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Henry John R. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Wood- son
HENRY JOHN T. Postmaster and station agent, and freight and ticket agent of the Jacksonville & C.& A.R.R., Wood- son. Mr. Henry was born near Lexing- ton, Ky., June 9, 1809; his father was a farmer, and on the old homestead the boy grew up, received a suitable education ; relates that at an early day, when a boy got beyond fractions, he was regarded as a superior scholar ; at fourteen apprenticed to a tailor, served seven years ; at twenty- one worked as journeyman in Springfield, Jacksonville, and Carrolton; Nov. 14, 1830, settled at Jacksonville, Morgan Co .; only one brick building at the time ; remembers distinctly the deep snow ; speaks of the early pioneers as a very friendly people ; states that they organized for the relief of the widows and orphans. Deer were plen- ty before the snow, but were killed by the thousands after its fall. In 1856, went to Macon Co .; remained until the breaking out of the war ; after close of the rebellion moved back to Morgan Co., where he is now living in Woodson, and is highly re- garded by all who have his acquaintance
HENRY RICHARD), an old pioneer of Morgan Co., and R.R. promoter, born in Lexington, Ky., Oct. 31, 1797; in 1830, moved to Morgan Co., near Jacksonville, shortly after the deep snow fell ; in 1838,
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himself, Ira Davenport, and George H., a brother, took a contract for building the first railroad in the State, known as North- ern Cross R.R., part of which is now in- cluded in the Chicago and Northwestern R. R. He made the survey for the town of Woodson, planted the first hedge and or- chard : raised a subscription of $100,000, for the Jacksonville division of the C.& A. R.R .; a warm friend of Judge Woodson, from whom the town of W. derives its name; he contributed very materially to the present prosperity of Morgan Co. He was possessed of wonderful energy and un- swerving integrity, who, when misfortune overtook him, discharged his obligations dollar for dollar ; he might have been wealthy, but preferred to be honorable, and his name will go down to posterity as an honest man. His wife still survives and is living with her two sons, in Woodson
Henry Wm. D. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Wood- son
Hill John B. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Woodson Hogg Samuel, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Wood- son
Holmes D. D. farmer and minister
HOLMES O. B. farmer and stock raiser. Sec. 3, P.O. Jacksonville, son of Pierce, native of Connecticut, and Louise, who was a native of New York. On his father's farm in Morgan Co., Young H. was born, in 1839 ; received a liberal edu- cation ; at twenty-two married Miss Jo- hannah Cludary, a native of Indiana, and ยท the daughter of Richard and Martha ; in 1862, purchased 110 acres in Morgan Co .; sold and went to Hancock Co., and owned a farm of 208 acres : at the end of three years went to Johnston Co., Mo., and pur- chased 100 acres, which he still owns ; in 1873, returned to Morgan Co .; at present time is living on farm of 80 acres, estate of Mrs. Holmes. Seven children : S. Ed- win, Gilbert P., Edith R., Marshall, Myr- ta, Charles, and Seth
Howard John, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Jackson- ville
Howe George, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 25, P.O. Jacksonville
HUCKSTEP W. T. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 27, P.O. Woodson ; son of T. C. and Jane B. Huckstep, whose maiden name was Maddox. Young H. was born
in Morgan County, September, 1837 ; his father a farmer and mechanic, he grew up on the farm, receiving a common-school education ; with the exception of six years spent in Iowa, has always been a resident of Morgan County ; in 1861, was united in marriage to N. J. Self, daughter of James H. and S. A .; children : Jennie, born Janu- ary, 1864 ; Rosetta, Aug. 4, 1866 ; Charles, March 26, 1868 ; Eddie and Freddie (twins), Dec. 24, 1874
