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Geo. W. Hinman is engaged in the practice of law at Perry.
James S. Irwin was a college class-mate of the noted John C. Breckinridge, who was once Vice President of the United States and afterward a leader in the Southern Confederacy. Mr. Irwin is one of the leading lawyers of the State.
Henry C. Johnston, of Pittsfield. Mr. Johnston has resided in Pittsfield for some time, engaged in the practice of law.
J. W. Johnson was admitted to the Bar in 1869, came to Pike county the following year, taught school for two years and then located at Pittsfield. He is at the present engaged in the practice of law in company with J. S. Irwin.
W. I. Klein, who graduated at Ann Arbor, is practicing law at Barry at the present time.
A. C. Lang is also practicing at Barry.
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Hon. A. C. Matthews is a native of this county, his father being one of the sturdy pioneers. He served in the late war with dis- tinction as Colonel of the 99th, and subsequently was Collector of Internal Revenue for several years in the 9th District,' then Super- visor of Internal Revenue.
. Jefferson Orr. Mr. Orr is at present the State's Attorney. As a lawyer and as a man of integrity and ability he ranks high.
Peter T. Staats, Griggsville. While engaged in the practice of law Mr. Staats also teaches school occasionally.
J. L. Underwood, of Barry, was born in New York city May 10, 1826, the son of Robert L. and Martha Underwood; emigrated first to Adams county, and in 1837 to Pike county, settling at Eldara; read law here and was admitted to the Bar in 1865, but had been practicing law four years before that time. Although living at Eldara his office for many years was at Barry, to which place he has more recently moved.
Hon. Scott Wike studied law at Harvard University, and was admitted to the Bar in 1858; the following year he located at Pittsfield and began the practice of his chosen profession. He is one of the leading lawyers of the Circuit.
Thos. Worthington, jr., son of Dr. Thos. Worthington, was born in Tennessee while his mother was there on a visit during the holidays. But he is, strictly speaking, an Illinoisan. He read law with Judge Atkinson and in the law school at Chicago, and was admitted to the Bar in 1877. He is now in the office with Judge Atkinson at Pittsfield.
Edl. Yates, a partner of Jeff Orr, the State's Attorney, at Pitts- field, ranks among the leading attorneys at this Bar, and unrivaled in his ability to relate anecdotes.
TOWNSHIP HISTORIES.
CHAMBERSBURG TOWNSHIP.
This township lies in the extreme northeastern part of the county. It is bounded upon the north by Versailles tp., Brown co., on the west by Perry tp., on the south by Flint, and on the east by the Illinois river. Along the river is much bottom land, whole sections of which are entirely useless for agricultural purposes. Both the north and south forks of McGee's creek traverse this town- ship: they join on section 27, and empty into the Illinois river abont a mile above Naples, which is on the opposite shore, in Scott county.
The first pioneers who came to this township were James Wells, Samuel Atchison, a Mr. Brewster and a Mr. Van Woy. They came in 1822. The first named located on section 20, and Mr. Atchison erected his cabin on section 17. The first sermon preached in the township was at the house of Rachel Brown, in 1827, by Rev. John Medford, a Methodist preacher. The first church edifice was erected on section 31. The first school was taught in 1830 in an old log house which stood near where Joseph Brown lives, by John Lyster. The first Sunday-school in the town- ship was organized by the Methodists in the town of Chambersburg. The first wedding in the township was in 1826, the contracting parties being James Medford and Eliza Brown. The wedding occurred at the residence of the bride's mother, and the ceremony was performed by Esquire Wells. The first person overtaken by death in the township was Michael Brown, who died in 1826. He came to the township in the fall of the same year.
Joseph Brown is the oldest pioneer living in the township. James Pool is the next oldest. Harvey Dunn was an early settler here. He was a member of the convention which framed the Con- stitution of 1847. He was an unassuming, intelligent and honest man, and died many years ago.
