sixty-three years a member of the Masonic fraternity; he continued to reside in Waverly until September, 1877, when he removed with his daughter, Mrs. Fannie Crooker, to Taylorville, Christian County, where he died, Oct. 27, 1877, at the residence of his son-in-law, G. W. Crooker, Esq. His body was brought to Waverly Oct. 30th, and the funeral services were held in the Congregational church, of which he had been a member for more than thirty years, and a professor of religion more than sixty-three. His remains were borne thence to the East cemetery, where they rest beside those of his wife and daughter Helen.
Thompson B. L. renter, Sec. 32, P.O. Wa- verly
Thompson Geo. farmer, Sec. 32, P.O.Waverly
Tietger Henry J. shoemaker, Waverly
Todd Wylie, renter, P.O. Waverly
Toole John, lab. Waverly
Turnbull David, machinist and general re- pairer, Waverly
Turnbull William, police magistrate, Waverly Turner A. J. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly
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Turner C. C. lawyer, Waverly
Turner Evan, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Wa- verly
Turner George B. farmer, Sec. Io, P.O. Wa- verly
Turner Geo. W. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Wa- verly
Turner H. L. farmer, Sec. Io, P.O. Waverly Turner James, miller, Waverly
Turner John renter, Sec. 21, P.O. Waverly Turner John M. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Wa- verly
TURNER THOMAS, farmer and stock raiser, Waverly; was born in Law- rence County, Illinois, Jan. 1, 1819; has resided in Waverly since 1849; was married to Miss Harriet B. Massie; she was born March 18, 1822, in Scott County, Ken- tucky. They have four children: Alice A. born July 8, 1844; Clara B. born Aug. 20, 1845; Albert L. July 30, 1847; and Ida M. born Feb. 10, 1855
Turner W. L. farmer, Sec. Io, P.O. Waverly Turner Wm. D. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Wa- verly
TURNEY ASA, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 13, P.O. Waverly; the above named gentleman was born in Wayne County, Illinois, Jan. 13, 1835; his father Isiah Turney, was a native of Wayne County, Kentucky, born Dec. 15, 1800; he remained in Kentucky up to his nineteenth year; after which he moved to Wayne County, Illinois, where he married Miss Judah Lee, a daughter of Edmund and Nancy Lee; maiden name, Lee; a distant relative of the late General Robert E. Lee, and a descen- dent of the Lees who took (an active part in the Continental war. Isiah Turney, a farmer during his life, possessed of great ambition, achieved success in this voca- tion; in 1860 he was elected to the State Legislature in Morgan County; he passed the remainder of his life, in Scottsville, Macoupin County; died May 3,1876; an esti- mable citizen, his death was universally regretted by his many friends; liberally educated during the early years of his life, he began the study of medicine, ill health, however, compelled him to relinquish the profession, which was the dream of his younger days. His wife was born in South Carolina, Sept. 25, 1803; when two years old, her parents moved to Carthage, where
the family opened the first tavern; from Tennessee the family moved to Kentucky, from which State Mrs. Turney accompan- ied a family to Wayne County, Illinois, and married Mr. Turney, her husband, in White County, Illinois, July 1820; by this marriage eleven children: Eliza Ann, de- ceased; Wm. F., Greene, deceased; Ellen, Harriet Jane, Moses, deceased; Asa, Dru- cilla, deceased; America, Thomas Benton, Hortense Ann; Asa, grew to maturity in the counties of Macoupin and Morgan. March 7, 1861, he was united in marriage to Miss Nancy E. Hall, the daughter of Aaron and Nancy Hall; one child: Nancy, born in Sangamon County, Se t, II, 1864
VANCIL A. B. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 6, Macoupin County, P.O. Vancil's Point, Macoupin County. Mr. Vancil was the fourth child of Gideon and Tarraba Vancil; he was born in Sangamon County, Illinois, in 1828; where his parents moved about 1826, and settled in the vicinity of Auburn, where they remained for a number of years; and made their way to the State of Texas, but subsequently returned to Illi- nois; of a somewhat restless disposition, he eventually became a resident of Missouri, where he now lives, with his children; his wife having died on their return trip from Texas; eleven children; seven of whom are living: Mary Jane, Clarinda, James, Hugh- ston, Sarah Ann, Frank, and A. B., the only one now living in this State, grew up in Sangamon County, and married in Macou- pin, in 1853, Miss Lizzie Scott, a daughter of John Scott; two children: Arthur L., born in 1853, J. A., born 1858. Mr. V. owns 120 acres of well improved land, in Macou- pin County
VANCIL ADAM farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Waverly. The subject of this sketch, a life long resident of this State, and County, was born in Union County, Illinois, in 1814; there are but few now living, who have made a home in this State for the period of time that Mr. Vancil has been among us. The father of Adam Vancil was born in Virginia, about 1790; in early manhood he left the old homestead and located in Union County, Illinois, where he married Miss Katty Putmaster, a native of Virginia; when Mr. Vancil ar
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rived in the State, he had but little save his trusty rifle, wherewith to commence the battle of life; no grist or horse mills being in use for several years, it became neces- sary for him to pound small grain, for breakfast or dinner, in a rough mortar. Moving to Morgan County, in 1827, he entered land from the government, and became, in his younger days, a successful farmer; the remains of himself and wife now rest in Morgan County. Adam, at time of his father's settlement in the county, was in his 13th year; when Black Hawk made war on the settlers, in 1832, although a youth, he determined to become among the few to protect the border, from the incursions of the red man; in 1834 he married Miss Margaret McCoullough, a native of North Carolina; for some years he rented property, until such a time as he became able to buy; in 1846 Mrs. Vancil died, leaving six children: John, Franklin, and Elizabeth, living; January, 1848, Mr. Vancil married Mrs. Rhoda Ray, relict of Lewis Ray, and daughter of John and Elizabeth Lawrence. Mrs. Vancil was born in North Carolina, in 1809; by this mar- riage, three children, one living, George, who resides in California; Mr. Vancil, although not a large land owner, has for its size, one of the best managed farms in the State
