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 73

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each year, until he was eighteen years old, and when the weather was too wet to go to school, helped his father in the forge; was married Aug. 8, 1850, to Miss Mary Anne Hill, daughter of Richard and Frances Hill, by 'Squire George Wright. They have had fourteen children : George W., John R., Mary J., Sarah A., Nancy M., Lucinda C., Robert Lee, James W., Isaac S. and Ida L. (twins), Margaret M., Cynthia A., Clarinda F. and Charles E. Of this large family Mary J., Isaac S. and Ida L. died when very young ; John R. was killed while attending at a sorghum mill. Mr. Fanning is a devoted Democrat, and repre- sents his people at the county conventions; has been a school director, and supervisor of roads, is a mighty hunter, even as "Nimrod before the Lord," and in conjunc- tion with Dan Vertrees and Rike Rimbey, have killed, since 1865, more than fifty wolves ; at one time killed so many that there was not money enough in Greene Co. to pay up ; and is universally liked by all shades of opinion

FANNING SAMPSON (deceased),far- mer, Sec. 8 ; son of Joseph Fanning, native of Virginia ; moved many years ago to the State of Tennessee. The geneaology of this old pioneer family points with satisfac- tion to the chivalrous Celtic race of Ire- land, the grandsires emigrating to the Western hemisphere when the country was under the control of British rule. During the American Revolution, the father of our subject often gave news to the Colonial army under Washington, of the where- abouts of the skulking tories. The family was very large. In 1821, Sampson Fan- ning moved, with his brothers, in a covered wagon, and by the regular overland route ; settling on a tract of land in Madison Co., and soon erected the pioneer's palatial domicile -a hewn log house-and in 1823, moved to Morgan Co, settling in T. 14, R. 9. He left home without his fath- er's consent ; he was then living in Ala- bama, and was only fifteen years old. Mr. Fanning was born in Virginia, about the year 1808, and followed the fortunes of his father's life to the date of his marriage. The first present offered him was a hatchet. His education was neglected, hence he was not gifted with the knowledge of books,

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but had in lieu, a bright, well balanced brain-power, that made him equal to the emergency of after events. For many years he employed his life and energies in working on the farm, as a farm land, until 1825, when his father and the balance of the family moved from the "Sunny South " and cast their lot with the few inhabitants scattered over the wild and sparsely settled prairies of Illinois. The father, Joseph Fanning, settled on a tract of land in T. 13, now well known as "Fanning's Point." The worthy deceased of whom we write, was married to Miss Althea Criswell ; they have had eleven children : their first child was a daughter, who died in infancy ; George W., Patience C., Anna, William F., Mary E., Matilda J., Margaret R., An- drew J., Sarah A., and Caroline -of these children, George married Miss Whitlock; Anna, George Criswell; W. F., Miss Nan- cy Morland; Margaret, Charles Reaugh ; Patience C., Thomas Severe ; Matilda, George W. Spencer, and Mary, Uriah Phillips. After marriage settled on Sec. 8, on "Pepper Hill," and for nearly forty years followed the pursuits of an honest farmer, and died in 1875 ; his wife sur- vives him, to relate the incidents of their wedded life in the log cabin. During the war, George W. enlisted in Co. F, IOIst Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was, on muster into the service, elected Captain; the regiment having been or- dered to the "seat of war," this noble Morgan County legion proceded with dis- patch to the Sunny South, and ere the boys had forgotten home and fireside, or were inured to war's alarms, eight compa- nies were captured at Holly Springs, Mis- sissippi. Prior to this reverse, Captain Fanning had contracted the plague of the army, chronic diarrhea, which disease in- capacitated him for duty. He was honor- ably discharged from the service. In the Spring of 1863, he entered the mercantile business in Murrayville, having a large in- terest in a flouring mill; he continued in this business until 1867, when he was elected treasurer and assessor of Morgan County ; on the expiration of his first term he was re-elected by a handsome majority ; in 1872 connected his interests with Mr. Paradice, and bought the Sentinel, and

for many years, by his sagacious judgment, did much to build up the shattered for- tunes of the Democratic party. Captain Fanning is universally beloved by all par- ties, creeds, and conditions, being a liberal thinker, and an urbane gentleman, who respects the wishes of high and low alike. Fanning James, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Mur- rayville