The privations of the pioneer families in this township were in soine respects very great, cut off as they were from almost all social, religious, educational and commercial advantages. Of course they enjoyed these in a limited degree. The first settlers were people who valued greatly such privileges, and though they were for many
Martin Harrington
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years without school-houses and churches, easily found the facilities for enjoying themselves, both socially and religiously. The great- est privations arose from the want of the means of communication with the outside world. The absence of railroads, or even good wagon roads, rendered the locality almost inaccessible to postal and commercial facilities, and traveling for other than business pur- poses was out of the question. Most of the original pioneers are represented here by descendants, but they, with few exceptions, have passed to a country that is always new, where, however, the trials of pioneer life are unknown.
The first settlers were all farmers, after a fashion now unknown. They raised a little corn and a few vegetables, and, like their red neighbors, depended largely, upon their rifle for subsistence. Their houses were but little superior to those of the Indians, being merely little cabins erected only with the help of the ax and per- haps an auger. No locks, nails or any other article of iron entered into their construction, but such devices as could be wrought out on the ground by the use of the tools named and of such materials as the locality afforded. The only boards used for any purpose were such as could be hewed out of logs.
CHAMBERSBURG.
The town of Chambersburg is located on the north fork of Mc- Gee's creek, on section 8. It was surveyed and laid out May 7, 1833, by Seabourn Gilmore and B. B. Metz. McIntosh and Givens were the first settlers of the town. They owned a distillery and store here before the town was laid out. There are several good stores, churches, a school-house, shops, etc., in the town; and for an inland village it transacts a very good trade.
PERSONAL SKETCHES.
James Barry 18 a native of Morgan county, O., and was born in 1834; he is a son of Wilson and Rosanna Barry, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Vermont; he was brought to this county at the age of nine years; Feb. 1, 1855, he married Eleanor E. Kurfman, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1838. Everything was in its native wildness when Mr. B. came to this county, and as his father soon died, he began life for himself at an early age, work- ing for $13 a month; he had many obstacles to overcome, but his enterprising, persevering disposition overcame all of them. He prospered for a time here and removed to Rockport, with the intention of going to Missouri the following spring, but the out- break of the war prevented him. He bought land again in this county, met with disasters, but has again established himself, now owning 190 acres of land. Mr. B. is a member of the U. Baptist Church. P. O., Chambersburg.
Joab Brooks ; P. O., Chambersburg. Mr B. was born in Pike county in 1832, and is a son of A. H. and Lucy Brooks, natives of Tennessee. In 1863 he married the widow Brooks, whose maiden 25
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name was Elizabeth Hume. She was born in 1833. Six children have blessed this union. Mr. B. is engaged. in farming on see. 9, but formerly followed blacksmithing. Members of M. E. Church.
Joseph Brown, farmer, sec. 17; P. O., Chambersburg; isa native of the Green Mountain State, where he was born in 1816; his father, Michael Brown, is a native of Ireland, who came to this country when 18 years of age; his mother, the daughter of Joseph Greir, was born near Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. B. came with his parents to Illinois in 1820 and located near Shawneetown, Ill., and in the fall of 1824 was brought to this county, and has lived on the same farm since the spring of 1825, and has been engaged in farm- ing and running flat and steam-boats on the river. In 1858 he married Mrs. Catharine Jones, a native of Coshocton Co., O. Three children have been born to them, two of whom are dead. Mr. Brown is an old pioneer, coming here when the wolves were thick as squirrels and could be heard in all directions, and turkey and deer seen in large numbers. He is the oldest pioneer now living in the township. His wife is a member of the Methodist Church.
