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N. W. Reynolds was born in North Salem, West Chester Co., N. Y., April 4, 1802; he is the son of Zadok M. and Polly Rey- nolds, natives of the Empire State, and of English descent; he emigrated West in an early day and Aug. 11, 1837, located in the town of Perry, where he has ever since lived. At the age of 16 our subject commenced to learn the trade of manufacturing sad- dles, harness and trunks, which business he followed until 1864. In 1844 he started the first hotel in the town of Perry, called the Perry House, and conducted it with success until 1860. In 1824 he married Eliza C. Crissey, who died Sept. 11, 1859. They had 4 children, all now married and doing well. In 1860 Mr. R. mar- ried again. His present wife is a Baptist, while he is a member of the Methodist Church and has been Class-Leader, Steward and Trustee; in politics he is a Republican. He is a charter member of the Masonic Lodge at Perry, No. 95, and also of the Chapter.
Thomas Reynolds, one of the early settlers and now one of the most prominent citizens of Perry tp., was born at Argyle, Wash- ington county, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1816; his father, William, was a native of Ireland and his mother, Nancy (nee Martin) Reynolds, a native of New York and of Scottish ancestry. His father came to America when 20 years of age, locating at Argyle, N. Y., where he married. In 1826 he moved to the western part of New York. State. He and his wife both died at Jamestown, N. Y., aged 64 and 60 respectively. Thomas first settled in Pike county in the summer of 1842, when he bought a grain thresher and separator, the first in the county, and followed threshing with some kind of machine in connection with farming for 23 years. Feb. 4, 1844, he married Lucy Jane Callis, daughter of David and Sarah (Wal- pole) Callis, of Virginia, and early settlers in this county. The ancestry of the Walpoles is traced in a direct line to Sir Edward Walpole, of England, a branch of the family having settled in Virginia previous to the Revolution. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds have 6 children: Nancy Malvina, who married Robert Buckthorp; Sarah Jane, who married Henry Cocking: these reside at Jackson- ville, Ill .; David M., who married Ada Burrows and resides in Spring Creek township, this county; William T., John W. and
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Hugh Lee are with their parents. Mr. Reyno .. . ¿ cu. most of his family are Methodists.
Although Perry tp. is largely Republican and Mr. Reynolds is a Democrat, he has been elected to fill nearly every office in the gift of the township, besides having been County Treasurer two years. He was Supervisor for 9 or 10 years, School Director 20 years, Road Commissioner, etc., etc. He was elected County Treasurer in 1876, when he furnished security of $1,100, 035, which was far heavier than any ever before given in the county. He was expected to collect and pay off bonds for the Sny levee. During his teri of office the county prosecuted a suit against the railroads to collect tax on their capital stock, and the decision was in favor of the county. Mr. R. took an active part in securing this result. While Treasurer he resided in Pittsfield. He is now on his farm, N. W. ¿ sec. 26. In 1845 he bought 180 acres, but he now has 240 at his homestead, 216 on secs. 31 and 32, Chambers- burg tp., and 240 on secs. 10 and 11, Spring creek tp. Mr. Rey- nolds' portrait will be found in this volume.
Joseph B. Rickart, carpenter and contractor, was born Aug. 5, 1847, and is a son of David S. Rickart, who is a native of Ohio and a merchant in Perry, where Joseph also resides. His mother is of German ancestry. By occupation Mr. R. is a carpenter, and is ac- counted one of the best mechanies in Perry. He began to learn his trade at the age of 20, and has continued to follow it with en- ergy and success. He does considerable contracting, and is a man who loves the association of books.