Fanning James T. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Mur- rayville

Fanning John R. renter, Sec. 36, P.O. Mur- rayville

Fanning Joseph, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Mur- rayville

Fanning J. K. Sec. 7, P.O. Murrayville

Fanning W. F. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Murray- ville

Fisher James N. renter, Sec. 6, P.O. Murray- ville

Fisher J. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Murrayville Ford John, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Murrayville

GALLOWAY JORDAN, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Murrayville

Gunn A. J. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Murrayville Gunn Bergen, renter, Sec. 26, P.O. Murray- ville

GUNN JESSE C. farmer and stock rais- er, Sec. 29, P.O. Murrayville, son of James and Hursley Gunn, natives of South Carolina and Virginia, being descendants of the old stock of F.F.V.'s. The father of our subject settled in Jacksonville in June, 1830, a period anterior to the "deep snow." Jesse was at this time a young lad of much promise, and with the aid of his brothers Aleck, William, and Abasha, erected on Sec. 29, a pioneer's palace -a log cabin-and like the early pioneers, pressed on, braving the trials and vicissi- tudes of a young frontiersman's life. Jesse was born in Dixon Co., Tenn., July 15, 1825, and when he was in his fifth year, traveled on foot for four weeks, a feat that the boy of to-day would not venture. At the age of twenty-two, married Miss Mary A. Fisher, daughter of Peter and Nancy Fisher ; the nuptials were celebrated 5th of August, 1847, by 'Squire George Wright. There were born to this union, Mary J., October 15, 1848, died October 5, 1851 ; Nancy U., November 10, 1849. The sad death of Mrs. G. occurred October 7,

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1851 ; having lived a season of sorrow, married again March 30, 1852, to Miss Hannah I. Reaugh, daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Reaugh ; the ceremony was performed by Rev. Thomas Spellman, of the Presbyterian Church ; has had by this marriage, Elizabeth J., born April 2, 1853 ; Charles W., April 28, 1854; James A., February 20, 1856 ; William A., April 20, 1857, died October 16, 1857; John W., May 8, 1858; Margaret E., March 9, 1861 ; Mary J., May 26, 1862, died August 8, 1862, and Benjamin J. C., February 14, 1865. During the conflict of the Rebel- lion, he, loving his country better than home or fireside, enlisted March 6, 1865, in Co. E, 58th Regiment Illinois Volunteer In- fantry, and followed the fortunes of that veteran organization until the culmination of the civil conflict ; was mustered out of service March 5, 1866, at Montgomery, Ala., since which time has devoted his time to the improvement of his neat far n ; is a good citizen, a faithful Christian, hav. ing identified his life with the M. E. Church, at the young age of about seven years ; owns property worth $10,000 ..

Gunn John T., farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Murray- ville

H ALEY RICHARD, farmer, Sec. 13, P. O. Murrayville

Haley Richard N. farm hand, Sec. 15, P.O. Murrayville

Hawks J. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Murrayville

Hennessy James, farm hand, Sec. 3, P.O. Murrayville

Henry Charles, renter, Sec. 13, P.O. Murray- ville

Henry C. C. farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Murray- ville

Henry Elijah, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Murray- ville

Henry William T. farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Mur- rayville

Henry W. D. merchant, Sec. 7, P.O. Murray- ville

HESS WILLIAM H. farmer, P.O.

Murrayville, son of James and Sarah Hess, lineal descendent of the great reformer, was born in Pittsfield, this State, April 13, 1852; at the age of nine years commenced the development of his young intellect at the district school; at the end of three years

study, his life as a student ceased. This little " Sucker " being cast on the waters of a friendless world, his young heart did not quail, but with a determination to fight the battle of life with a determination to con- quer. Sought and married Miss Mary E. J. Gray, on the 2d January, 1873, the Rev. Geo. W. Clark officiating; had by this union, William H. S., born October 21, 1873, Sarah B., born August 30th, 1875, died October 4, 1875; by the death of his first love, his life was clouded, which sad event occurred June 3, 1876; was married again April 2, 1877, to Miss Sarah A. Cas- tleberry, daughter of Paul and Mary P. Cas- tleberry ; the Rev. W. Riggs officiated ; has had by this union, Mary A., born Jan- uary 20, 1878. These good parents are zealous Christians, and are members of the Baptist Church