HUGHES O. P. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 25, P.O. Jacksonville ; son of John A. and Elizabeth Hughes ; born near Murray- ville, Morgan County, June 7, 1842 ; his father was a farmer in good circumstances. O. P. Hughes received the usual amount of hard work and a liberal education, attending school in the winter and working through the summer season. 'March 24,1862, enlisted in Co. F, 6Ist Ill. Inft., at Jacksonville ; mustered into service at St. Louis ; first attack on the enemy made at Shiloh, April 6, 1862; at siege of Vicksburgh; after siege, troops ordered to Little Rock, Ark .; remained one year guarding fortifications ; January, 1865, in the battle of Murfrees- boro, Tenn .; notes from soldier's record : went into camp at Carrollton, Ill., Dec. 17, 1861 ; ordered to report at St. Louis, Feb. 27, 1862 ; went into camp at Benton bar- racks, March 1, 1862 ; left for the field March 24, 1862; at Pittsburg Landing March 29, 1862 ; attacked by rebels April 6, 1862, who were driven from the field ; from Pittsburg Landing to Bolivar, July 18, 1862 ; Dec. 19, 1862, had a fight with rebels at Salem Cemetery, near Jackson, Tenn. ; enemy repulsed at siege of Vicks- burg ; honorably discharged at Nashville, Tenn., March 4, 1865. Returned to Mor- gan County; married Miss Virginia A. Clark, at Manchester, Scott County, Dec. 4, 1866. Mr. H. owns 320 acres ; is engaged quite extensively as stock buyer
Hugle James, farm hand, Sec. 17, P.O. Jack- sonville
OHNSON A. J. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Woodson, son of C. P. and Susan John- son, who were among the early pioneers of Morgan County. Young J. was born on his father's farm in Morgan County, March 29, 1850; on the farm he grew to manhood,
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and received a liberal education; Jan. 30, 1869, he married Miss Margaret Schofield, a native of England, and daughter of Rob- ert and Nancy, who emigrated to America in 1855. In 1871, Mr. Johnson taught the school at Youngblood for one term, and received the graded certificate of scholar- ship. The children who blessed this union are : Henry B., born Feb. 27, 1871 ; Chas. E., Jan. 5, 1873 ; Mary A., March 13, 1877, and Susan E., Jan. 22, 1878
JOHNSON C. P. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Woodson ; was the son of Benjamin John- son, a Baptist minister, and who was a na- tive of Virginia, but who afterward moved to Kentucky, where the subject of this sketch was born, Aug. 17, 1820. . When ten years old, his parents moved to Morgan County, where his father entered some 400 acres, at $1.25 per acre, his capital consist- ing of $100, two horses and wagon. C. P. Johnson relates to the writer that when eleven years old he has plowed all day with hickory-bark lines, and such education as he could get was received in a log cabin where greased paper was in use to admit the daylight, and a puncheon floor being in use ; in 1841, he was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Gentry, who passed off the stage of life Jan. 19, 1847 ; July 13, 1848, was again married, to Miss Susan Craw- ford, who is a descendent of the noted Col. Crawford, who. it will be remembered, per- ished at the stake. Children by first mar- riage: George, Maude, Z. T. and H. T., the last of whom were prisoners during the late war ; by second marriage : Andrew J., Com- modore P., Francis M., Abel S., Mary L., and Isaac B. (deceased): since August, 1849, Mr. J. has officiated as a Baptist minister ; seven years of the time he received as pay for his services an ax-handle, Shanghai rooster and fifty cents in money. Mr. J. is the owner of 68 acres, on which he now lives Johnson U. J. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. I, P.O. Jacksonville
KELLEHER W. J. farm hand, Sec. 32, P.O. Woodson
KELLER CONRAD, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 7, P.O. Jacksonville. The subject of this sketch was the son of Henry and Elizabeth, whose maiden nanie was Essley; near Frankfort on the Rhine
young Keller was born, in 1832 ; at seven- teen, he was apprenticed to a butcher, and remained in this business six years ; at the age of twenty-two, he stepped on board the sailing vessel Cumberland, bound for America, and in due course of time landed in New York ; here he remained a short time, and then went west to Chicago ; after a short residence, he went to Cairo, Ill., where he lived three and one-half years, and from this point removed to Morgan County. In 1859, he married Louisa Dit- ner, who shortly after passed off the stage of life. In 1870, he was united in marriage to Leatha Braustetler, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Braustetler. Mr. Keller is the owner of 103 acres of well-improved land