Charles Schaffnit, insurance agent and dealer in musical instru- ments and sewing-machines, Perry, was born in Pike county, Oct. 24, 1848, and is a son of Martin and Mary (Lntz) Schaffnit, natives of Germany. He received his education partly in the common schools, and also attended the Central Wesleyan College of Missouri. He came to Perry in 1871, where he has met with eminent success in his business. He represents the German Insurance Company of Freeport, the Phoenix of Hartford, the American of Chicago, and the Home Life of New York. His father came to Illinois in 1847; in 1872 the subject of this sketch was married to Louisa Yockey; to them have been born 3 children,-2 boys and 1 girl, all living. He and his wife are members of the M. E. Church, of which he has been Steward. Mr. L. is Justice of the Peace of Perry, and handles the Whitney & Holmes organ and all kinds of sewing machines.
D. D. Schaub, carpenter, was born in Monroe, O., Feb. 23, 1838; his parents, David and Catharine B. (Bitz) Schaub, were both of Ger- man descent. He received his early education in the Baldwin University of Ohio. At the early age of 14 he began to learn the carpenter's trade, and most of his life since has been spent in this calling. He is a Trustee of the town of Perry, and a member of the Masonic order. In 1863 he was united in marriage with Caroline Feldner. Both of them are members of the M. T. Church.
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Jon Shastid was born in Tennessee, June 2, 1827, and is a son of John G. and Elizabeth (Edwards) Shastid, the former a native of Tennessee, and his mother of North Carolina. John came to Pike county in 1836, locating at Pittsfield. In 1862 he moved to Perry. He received his education in the common schools and the Illinois College at Jacksonville. He followed teaching from 1844 to 1868. He taught three terms in the country and has taught in Pittsfield, Griggsville, Perry, Barry, Mt. Sterling and Lewistown. In 1869 he embarked in the commercial business with his father-in-law, under the firm name of Kockill & Shastid, and they have transacted a successful business. In 1864 Mr. Shastid was united in marriage with Esther Anna Kockill, and both are members of the Christian Church.
Benjamin Taylor Shoemaker, deceased, was born in New Jersey, Feb. 12, 1812, and was the son of Daniel Shoemaker. He was reared on a farm and received his education in the common schools of his native State. He was a natural genins and a me- chanic of superior ability. As a farmer he was very successful, and was considered one of the best farmers in the county where he lived in New Jersey. ' He came to Illinois in 1868, and died Oct. 26, 1872. His wife, whom he married in 1863, bought 120 acres of land near Perry. She was a widow lady at the time they were mar- ried, having been the wife of Mr. Felmley: her maiden name was Ellen Voorhees. Mr. Shoemaker had 5 children by a former wife, all of whom are living and married. Mrs. S. had 2 children by her former husband. The elder son, David, is teaching in Carrollton, Greene county. He has been attending college at Ann Arbor, Mich.
John C. Smith, dec., was born in Illinois in 1833, and was the son of Absalom and Sarah (Tunnel) Sinith. He was engaged in farming during his life, at which business he was successful, and owned a farm at the time of his death in 1875. He was united in marriage in 1868 with Miss Elizabeth T. Shelton ; two children, one boy and one girl, were born to them. Mrs. S. was born in Pike county, Ill., in 1845, and is the daughter of C. Shelton, one of the pioneers of Pike county. She is a member of the M. E. Church at Perry.
W. W. Smith was born in West Virginia in 1833, the son of Gabriel and Elizabeth (Nair) Smith, natives of Virginia ; father of German, and mother of Irish descent ; was educated in the com- mon schools of W. Va .; is engaged in farming, owning 200 acres in this county. For 10 years he was engaged in threshing in Pike county. Aug. 16, 1860, he was joined in the holy bonds of matri- mony with Frances A. Brown. Ella V., George M. and Harvey D. are their living children. Both Mr. and Mrs. S. are members of the M. E. Church. He is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities, Ancient Order of the United Workmen, and of the society for protection against horse-thieves. He came to
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this county in 1857, settling at Perry, at which place he has since resided.