Hobaker David, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Murray- ville

Hooley Richard, farm hand, Sec. 3, P.O. Murrayville

Hopper Mrs. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Mur- rayville

Howerton Wyatt, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Mur- rayville

HUGHES ALLEN B. retired farmer,

Sec. 7, P.O. Murrayville, was born near Jacksonville, Ill., Jan. 30, 1832. Mr. Hughes is the oldest son of John A. Hughes and Elizabeth Webb, who was born and raised in White Co. Southern Illinois. The father of Allen B. emigrated to Clermont Co., Ohio ; after a residence of nine years in Ohio removed with his wife and four children to White Co. Ill .; this was in 1821, at an epoch in the State's history when it required an iron constitution and an in- domitable will to surmount the harrassing life incident to the early settlement of the Prairie State. Mr. Hughes moved to Sec- tion Sixteen (now Jacksonville) and rented a farm for two years; his capital would not amount to $25, but had in lieu of money a bright intellect and an energy that made troubles sink into dark obscurity. There was at the time we write of but one cabin in the little frontier town-Jackson- ville-owned by " old man " Rearick, which cabin was utilized as home and store-room. Mr. Hughes has now in his possession a buckskin pocket book that is more than

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half a century old, and is a relic of the long ago. Moved south of Jacksonville and bought 160 acres of land, and the boys soon had a hewn log cabin constructed, and the family were now happy. "Johnnie cake," baked on clapboards, was the bill of fare; truly those were strange and stormy days. The family of Mr. Hughes were contemporary settlers with the Rear- icks, 'Squire Holliday, and Point Brown. " Old Daddy" Hale was the regular cir- cuit rider, and it was at Mr. Hughes' house the people met to hear the preaching ; this routine of church continued for fifteen years, when a log house was constructed, which was utilized for church and school purposes; the benches were of slabs with pins for legs; it was in this rude college that Allen studied Webster's First Reader. " Uncle" Johnnie Hughes was on April 17th, last past, 75 years old, and hale and hearty. Allen B., the gentleman of this sketch, was married Oct. 27, 1853, to Miss Eveline M., daughter of James and Nancy Ash, by Rev. Caleb Baldwin, of the M. E. Church. Two children were born to this union : Sarah Ann and Mary Louise (twins), born Feb. 15, 1856; Sarah A. died Aug. 1856. Mary L. married Robert E. Rim- berg, and they are living on the old home- stead in Sec. 8. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes are old members of the M. E. Church

Hull Daniel, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Murray- ville

Hull Thomas L. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Mur- rayville

KAHLE ADAM, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. .Murrayville

Kahl Andrew, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Murray- ville

Keemer E. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Murrayville Kehle Adam, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Murray- ville

KELLEHER WILLIAM J. farm hand, Sec. 10, P.O. Woodson. The subject of this sketch was born in the Empire State, March 17, 1856, and came with his parents to Naples, this State, during the years of infancy, and, whilst here, his sister, Mary Jane was born May 16, 1862. The history of the parents of these two orphans is in deep obscurity, the only thing known of them is, that they emigrated from Ireland

about the year of the " famine," 1847. Mary Jane was adopted by the Sisters of Mercy at St. Louis, Mo., and William J. was adopted by a farmer named Walsh. William having attained his majority, has struck out man- fully to win his way to a freeman's inde- pendence, and Nancy Jane was married a few years ago to a young farmer, and she is now Mrs. Jennie Clerihan, with a beauti- ful child, Stella, to cheer and make glad the young mother's heart

Kennedy William, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Mur- rayville

Kensler Samuel, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Mur- rayville

Knolly John, retired farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Murrayville