VANCIL EDMUND C. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 4, P.O. Vancil's Point. Mr. Vancil takes a leading position among the wealthy men of Macoupin County; he was born in Kentucky, May 8, 1798; the early history of this family, is somewhat obscure; his father Tobias Vancil, was of German parentage; who married in Vir- ginia Miss Nancy Jack; they moved from Virginia to Kentucky, where the head of the family departed this life as early as 1816. Young Vancil, who was of a daring disposition, set out for the boundless prairies of Illinois; reaching the Ohio, he floated down the river, on a flatboat, reach- ing Golconda, Illinois; from this point he made his way into Union County, where he erected a cabin, and entered land from the government, and for some time worked as a deck hand, on keelboats, on the river, so common on the Western waters in an early day. In his twenty-fifth year, Mr.Van-
cil married Miss Mary Byers, a daugh- ter of John Byers, a native of Pennsylvania, who moved to North Caro- lina, and afterwards to Kentucky, where Mrs. Vancil was born. For ten years Mr. Vancil became the successful proprietor of a distillery in Macoupin County; erecting the buildings, he also made the barrels; a natural mechanic, everything he undertook was successfully accomplished, and that in a superior manner. In 1827 he moved to Sangamon County, and during the Spring of 1828, moved on to the property he now owns; in many respects Mr. Vancil is a re- markable man; above the average in ability, possessed of rare judgment, his life has been a succession of brilliant successes; during his pioneer days he manufactured his own boots and shoes, built his own wagons, etc .; in 1848 he erected the sub- stantial dwelling, where now lives, which, at the time it was built, was perhaps, the finest farm residence of Macoupin County; in 1852 he built a steam saw-mill, which he run successfully many years; and which proved a paying investment; during this time he invented a plow for breaking pur- poses, a great improvement over those for- merly in use, and many are in use at the present day; he also constructed a flatboat, in a very workmanlike manner, which made his name widely known as a superior workman. Mr. Vancil is to-day a repre- sentative type of the early pioneer; coming to the county, poor as the poorest, he has worked his way upward to a proud posi- tion in life; owning at one time, some 1,500 acres, in Macoupin County; owning now some 6,000 acres in the States of Califor- nia and Illinois; he is now living with his wife, a true type of the Western woman, on the farm, where he worked during the days of his early manhood; this marriage was blessed with six children: Emeline, who married C. Moffet; Imri B. who married Eliza Rice; Mordecai, who married in Cal- ifornia, where he now lives; Wm. L. who married Miss Lucy Seaton. This sketch would be incomplete were we to omit to mention one of the older daughters of Mr. V .; Amanda, a remarkable woman, indeed, noted for wealth, rare executive abilities, and superior education, and well renem- bered by the citizens of Macoupin County
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Vancil Frank, renter, Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly Van Hise Catherine, wid. Edmund, Waverly Van Hise John J. farmer, Waverly VANWINKLE ALEXANDER,
farmer and schoolteacher, Sec. 20, P.O. Waverly. Mr. V. was born in Morgan County, in 1831 ; his father, Ransom Van- winkle, was born in Kentucky, about 1796; he married in Kentucky, Miss Margaret Brooks, who was also a native of Ken- tucky. During the Autumn of 1829 the fam- ily moved to Illinois, and located on Apple Creek, Morgan County, and settling on the unbroken prairie, prepared to cultivate the soil; here were spent the last days of the old folks; this marriage was blessed with nine children : Hiram J., who married, Miss Mary Vanmeter, he died in 1864; Thomas J., who married Orpha Bourland; Roxcil, lana, who married Monroe Mayfield; Sarah Jane, married a Mr. Reed, of Missouri; James N., who married in California; Mar- tinette who died in 1858, unmarried; Ath- erton, who married Miss Nellie Luttrell; John H., who married Miss Lizzie Gib- son, and Alexander, who heads this sketch- married Miss Henrietta Keplinger, a daughter of Samuel Keplinger; three chil- dren: Mary H., born Feb., 1864, Homer A. and Horace U., twins, born Dec. II, 1865; Horace departed this life Dec. 30, 1865; Mr. Vanwinkle for many years of his life was a schoolteacher; in 1870 Mrs. Vanwinkle departed this life; in 1852, Mr. V. accompanied an expedition en route for the gold fields of California, where he remained for six years, engaged as a miner and stock raiser, returning to Morgan County in 1858; in 1861 he entered the the army enlisting in Co. B, Ioth Ill. In- fantry, and remained encamped at Cairo until the expiration of service; he then re- enlisted, in Aug., 1861, in the 32d Ill. In- fantry; up to Feb., of this year, the regiment was stationed at Camp Butler, where Mr. V. was appointed Sergeant-Major of the regiment; at Shiloh Mr. V. was severely wounded, which disabled him for many months; promoted Adjutant of the regi- ment, he served in that capacity until his resignation, which occurred in 1864; after the war he returned to Morgan County, but shortly went to Wisconsin, where he he became a merchant; returning to this
county in 1871, he devoted his time prin- cipally to the school-room, and owns farm property of 160 acres
Van Winkle F. O. clerk, Waverly
Van Winkle Thomas J., postmaster, Waverly Vaughn Mary, P.O. Waverly
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