John Jacob Snider, farmer, sec. 6 ; P. O. Perry. Henry and Catharine Snider are the parents of the subject of this sketch, and they emigrated to this county in 1850 ; John Jacob, who was born in Germany April 7, 1840, came to this county and located at Perry in 1853 ; he was educated in the common schools. He learned the trade of a tailor, at which business he was engaged 8 years. Sept. 21, 1865, he was united in marriage with Maria Herche ; 4 chil- dren, 2 boys and 2 girls. were born to them. Both Mr. and Mrs. S. are members of the M. E. Church.
George W. Steele, miller, Perry, was born in Pike Co., Ill., Jan. 29, 1840 ; his parents, L. J. and Sarah (Walker) Steele, were natives of Kentucky, his father of German, and his mother of English descent. Geo. W. received his education mostly in Adams Co., Ill. He has been engaged in Hinman Mills at Perry for the last 8 years. In 1859 he was united in marriage with Catharine Mull : of the 7 children born to them 6 are living,-5 boys and one girl. Both Mr. and Mrs. S. are members of the M. E. Church.
James Stewart, farmer, sec. 2 ; P. O. Perry. The subject of this biography was born in the State of Kentucky March 17, 1818; he is the son of Peter Stewart, of Delaware, and Tamar Stewart, nee Hancock, of Maryland, and both of Scottish descent. Mr. Stewart did not have the advantages of school, never having attend- ed a day in his life. Until he was 18 years of age he did not live within 20 miles of a school-house. He came to Pike county in 1825. He is the owner of 300 acres of land, and as a farmer is successful. In 1839 he was united in marriage with Miss K. Arnott. His third wife was Martha Jane Newton, who was born in Brown Co., O., May 29, 1840. When Mr. Stewart first came to Morgan county his nearest neighbor was 6 miles distant, and there was only one house in Jacksonville.
Ransom Stowe, manufacturer, Perry, is a son of David and Sall y (Palmer) Stowe, natives of Vermont; he was born in 1815; received his education in the common schools of the Green Moun- tain State ; in 1850 came to Illinois, and in 1852 to Perry, where he has since resided. He had been engaged in farming, but since that date has been running a plow manufactory in Perry, and has been moderately successful. In 1835 he took unto himself a wife in the person of Ann Prindle ; by this union 2 children were born. Mrs. S. died in 1871, and in 1873 Mr. Stowe was united in mar- riage with Sarah Stewart. Israel F., born in 1874, is their only child. Mrs. S. is a member of the M. E. Church.
Richard Sweeting, farmer, sec. 33 ; P. O. Perry. Mr. S. is a native of England, and was born Sept. 10, 1819. His parents, Jonathan and Mary (Norfolk) Sweeting, were also natives of En- gland. Richard came to Americaat the age of 19, and to Pike county in 1850, where he has since resided. He was united in marriage with Dorotha Marshall, and they have had 11 children, 7
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of whom are living. Mr. S. learned the bakery and confectionery trade in England, but has been farming since he came to America. He arrived in his adopted country with $3.75. He now owns a good farm of 160 acres. His wife is a member of the Church of England.
Sutphin Taylor, farmer, sec. 18 ; P. O. Perry ; was born in Pike county in 1844, the son of Simon H. and Nancy Taylor, Kentuck- ians,-his father of Welsh and mother of German descent. Mr. T. is the youngest of a family of 13 children. For several years he engaged in blacksmithing. In 1870 he was united in marriage with Lucinda Barnett. Mr. T. is a member of the Masonic lodge at Perry. Politically he is a Democrat.
William Taylor, the son of Wm. and Charlotte (Philpot) Taylor, was born in Connecticut in 1838; his parents were natives of Eng- land. He received his education mostly in Pike county, where he came in 1850, and went to Ottawa, La Salle Co., where in 1861 he enlisted in Co. E, 26th Ill. Inf., and was discharged in 1863 on account of disability. He was in the battle of Corinth, Inka, Par- ker's Cross Roads, Farmington, and several skirmishes while in Missouri. Has resided in Perry since his discharge from the army, where he has been elected township Collector for 7 years in succes- sion. In 1865 he was married to Elmira Francis. They have two children, both girls. He is a member of the Christian Church at Perry.