Kelly Elsie Mrs. wid. Daniel Kelly, Sec. 29, P.O. Woodson
Kelly Milton, lab. Sec. 29, P.O. Woodson Ketner J. F. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Woodson Ketner Rachel, Woodson
Kingsley Arthur, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Wood- son
Kirkman Peter S. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Jack- sonville
Kirkman Wm. D. farmer, P.O. Jacksonville
L ARSON MAGNUS, renter, Sec. 8, P.O. Jacksonville
Lewis Charles, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Woodson Lewis Samuel T. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. . 17, P.O. Jacksonville
Lynn James, farmer, Woodson
LYNN JOSEPH, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Jacksonville, son of James and Lucinda, who were among the early settlers in Morgan Co. James Lynn, the father, built the first railroad in Morgan Co., then known as the Wabash, and now comprised in the Toledo, Wabash and West- ern ; he was raised on a farm, but when old enough became a contractor on railroads, and followed the business for a period of fourteen years ; at the expiration of this time he became a farmer; he is at the present writing living near Woodson, in Schuyler Co., Ill. Young Lynn was born September, 1840; his education was ac- quired in district schools ; in 1861, he was united in marriage to Miss Amelia Sorrells, daughter of Hiram and Mahala, who set- tled in Morgan County at an early date. In
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1869, he moved to Morgan County : since he became a resident, he has held several offices of trust ; children, in order of birth, are : Eliza Jane, born Sept. 22, 1862 ; Laura Viola, Oct. 10. 1864; Francis Har- vey, Sept. 22, 1866; Georgiana, Nov. 28, I868; Ida Mahala, Jan. 28, 1870; James Herschel, Dec. 24, 1873
M ANDVILLE F. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Woodson
MARTIN PLEASANT, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. Woodson, son of James, a native of Kentucky, and Nancy Jane, whose maiden name was Sheplar, and who was a native of Kentucky; they were among the earliest settlers in Southern Illi- nois, settling in Scott County as early as 1830. J'ames Martin, in due time, became an extensive farmer, and on the farm of his father, in 1833, young Martin was born. Receiving a liberal education in the rude log cabin of the times, in 1855 he married Mary Ann Devore, in Morgan County ; fol- lowing year moved from Scott to Morgan, and bought 176 acres six miles south of Jacksonville ; since which time, with the exception of three years spent in Missouri, has been residing in Morgan County ; now owns 80 acres of well-improved land ; held office as school director ; children are : William E., Fanny, Eliza, Sarah Belle, Charles, Sampson, and Luella May
McAllery Edgar, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Wood- son
McALLISTER CATHERINE,
wid. Robert McAllister, was the daughter of Philip and Sarah Kennedy ; was born in Mercer Co., Ky., May, 1815 ; lived in Ken- tucky twenty-five years ; in 1836, married Robert McAllister ; he was a native of An- derson Co., Ky .; in 1840, settled in Morgan Co., Ill., seven miles southeast of Jackson- ville ; bought property consisting of 72 acres ; in time acquired more land ; at the time of decease owned 320 acres ; he was a very successful farmer, a man of intelli- gence and rare energy of character ; Nov. 20, 1863, he passed peacefully away, and was laid at rest in the Sheppard cemetery. Children living are : Sarah, who married Alban Sheppard ; Mary, who became the wife of William Sheppard; Elizabeth, who married the Rev. D. F. Atterbury ; Are-
thusa Jane, wife of C. W. Sheppard ; Mar- garet, who married Levi Grider ; Eliza, who married George Self, and Belle, who remains unmarried
McAllister G. T. farmer, P.O. Woodson
McAllister J. W. farmer and inventor of ditching machines
McAllister John, farm hand, Sec. 34, P.O. Woodson
McAllister John, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Wood- son