Nancy Burrows, widow of the late Robert G. Burrows, was born in East Tenn. Dec. 18, 1825, and is a danghter of William Deviney, deceased. She was married to Mr. Burrows June 5, 1850. They had 8 children, of whom 3 are living,-Ada E., wife of David M. Reynolds, of Pike county; Ella F. and Laura A. Mrs. B's brother, Capt. P. Deviney, who spent most of his life on the waters, now resides in St. Louis, where she also has a sister resid- ing, and one sister in California, whom she has not seen for 29 years. Mr. Burrows, her husband, was born in New York city, May 2, 1819; by profession he was a civil engineer, but desiring a more active life he went upon the waters; he was mate of the Cal- houn on the Illinois river from the time she was launched until his death, which occurred Jan. 13, 1879. Ile was a man of culture and education, widely known and highly respected, and a worthy member of the M. E. Church.
James W. Chenoweth was born in 1847 in Pike county, and is a son of Wm. and Sarah Chenoweth; he first married Mary Erving in 1874. One child was born to them. Mrs C. died the same year, and in 1878 Mr. C. married Miss Maggie Erving, who was born in 1857. Mr. C. commenced buying and shipping stock eight years ago, and in this business has succeeded very well.
Miles B. Chenoweth; P. O. Chambersburg; was born in 1827 in Bartholomew Co., Ind. His parents, Abraham and Rachel Cheno- weth, were both natives of Kentucky; they moved to Clinton Co., Ind., in the fall of 1832, and in 1836 to Pike county, Ill., where our subject grew to manhood and embarked in farming; in 1848 he was united in marriage to Miss Anna E. Allen, a native of Madison Co., N. Y., born April 7, 1830, and they are the parents of 4 children. They have been members of the Christian Church for 35 years, and in all public enterprises Mr. C. is very liberal.
E. D. Cooper was born in 1812 in Sumner Co., Tenn., and was the son of George and Elizabeth Cooper, the former of N. C., and
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his mother of Tenn. With his parents our subject moved to Ky., and in 1829 came to Illinois, and worked at the carpenter's trade in Pittsfield. In 1843 he married Miss Veturia Hobbs, who was born in Ky., in 1818. Mr. C. followed farming up to 1857, and then embarked in the grocery business; he went West, and in 1860 came back to Illinois, and again engaged in the grocery business until 1865, then embarked in the milling business, which he continued two years; farmed for a year; engaged in the milling business in Versailles, Ill., for about a year and a half; returned to the farm, where he lived for 7 years; then sold out and bought the Chambers- burg Mills, which he has been running since. In connection with the flouring-mill, which he has put in excellent repair, he has a saw-mill.
J. H. Dennis, Chambersburg, is one of the leading citizens of the township, indeed of the county. Mr. D. has served many terms as a member of the Board of Supervisors, and as Chairman of that body.
Thomas Dorman, farmer, see. 4; P. O. Chambersburg. Mr. D. is a son of Lewis and Eliza J. Dorman; born in 1851 in Brown Co., Ill .; his father is a native of Ohio and his mother a native of Brown Co., Ill., where Thomas was raised until the age of 15; he then en- gaged in engineering, and for 3 years followed blacksmithing, at Hersman Station, then went to Jaques' Mills, where he worked two years. He was married to Miss America Berry in 1872; she was born in Ohio in 1850. Of the 3 children born to them one is dead. Mr. and Mrs. D. are members of the Christian Church.
George H. Dunn was born in Morgan Co., Ill., Feb. 28, 1838. His parents, Harvey and Angeline Dunn, were born in N. Y. and Mass., respectively. Mr. D. was brought to this county by his parents in 1839, and up to the year 1850 lived in the town of Cham- bersburg, and then moved on a farm on sec. 5, where he lived until the death of his father in Dec., 1869. He shortly afterward returned to Chambersburg and has since lived in retired life. In April, 1864, he married Miss Susan M. Dennis. Mr. D. is a brother of Dr. Dunn, of Perry. He is a member of the Blue Lodge, also the Chapter of Knight Templars of the Masonic fraternity.
Thomas Grayham, farmer sec. 17; P. O. Chambersburg. Mr. G. was born in 1833 in Kentucky; at the age of 22 he came to this connty and followed carpentering and boat-building. His parents were John and Susan Grayham. Our subject was married to Miss Siretta J. Rushing, who was born in Nashville, Tenn. To them have been born 10 children, 6 of whom are living. Mr. G. has been very successful as a farmer. Mrs. G. is a member of the Methodist Church.