William Thompson, farmer, sec. 15; P. O. Perry. Wm. Thomp- son was born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 31, 1828; his parents were Wm. and Hannah (Lowe) Thompson, the former of the Keystone, the latter of the Bay State. Mr. T. came to Pike county in 1835, and has resided on sec. 15, Perry tp., ever since, engaged in farm- ing, at which business he has been very successful, owning three farms in this county. His father died Sept. 11, 1871, and his mother is living with him. In his father's family were 8 children, 2 boys and 6 girls, 5 of whom are living, and all in this county except one. His mother, Hannah (Lowe) Thompson, was born in 1802, and his father was born June 3, 1795, and served in the war of 1812.
Wm. M. Todd was born Oct. 12, 1840, in this county, and is the son of Wm. and Lucy (Morris) Todd, of Kentucky ; he received only a common-school education. He was united in marriage in 1875 to Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, nee Remington. They have two children. By occupation Mr. T. is a farmer, but also has followed the business of a plasterer. Mr. T. is a member of the M. E. Church. Politically he is a Democrat, and has served as Constable.
Charles Wade, farmer, sec. 7; P.O. Perry. On the 4th day of January, 1854, there was born to John and Vibiler (Taylor) Wade, a son, the subject of this sketch; he attended the common schools in this county. He was married April 8, 1877, to Fannie M. Hobbs. In politics he is a Republican.
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John Wade, deceased, was born in Kentucky in 1829, and early became a resident of Pike county, and engaged in farming. He was married in 1850 to Vibiler Taylor, and of the 5 children born to them-3 boys and 2 girls-one son and one daughter are married. Mr. Wade died several years ago. Mrs. Wade is the daughter of Simon H. Taylor, who emigrated to Pike county in 1825, and has since resided here. Mrs. W. resides on sec. 8.
Z. Wade was born in Kentucky June 4, 1823, and is the son of Josiah and Frances Wade, the father of Virginia and of English descent, and the mother of Kentucky and of Welsh descent. Mr. Wade came to Pike county in 1830, and has seen a vast wilderness transformed into a fruitful field. He is the first man who discov- ered the medical properties of the famous Perry Springs; he con- ducted them very successfully for 6 years. As a farmer he has been quite successful : he now owns two farms.º In politics he is a Republican; has served three terms as a Supervisor, and has been a School Trustee, Road Commissioner, etc. In 1849 he was married to Mary Morrison, and they have a family of one boy and two girls. Both Mr. and Mrs. W. are members of the M. E. Church, of which Mr. W. has ever been an active member.
Leonard Wagner, farmer sec. 4; P. O. Perry; was born in Pike county in 1841, and is the son of John and Catharine (Lutz) Wag- ner, both natives of Germany. Mr. W. is engaged in farming on sec. 4, where he owns 80 acres. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. B, 99th Ill. Inf., under Capt. B. L. Matthews; he was in almost all the battles in which his regiment was engaged; he was discharged in 1865. He was married in 1867 to Caroline Schwer. Both he and his wife are members of the M. E. Church.
William Wagner, farmer sec. 6; P. O. Perry. The parents of the subject of this sketch, John and Catharine Wagner, were na- tives of Germany; William was born in this county in 1842; attended the common schools and received a fair education; his father came to Pike county 43 years ago. William is engaged in farming, owning a farm of 135 acres. In 1867 he was united in marriage with Miss Louisa Jane Rider, and they have a family of 4 boys and 4 girls. Both Mr. and Mrs. W. are members of the Zion M. E. Church.
W. C. Walpole was born in Tennessee, and is the son of William and Rebecca (James) Walpole, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Tennessee; he came to Pike county in 1833 and has resided here ever since. In 1862 he enlisted in the 99th Ill. Inf., Co. B, under Capt. Matthews, and served until 1865; was in the battles of Port Gibson, Champion Hills, Black River, siege of Vicksburg, Matagorda, Tex., and Spanish Fort, but was never wounded or taken prisoner. In 1854 he was united in marriage with Marina Piper, and they have a family of one boy and one girl, at home. All are members of the M. E. Church. His wife's father, Abraham Piper, was one of the earliest settlers of Pike county.