McALLISTER ROBERT, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Woodson, was the son of James and Mary McAllister. The subject of this sketch was born at Kilrea, County Londonderry, Ireland, Feb. 20, 1842 ; at nineteen he went to Scotland, and for one year was on the Glasgow police force ; in 1864, he emigrated to America, first locat- ing at Cass Co., Ill .; in 1865, went to Ne- braska, where he devoted his time to farm- ing two years, but the hard times the grasshopper plague caused coming on, and losing his all, he then went to Jersey City, N. J .; there he married Levana Moon ; thence to Jacksonville, Morgan County, where he now resides, working 160 acres ; four children : Wm. James, born July 8, 1868; Robert, Sept. 14, 1869 ; Joseph, Jan. 20, 1870, and passed away July II, 1873 ; and Mary Matilda, Aug. 29, 1877 ; all born in Morgan County
McAllister William, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Woodson
MCAVOY DANIEL, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Woodson. Mr. McAvoy was born in Queens Co., Ireland, April 25, 1823 ; par- ents were Michael and Winifred, whose maiden name was McDougal. At an early age he was apprenticed to a stone mason, in which branch of business, after serving his time, he became very successful as a contractor and builder of stone work; in 1847, he came to America on board the steamship Queen of the West ; after a short voyage he landed in New York, and be- came a resident for some time, working as a foreman for contractors on stone work; from New York he wended his way to Morgan County, where since coming, with little exception, he has resided ; in 1851, he went to Springfield, Ill., and there took a contract for building an area around the old State House. Mr. M. is said to be one
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of the most skillful workmen in the country. Of late years he has been a farmer ; is the owner of 200 acres ; in 1849, he was united in marriage to Miss Ann Johnson ; children are : Michael S., William D., Felix, John, Thomas, Julia Ann, Arthur, Andrew, Mary and Simon. Mr. M. was elected county commissioner by a large majority
McAvoy Felix, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Wood- son
McAvoy Michael, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Jack- sonville
MCAVOY WM. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Jacksonville, was born in Queens Co., Ire- land, in 1818 ; his father was a man of liberal education and an extensive farmer; in the county mentioned, Mr. M. grew to manhood; at eighteen he entered the Dublin University, and at twenty gradua- ted with high honors, and shortly after em- igrated to America ; off the coast of Holly Head the vessel was shipwrecked, but was enabled to put into Liverpool for repairs ; when in a seaworthy condition she again headed for America, carrying among her other passengers, Wm. McAvoy. Arriving in New York, he became a foreman on the Erie canal ; in 1837, he settled in Morgan Co., and became a contractor on stone, having become regularly apprenticed to the stone masonry; in 1846, when the war broke out with Mexico, he enlisted in Co. D, Ist Ill. Vol., Col. J. J. Hardin in com- mand, he remained in the service thirteen months; was engaged in the battle of Buena Vista, and was promoted second sergeant ; on his return to Morgan Co., he became again a contractor ; he was a very superior workman and erected many of the finest buildings in Morgan Co .; he is a fine temperance speaker, and during the late war rendered efficient service
McAvoy Wm. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Wood- son
McCormick A. T. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Woodson
McCormick E. Mrs. Sec. 22, P.O. Woodson McCormick James, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Woodson
McCoy John, Sec. 32, P.O. Woodson
McDaniel Selden, farm hand, Sec. 27, P.O. Woodson
McKean Robert, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 35, P.O. Woodson
McKean Samuel, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Woodson
Mclaughlin T. H. farmer, Sec .. 25, P.O. Woodson
McMillan Thomas, farmer and stock raiser, P.O. Woodson