L UMSDEN WILLIAM G. retired

farmer, Sec. 17. P.O. Murrayville, The genealogy of the Lumsden family is of the purest Anglo-Saxon, the ancestry coming from the mother country at a period coeval with the settlement of the State of Virginia. The parents of Mr. Lumsden were born in Virginia, and in 1818 moved to the then frontier State of Kentucky, and his business was that of a brick mason. After settling at their new home he gave up the trowel to engage in farming. The demise of Mr. Lumsden is somewhat obscure, but thought to be in 1824; the mother survived her husband, and died in 1856. The subject of this biography not relishing the odium of being " a hewer of wood and a drawer of water," in the State of human slavery, conceived the idea of going to the land of the setting sun, and, in company with Eli- jah Hollens, packed their household goods in a covered wagon, making the trip over- land, enjoying in their journey the sport of killing all kinds of game; on his arrival he found that he was able to count and foot up his whole capital to $20; owned two work nags and a sucking colt; rented a piece of land for two years, then bought a small tract in Sec. 7; improved it; sold it, and rented for four years ; about the year 1840 purchased three parcels of land of Van Eatont viz: 40, 80 and 20 acres, the deeds were executed in 1842, all laying in Sec. 17, where he now resides. At the time of settling on their present home the residence had none of the civilized pretensions of to-

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day ; the house was a double log with a clap- board roof. He was married Sept. 1, 1831, to Miss Lucy Keeling, daughter of Ed- mund and Nancy Keeling, natives of Vir- ginia, then residing in Kentucky. They have been blessed with nine children, all living : Susan E., born June 18, 1832; James W., Feb. 20, 1835 ; Martha A., July 19, 1836 ; Francis Marion, Dec. 10, 1837; John T., April 16, 1839; Mary J., Nov. 21, 1840; Edmund W., June 14, 1842 ; Nancy Fran- ces, Sept. 28, 1843; Lucy Angeline, Oct. 26, 1846. Susan married John Bracewell, and lives in Iowa ; James married Mary S. Bradley, and lives in Morgan, and owns real estate in Macoupin Co .; Martha mar- ried Thomas Widdup, and lives in Iowa ; Marion married Rebecca A. Wyatt, and lives on the old homestead ; John married Elizabeth Ayre, and lives in Champaign Co .; Edmund married Parthenia Ayre, and lives at Monticello, and does a good business in the butcher trade; Nancy F. married Howarth Ayre, and resides in England ; L. Angeline married Nicholas T. Watson, whose death occurred recently near Oswego, Kas., and his devoted widow lives with her parents. Mr. Lumsden was born Sept. 23, 1806, and Mrs. Lumsden Oct. 11, 1803. Mr. L. has lived through the conflicts of a pioneer life; is well respected by all. John enlisted in Co. G, First Mo. Cav., in 1861, and followed the fortunes of that veteran command, participating in the death strug- gle at Pea Ridge, Ark., and in many other engagements ; was discharged at Helena, Ark., in 1864

M ALONEY PATRICK, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Murrayville

Manus Sallie Mrs. Murrayville

Mason George, farm hand, Sec. 10, P.O. Mur- rayville

McCaslin John, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Murray- ville

McDonald William, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Murrayville

McEvers C. N. merchant, Murrayville

Meader M. E. Mrs. Murrayville

Million Charles A. renter, Sec. 16, P.O. Mur- rayville

Million Elijah F. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Mur- rayville

Million James W. renter, Sec. 19, P.O. Mur- rayville

Mitchell Joel, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Murray- ville

Mondonsa Manuel, tie maker, Sec. 13, P.O. Murrayville

Mortemer Richard, farm hand, Sec. Io, P.O. Murrayville

Mundy Reuben E. renter, Sec. 30, P.O. Mur- rayville

Murray John, butcher, Murrayville

Murray W. S. & S. F. merchants, Murray- ville

Mutch -, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Murrayville Myers Jacob, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Murray- ville

Myers Michael, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Mur- rayville

N ICHOLS GEORGE W. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Murrayville