Joel Ham, farmer, sec. 20; P. O. Chambersburg. In Rutherford Co., Tenn., in 1829, there was born to James and Mary Ham the subject of this sketch; they moved to this county when their son was one year old; here he grew to manhood, and May 9, 1850, was married to Miss Sarah A. Wells, who was born in this township
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April 29, 1833. James 1., Orson, Sarah H., Bennett D. and Charles are the names of the children born to them. Mrs. H. died, and Sept. S, 1859, Mr. H. married Miss Malvina Lee, who was born May 24, 1836, at Orleans, Ind. Ten children have been born to them. - Benj. F., Angenettia, Lucretia, David L., Enoch, Walter S., Harvey, Anna E., Dollie P., Frederick A. The following of his former children are dead: James A., Orson and Charlie; and of the latter, Benjamin, Lucretia and Dollie. Mr. II. began life very poor, but now owns 400 acres of land. He well remembers about the early settlers pounding corn with an iron wedge in the top of a stump burned out for the purpose, and when it took two days for his father to go to mill with the grist in a sack thrown over the horse's back. All the sugar they used was from the maple trees standing in the forest. Mrs. IL. is a member of the Christian Church.
John H. Ham, farmer, sec. 20 ; P. O. Chambersburg ; is the son of Lewis and Julia A. Ham, and was born in this county in 1855 ; his mother died in December, 1878. In 1874 Mr. H. took unto himself a wife in the person of Miss Alice Conner : she was born in Pike county in 1854 : only one of the two children born to them is living. Mrs. H. is a member of the Christian Church.
James L. Ham, one of the largest farmers in this county, was born June 15, 1832, in this township ; his parents came here in 1830 from Rutherford county, Tenn .; their names were James and Mary (Broiles) IIam, one a native of S. C. and the other of Teun., and of German descent,-both very old families in those States, and took part in the Revolutionary war, their great-grandfather, Gen. Williams, serving under Washington. James Ham, the father of our subject, during his life-time was a very large and successful farmer, owning and working 1,500 acres of land in this township at the time of his death, which occurred in 1868. He began life in 1830 with a team and 35 cents. He raised a large family of eight children, seven of whom lived to be grown,-four now living in this connty and one in Stark county. James L. was married Sept. 25, 1853, to Julia A. Wells. daughter of James Wells, the oldest settler in this township. He had a family of four children, -John H., who is married and lives on sec. 20, Henry A., Marshall A. and Renben L. Mr. Ham has served the township for several years as Supervisor, and was Chairman of that body : he is now acting as Justice of the Peace. He has been a member of the Christian Church for many years. IIe is also a member of the Masonie and Odd Fellows fraternities, and has been prominently connected with the Pike County Agricultural Society, being Pres- ident, Vice-President or Director for the last fifteen years, and is. now Vice-President.
William Hawk, farmer, sec. 4 ; P. O. Chambersburg; was born Aug. 3, 1842, and is a son of James and Rachel Hawk. He came with his parents to Brown connty, Ill., when nine years of age, and in 1854 located in Pike county. Mr. H. served three years in Co.
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G, 99th Ill. Vol. Inf .; was in the siege of Vicksburg, then trans- ferred to the Army of the Gulf ; was in the battle of Fort Blakely, then returned to New Orleans, then to Memphis, then to Mobile,- was there when that place was captured, then to Shreveport and Baton Rouge. Ile returned home and engaged in farming.
Henry Hendricks, farmer, sec. 16 ; P. O. Chambersburg. Mr. H. is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Hendricks. the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Vermont. They were married in Jennings county, O .. where in 1836 the subject of this sketch was born ; in 1849 Mr. H. came with his parents to Brown county. Ill., where he lived until he became of age and married Miss Elmina Hume, who was born in 1837. To them have been born seven children. Mr. H. has held some township offices ever since he came to this county in 1861. Mrs. H. is a member of the Christian Church.