McMILLAN WM. H. (deceased). It is at times a difficult task to follow the ever varying incidents connected with the for- tunes and privations of the early pioneer, and is, perhaps, specially so in the case of Mr. McMillan, as many incidents of the struggles and hardships have long since been forgotten ; was born in Scott Co., Ky., Nov. 9, 1807; his father, by trade, was a carpenter, who followed, in connection, the life of a farmer, up to the time of his removal to Illinois, which event occurred in the Fall of 1833; then, accompanied by his mother, made the overland trip in a six- horse covered wagon, then the only mode of transit, located in Sangamon Co., there rented land for one year; a purchase of land was finally effected, and the build- ing of a log house was but the work of a short time, when the family were perma- nently located, and the date of his nuptials date 1837, and the woman of his choice, Miss Lucinda Gallagher, daughter of Thos. Gallagher,a native of Tennessee; like all pi- oneers, many years in his life were years of hardships and privations ; emigration, how- ever, settling in rapidly westward, enhanced the value of farm property, and as the time drifted into the hidden past, and framed dwellings and churches, the harbingers of civilization, were built, they began to live more comfortably. Dec. 21, 1846, Mrs. McMillan died, and two years later he was married again, to Miss Sarah Gallagher, sis- ter to his first wife. Mr. McMillan was a very industrious man, working with a stur- dy independence tliat surmounted every obstacle ; from the small acreage came an estate of 800 acres, which, on his decease, was divided among the surviving members of his family. By his first wife had five children : William, James, John, Sarah E., an infant child died soon after birth. Wil- liam is now a resident of Iowa, James T. now attorney at Jacksonville, John a resi- dent of Sangamon Co., Sarah E. deceased. By his second union : Thomas, who is living on the old homestead, where he
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owns 165 acres, and the old farm residence. June, 1877, married Miss Margaret C. Cleary, daughter of William C. Cleary,who was born in Morgan Co .; has by this mar- riage one child : Mary. Mrs. McMillan, relict of W. H., still lives to recount the many changes in the great west since the year 1833, the early date of her coming here
Meece W. B. renter, Sec. 13, P.O. Jackson- ville
Meehan John, farm hand, Sec. 26, P.O. Woodson
Megginson John, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 15, P.O. Jacksonville
Megginson Richard, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 22, P.O. Jacksonville
Metz Benjamin, farm hand, Sec. 35, P.O. Jacksonville
MILLER G. W. physician and sur- geon, Woodson, son of Robert and Magda- len, natives of Virginia. Dr. Miller was born in St. Charles, Mo., May II, 1842; parents moved to Missouri as early as 1823. In Missouri young Miller passed his early years; preliminary education re- ceived in public schools of Missouri; in 1865, he attended the Illinois College, sit- uated at Jacksonville ; remained there taking a scientific course three years, thence to Missouri again ; studied medicine under Dr. Rodgers, of St. Charles; graduated from Missouri Medical College in 1871 ; returned to Morgan Co. and began the practice of medicine ; since that period has had a large practice in Morgan Co .; is a skillful physician ; the same year he gradu- ated he married Miss Lucy H. Galbraith, at Jacksonville; children : Edith and Er- nest
Moore Wm. farm hand, P.O. Woodson
Morton James, farm hand, Sec. 15, P.O. Jacksonville
Murray John E. Sec. 32, P.O. Woodson
Myers John, renter, Sec. 26, P.O. Jackson- ville
NICHOLS J. V. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 4, P.O. Jacksonville, son of John and Mary Ann Nichols ; he was born in Pike Co., Mo., Dec. I, 1832 ; became a resident up to 1857 ; his father was a farm- er in good circumstances, and on the farm young N. grew up and received a district
school education ; in 1856, he married Mary Ellen Whitlock, daughter of John and Mary ; in 1857, he removed to Mor- gan Co .; in 1862, he enlisted in Co. D, IOIst Ill. Inf. for three years' service; mus- tered at Jacksonville, he went to the front in October of the same year, was engaged in the battle of Mission Ridge, was under command of Sherman when he made his famous march ; at the close of the war he was mustered out of the service at Camp Butler, situated at Springfield, Ill .; he then returned to Morgan Co., and began cabinet making, to which trade he was regularly apprenticed. Mr. N. owns 100 acres. Children : Herbert Wm., John E., Whit- lock, and Frederick L.