Norris John S. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Murray- ville

'CONNELL THOMAS, farmer

and renter, Sec. 20, P.O. Murrayville. The genealogy of Mr. O'Connell's ancestry may be traced back to the posterity of Eogan Mor, eldest son of Oilliol, of the line of Heber, whose ancient patrimony lay in the territory of the County Limerick, Ireland, and more recently to be found represented in the County of Kerry, the home of the deceased Daniel O'Connell, the prince of orators. Mr. O'Connell was born in West- chester Co., N. Y., Dec. 25, 1849, and is the son of James and Anne O'Connell. natives of New York State. Attended the district school until he was twelve years old ; at this age learned the trade of a hat- ter. and continued that business for five years. He cast his lot with the people of Morgan Co. April 13, 1867, working as a farm hand; was married March 14, 1872, to Miss Ellen Stowell, daughter of Acscel and Mary Stowell, by Rev. B. B. Hamil- ton, at Whitehall, Greene Co .; have had two children : Annie, born Dec. 12, 1872 ; Mary, born Dec. 12, 1876; thus a double birthday occurs each year, a thing rarely met with in the record of births in the same family. Mr. O'Connell is an indus- trious gentleman, is neither narrow-minded nor illiberal, and is ever ready to aid all literary enterprises

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Osborn James C. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O Mur- rayville

Owens Munroe, renter, Sec. 28, P.O. Murray- ville

PARKER HENRY, bootmaker, Murray- ville

R ANNELL CYNTHIA MRS. farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Murrayville

Ravelan Alvin, renter, Sec. 22, P.O. Murray- ville

Ray Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Murray- ville

Ray James, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Murrayville REA BENJAMIN, farmer and stock- raiser, Sec. 5, P.O. Murrayville. The an- nals of Ireland contain no more princely name than that which stands at the head of this history. Samuel Rea, grandfather of Mr. Rea, was a native of the province of Ulster, Ireland; at his death resided in the County Longford, Ireland; lived inore than man's allotted time, and died very old. Adam Rea, father of our subject, was a native of the County Longford ; in his youth served in the Irish militia force ; was at the battle of Ballin-a-Muck; was mar- ried to Miss Jane Guy, daughter of Mr. Frank Guy; the children to this union were Ellen, Frances, and Samuel. The sable cloak of death took the wife and mother to a better land about the year 1815. He married again, about the year 1816, to Miss Elizabeth Caldwell, daughter of James Caldwell ; the fruits of this union were : Benjamin, died in infancy ; Mary, Benjamin, Jane, James, and Eliza. Of these, Mary married James Caldwell, Eliza married Robert Caldweil. In the Winter of 1849, Mr. Rea, with his wife, daughter Jane, and two sons James and Samuel, left their lovely Isle of the Sea to cast their · fortunes with the people of the Western hemisphere ; landed at New Orleans, and came by boat to Cairo, this State ; when the little family of emigrants reached Cairo, the little river town was a prey to cholera. A few days sufficed to have their names recorded among the victims to this terrible epidemic; the husband and wife died at the same moment, and were, by request, both deposited in the same casket. A fel- low attache of the family, John Daley, sur- vived to carry tidings of the sad story of

their death. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch, was born in County Ros- common, Ireland, July 9, 1819, and worked for twenty-nine years steadily on his fath- er's farm; was married June 8, 1848, to Miss Jane Cuttle, daugher of Mr. John Cuttle ; there were born to this marriage, Mary J., born Sept. 17, 1849, died March 13, 1850; James A., born Jan. 6, 1851 ; Benjamin C., born July 20, 1853 ; Eliza J., born Oct. 27, 1855 ; John T., born Aug. 20, 1858, died in infancy ; John W., born March 17, 1860; Thomas E., born June 20, 1863. On the 28th of June, 1848, left his native land to be a freeman in the land of Columbus ; landed at New Orleans Aug 18, 1848; the trip to Illinois was made by boat, landing at Beardstown, thence by wagon to Springfield. Sept. 21, 1849, moved to Jacksonville ; lived there five years ; thence to Greasy Prairie, and became an agriculturist by purchasing 170 acres of land from Smith Bellows, and others ; after doing much hard work making improve- ments, sold out ; in 1864 bought the cld Jimmy Nelson farm of 260 acres, near Murrayville ; here he had to do much work in renovating the old dilapidated build- ings, relics of fogyism ; having accumulated enough funds, purchased of George Feath- erkile 80 acres more of land. Mr. Rea re- placed the old log cabin with a large, com- modious dwelling, which improvement has greatly enhanced the appearance of his large farm ; here the homestead is located, and occupied by the family. Mr. Rea's whole capital, when he landed in Springfield, was twenty-five cents ! Reader, copy his life and learn of his ways, and be prosperous. Mr. Rea is a steadfast Republican, a rare thing in the Irish race. Mr. and Mrs. Rea are zealous members of the Methodist Church. The longevity of Mrs. Rea's fam- ily is such that we cheerfully record it ; her great-grandmother died at the age of III years, and her grandmother lived to be 103 years old

Reaugh Charles, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Mur- rayville.