D. J. Hobbs, of the firm of Smith & Hobbs, was born in 1848 in Pike county, Ill., and is the son of IIenson and Jane Hobbs ; his father was born in Kentucky and his mother in this county ; in 1857 he moved with his parents to Missouri, and returned to Pike county in 1861. He worked two years in a woolen mill at Perry, this county. In 1868 he married Miss Bettie Ann Wilkins, who was born in Ohio Dec. 22, 1848. Four children have been born to them. Mr. H. embarked in the wagon business in 1870, turning out good wagons and buggies and meeting with fair suc- cess. Both Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Christian Church.
Geo. T. Hume, merchant, Chambersburg, was born in Pike county in 1855, and is a son of Thos. and Elmina Hume, father a native of Pike county and mother of Brown county, Illinois. Mr. H. grew to manhood in this immediate vicinity, receiving a liberal education, and embarked in the mercantile business; he carries a large stock of dry goods, hats, caps, boots, shoes, notions, etc., and transacts a large business. He married Miss Vienna McPherson in 1877; she was born in De Witt county, Illinois, in 1858.
W. A. Hume, merchant, Chambersburg, was born in 1837 in this county, and is a son of W. A. and Margaret Hume. both natives of Kentucky. They came to this State in 1828 (where both of them died) when the subject of this sketch was bound out; in 1864 he married Miss Caroline Pool, who was born in Pike county in 1846. Two of the four children born to them are living. Mrs. H. died in 1873, and Mr. H. married again in 1874 Miss Mary Winegar. Miss W. was born in this county in 1850. Of this union two children have been born. Mr. H. has held the offices of Collector, Treasurer and Town Clerk. He embarked in the dry-goods business in 1865 and met with good success. He owns a farm of 230 acres.
John G. Irving was born in 1852 in Pike county and is a son of Christopher and Mary Irving, the former a native of Scotland and the latter of England; they came to America and were married in Massachusetts and emigrated to Illinois in early days. In 1878 Mr. I. married Miss Ida M. Newton, who was born in Morgan
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county, Illinois, in 1859; they have one child. Mr. I. has been engaged in farming since he was of age. Mrs. I. is a member of the Christian Church.
R. M. Irving, farmer and stock dealer, was born Sept. 25, 1848, in Pike Co., III., and is the son of Christopher and Mary Irving; at the age of 15 R. M. commenced doing business for himself, en - gaging in farming and finally becoming a stock-shipper. When he and his brother commeneed in the cattle business they borrowed $200 and bought calves, and from the start kept increasing their number until now he is shipping about 200 head a year. He and his brother own a fine farm of 280 acres.
E. C. Jackson was born in Indiana in 1845; he is the son of Samuel and Harriet (Twichell) Jackson, natives of New York State. He is a farmer and owns 100 acres of land. He was edn- eated in a seminary in Orland Town, Ind. At the present time he is running a " leveeing " machine, throwing up embankments along streams of water, so as to make bottom lands tillable. It has proved a success. This machine will throw a eubic yard of dirt in a minute, and the expense is only 5 cents per yard. It takes 12 horses and 3 men to do the work. Over 100 acres of wheat was raised in 1879 on lands that had been ponds of water before; the ma- chine had been used for grading roads, but Mr. Jackson has im- proved it till he can do all kinds of work with it. In 1876, he married the daughter of Mr. Gardner, one of the early settlers of this county.
A. W. James, farmer, see. 32 ; was born in 1818, Rutherford county, Tenn., son of Casey and Martha James, natives of Vir- ginia. In 1838 he married Matilda Clardy, who was born in Bed- ford county, Tenn., and died in Sept., 1844. March 19, 1848, he married Elizabeth Sartain, who was born in 1897, in Tenn .. and they had 6 children. Mr. J. came to Adams county in 1852, and in 1862 to this county, where he has since resided. IIe has held the offices of Constable, School Director and Road Commissioner.