'BRIEN BARTHOLOMEW, renter, Sec. 32, P.O. Woodson
O'Connel John, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Wood- son
DENNIX BENJ. F. renter, P.O. Jack- sonville
Peterson, Nelson, renter, Sec. 8, P.O. Jack- sonville
Pierson James, renter, Sec. 35, P.O. Wood- son
PORTER JAMES, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Woodson, son of Wil- liam and Sarah Porter, natives of Ken- tucky, where James was born, August 14, 1818 ; in 1834, the family moved to Mo gan Co., locating ten miles southeast or Jacksonville ; James received his prelimi- nary education in Kentucky, which was afterward completed in Morgan Co .; in 1843, the head of the family died, and James and Sinclair Porter became heirs to the property ; Sinclair Porter is not living; James resides on the old homestead pur- chased so many years ago ; owns 200 acres, which, for its size, is one of the best farms in the State ; in 1870, he built a handsome residence ; a strictly honest man, he has the respect of the community in which he lives. Two of his sisters, Mrs. Coughman and Miss Nancy Porter, reside with him
RANSDELL JOHN S. farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Jacksonville
RANSON JOHN, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. Io, P.O. Jacksonville; son of James and Sarah, natives of England, who
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emigrated to America, settling in Morgan County, eight miles southwest of Jackson- ville; John was born in Morgan County, Jan. 27, 1837; received a common school education; since the days of his early youth has been a farmer; at the breaking out of the rebellion enlisted in Co. K, 27th Regt. Illinois Infantry, at Jacksonville; was mus- tered into the service at Cairo, Illinois; remained in the service four months; was honorably discharged on account of general disability, at Cairo, Illinois, and returned to Morgan County; is now living on his farm, consisting of 400 acres; has a fine residence; Mr. R. is a very energetic man, and his enterprise is seen in everything that merits approbation; children: James, William, Samuel, and Charles L., all born in Morgan County; Mr. Ranson is a pro- gressive farmer, and has made many im- provements on his farm; for watering of stock he has superior facilities
REESE JOHN, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Jacksonville; son of David and Elizabeth; Mr. R. was born in North Wales, Kingdom of Great Britain, July 23, 1828; for twenty- one years he lived in Wales, and then emigrated to America, and first settled in Greene County, Illinois; he was engaged while there as a farmer; at the end of one year he settled in Lynnville, Morgan County, and there married Miss Sarah Batty, a native of Morgan County, of English parentage, who departed this life April 18, 1872, and was laid at rest in the Lynnville cemetery; in 1873, Mr. R. moved to Woodson township; children: George E., Elizabeth Ann, Hannah M., Emma Alice, and Benjamin F .; George E. married Martha Holmes, Elizabeth married Chas. Summers
Reaugh Parmelia, widow, Sec. 35, P.O. Jack- sonville
Reynolds E. A. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Jack- sonville
REYNOLDS THOMAS C. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 3, P.O. Jacksonville; son of Ralph and Ellen, natives of England, who emigrated to America, settling in Morgan County at an early date; afterward removed to Dubuque, Iowa, where the sub- ject of this sketch was born, Jan. 2, 1846; when two years old his parents went to California, and remained there six years,
and then recrossed the ocean to England; here the preliminary education of Mr. R. . began, which was afterward completed in the Illinois College, of Jacksonville, on the return of the family, in 1860, to Amer- ica; in 1867, he graduated from the college mentioned; in 1868, married Miss Carrie Trabue, a graduate of the Illinois College, and daughter of John Trabue, who was for many years Clerk of Morgan County Court; Mr. R. is now living on his farm of 240 acres, four miles southeast of Jacksonville; owns a nice residence; children are: Ella T., born 1870, Georgie Elmira, Oct., 1872, Edwin, 1875
RICHARDSON WILLIAM R.
farmer, P.O. Jacksonville; son of Vin- cent R. and Lydia Richardson; William was born on his father's farm, in Morgan County, April 28, 1846; growing up on the farm, he received a common school educa- tion; on the completion of his education, he worked with unflagging zeal on the farm; with the exception of some months spent in the purchase of stock, Mr. Rich- ardson has resided in Morgan County; at twenty-three, he married Miss Ann Alice Sanderson, daughter of Robert Sanderson, a native of England; in 1870, William bought 196 acres of land; a fine property; five children: Charles H., Mary Jane, Mary Ann, Nettie, and Robert
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