Reaugh Phebe, Sec. 7, P.O. Murrayville

Rimbey Charles E. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Murrayville

Rimbey Jacob, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Murray ville

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RIMBEY MARY A. MRS. farmer,

Sec. 21, P.O. Murrayville, widow of Em- manuel Rimbey, son of Uriah and Mary Rimbey, natives of Carroll Co., Md., who moved and settled here in 1827. Mrs. R. is the daughter of John and Nancy Ver- trees, natives of Pennsylvania, and were contemporary settlers with the Gunns, Wrights, and Storys, which is proof suffi- cient of their being the hardy emigrants whose names shall ever adorn the scroll of fame, as the men and women whose heroic endurance and fortitude done so much to build up the great Northwest. Mrs. R. was born in Hardin Co., Ky., Jan. 22, 1824; in her fifth year, moved with her parents to near Winchester (then Morgan,) and in a few years thereafter moved to Morgan ; at the early age of six, went to the pay school in the old log school; her first instructor was Mr. Pemberton ; one day in company with her mother, going to hear a circuit preacher preach, a formida- ble grizzly stood in their pathway, but her courage did not fail her, and with swift strides soon carried the news to her father, who soon brought in bruin's inanimate carcass to attest the credibility of killing the last bear. On Oct. 19, 1844, was united in marriage to Emmanuel Rimbey, by " Old Dad " Redmond, a local preacher of the Baptist Church. The fruits of this union are : Charles H. born Aug. 28, 1845; Margaret, Jan. 20, 1848 ; U. Hardin, May 24, 1850; M. Ellen, Nov. 20, 1852; Mar- tha L. June 3, 1855 ; S. Mahala, Dec. 24, 1857; Jesse H. Dec. 20, 1860; Thomas J. April 14, 1863 ; George W. Nov. 28, 1865; Norah, Oct. 8, 1870, died Dec. 4, 1871. The sad demise of Mr. R. occurred Aug. 14, 1871, since which sad event she has bravely met the grave responsibilities of the business of the farm. The following children are married : Margaret to H. D. Radley, Jan. 2, 1861 ; Charles H. to Cyn- thia A. Smith, March 20, 1872 ; Martha L. to James L. Sink, Oct. 15, 1874; U. Har- din is a successful telegraph operator. Own eighty acres, worth $7,000

Rimbey Uriah, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Murray- ville

Roberts George, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Mur- . rayville

Robinson John C. renter, Sec. 28, P.O. Mur- rayville

Robinson W. P. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Mur- rayville

Rodgers Nicholas, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Mur- rayville

ROSE WILLIAM, farmer and super- intendent, P.O. Murrayville, was born in Dalton, Lancashire, England, Dec. 2, 1836; parents names were John Rose and Eliza- beth Riley. During the early years of boyhood, received a good education at a " Free Grammar " School in his district, but his parents being of moderate means, was a bar to his further progress in the higher branches of education, having to lend a helping hand to the wants of his father's business. In 1859, left his native land to cast his fortunes with the people of the new world, landing first in Canada, and it was there he married Miss Elizabeth Thompson, on Dec. 25, 1861, at Harring- ton ; has had by this union : John, born Jan. 12, 1863 ; Robert, born Nov. 23, 1864; William, born Oct. 7, 1865 ; Elizabeth E. born Nov. 15, 1867; Christina, born Jan. 19, 1870 ; Mary, born Nov. 13, 1872 ; Mar- garet, born Feb. 23, 1875, and Kate, born Jan. 19, 1878. Of this large family all are living. In 1869, by the solicitation of his employer, Mr. Andrew Russel, lumber mer- chant, Jacksonville, moved here, and at once assumed the responsibilities of the "Russel estate," which position he still holds, with profit to his master, and honor to himself.

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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 73

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