John M. Kelsey was born in this county in 1852, son of Samuel and Annie E. Kelsey, the former born Nov. 18, 1827, and the lat- ter April 26, 1834. In 1875 he married Matilda Smith, who was born in this county in 1859, and they had 3 children. Mr. K. isa farmer and also follows grain threshing with the Spence machine. He is a member of the Christian Church. His father was in the late war, belonging to Co. B., 99th Reg. Ill. Inft., and died at Mem- phis, Tenn., while in service.
Andrew Kleinlein was born in Germany in 1820, and is a son of Peter and Martha Kleinlein. At the age of 33 he crossed the ocean and landed in Baltimore, Md., and followed butchering for 10 months, then worked in an engine house 2 years for the Great Western R. R. Co., and in 1858 came to this county and com- meneed farming. In 1856 he married Miss Caroline Berceka, who was born in 1833 in Hamburg and came across the ocean in 1855. Of their 9 children 7 are living, 2 of whom are married. Mr. and
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Mrs. K. have been members of the German Lutheran Church, and he owns 140 acres of good land.
John Leahr, son of Joseph and Anna M. Leahr, was born in Germany in 1840. He came to New York when but 15 years old, thence to Pike county, where he commenced farming, and in 1867 he married Miss Emma Smith, who was born in 1847, in Ohio. They had 7 children, of whom 5 are living. Mr. L. has been School Director and is a member of the Christian Church.
David E. Loer, farmer, sec. 5 ; P. O., Chambersburg; son of Henry and Matilda Lyer; was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, in 1832. His father died in 1847 and his mother in 1879. He moved to Indiana with his parents when quite young; in 1852 he married Miss Sarah Leisur, who was born in Rush county, Ind., in 1833, and died in 1867, in Grant county, Ind. They had 3 children, 2 of whom are living. In 1868 he married Mrs. Maria Glassgow, a widow having 3 children, and who was born in Ohio in 1836. Mr. and Mrs. L. have 3 living children and are members of the Chris- tian Church.
John Loer was born Aug. 22, 1814,' in Colrain tp., Hamilton Co., Ohio. His father, Thomas Loer, was a native of Virginia, and son of Henry Loer, a native of Germany, who emigrated to Amer- ica with his parents before the Revolutionary war, being then 8 years of age. He served under Washington during the war, for which he received a pension until. his death. After the war he married Sarah Barkus and settled in Virginia; thence they removed to Ohio about 1795; he died in Hamilton in 1841. Thomas Loer, the father of our subject, died in Henry county. Ind., in 1873, aged 86. John's mother, Sarah (nee Patterson ) was the daughter of George Patterson, a native of Scotland, who came to America before the Revolution, settling in Grant county, Ky., where he resided until his death. John Loer married Martha Hickman in 1835, in Ohio, and moved to this county in 1839, locating in this township. He was a cooper by trade and brought 5 coopers with him, intend- ing to conduct that business here; he built a frame cooper shop 20 x 40, bought timber and opened up business, which he followed 2 years with success; then went into the pork speculation, buying pork at $1.50 per cwt., or $5.00 per barrel, shipping to New Orleans, some of which brought only 75 cents per barrel. Mr. L. lost heavily by this venture, and returned to coopering, which he fol- lowed with varying success until 1849. At one time during the wild-cat-money period he took a cargo of barrels to Alton and was obliged to sell them for 50 cents, when they had cost him 622 cents to have them made, besides the freight, which was 25 cents each. He took Shawneetown money for pay and was advised to hurry home and dispose of it, as it was liable to become worthless any day. Mrs. Loer died in 1847, leaving 5 children. In 1849 Mr. L. mar- ried Mary, daughter of John and Hannah HIall Reese, of Ky , and they had 6 children, 2 living. In 1849 he invested in a saw-mill on McGee's creek, which he carried on until 1862, then traded for a
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