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llenry Warren was born in Ohio, Sept. 30, 1827, and is a son of John and Sarah (Brantlingter) Warren, both natives of Ohio, mother of German, and father of English ancestry. Henry began to learn his trade when a boy, and has worked at it ever since, and has conducted a shop in Perry for several years. In 1854 he was married, and his wife died May 16, 1869. He has a family of 2 boys and 2 girls. He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Perry.
B. A. Watson, proprietor of the Perry Mineral Springs, is a na- tive of Tennessee. Here he was born in 1818. His parents, W. W. and Maria (Cape) Watson, were natives of New Jersey and Ken- tucky respectively. When our subject was 18 years of age he emigrated to Illinois, and from 1840 to 1865 he was engaged in the manufacture of confectioneries at Springfield, at which business he was quite successful. Thinking to better his condition he moved to the celebrated Perry Springs, where he expended the enormous sum of $100,000 in the erection of buildings and other improve- ments. These Springs are very largely attended by parties from all parts of the United States. We speak at length of them in our history of the township. Mr. W. was married to Miss Emma R. Planck, in 1845; by this union 7 children have been born. The eldest son and daughter are both married, the latter the wife of Dr. A. B. Carey, of Pittsfield. Mrs. W. died in 1870. Mr. W. has served as Postmaster in Perry Springs for the last 10 years.
Jacob Weber, born in Germany in 1829, is the son of John and Mary (Readiner) Weber, natives of Germany, where they both died. He received his education in the common schools, and emigrated to America in 1852 ; is a blacksmith, and commenced to learn his trade at the age of 14, and worked at it 8 years in Germany; also 8 years in Philadelphia; the last 18 years he has followed farming, with success. He owns 150 acres of land on sec. 17. In 1854 he mar- ried Mary Klos, a member of the M. E. Church. They have 2 sons and 5 daughters. Mr. Weber is a Democrat.
A. S. Whittaker was born Oct. 25, 1818, in Greene county, N. Y .; he is the son of William E. and Anna (Dubois) Whittaker, natives of New York, the former of English ancestry, and the latter of French. He commenced to learn the carpenter's trade at the age of 14 and worked at it until 1853, since which time he has kept a general store. He has had 2 partners since starting in · business here, but for the last 5 years he has been alone. In 1840 he married Lucinda Smith, and they have 5 daughters and one son. Mr. and Mrs. W. are Universalists, and he is a member of Lodge No. 95, A. F. and A. M.
Smith Wilkins, wagon and carriage manufacturer, was born in Ross county, O., in 1851. His parents were Peter and Elizabeth (Bowen) Smith, natives of Ohio, and of German ancestry; he was educated in a common school. For several months he has been running the engine at Hinman's Mill. June 11, 1875, he married
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Sarah Kelley, and they have 2 sons and one daughter. Politically, Mr. Wilkins is a Republican.
W. H. Wilson was born Sept. 16, 1845, in England, and is the son of Henry and Catharine S. (Stratton) Wilson, natives of Eng- land; received his school education in the common school in Brown county, Ill .; six months he attended Bryant & Stratton's Commer- cial College. He has lived in Pike county since 1855, except one year, 1864, he was in the army. He now lives half a mile from Perry, where he and his father own 400 acres of land and follow farming. In 1869 he married Miss C. E. Bradbury, and they have 2 daughters,-Grace, 9 years old, and Bessie, 5. Mr. and Mrs. W. are Presbyterians. As to politics Mr. W. votes for the best man. Mr. Wilson pays as he goes, never contracting debts.
Henry Winters was born in 1845, in Calhoun county, Ill .; when young his parents brought him into Pike county, but he was educated at the Warren Institute at Warrenton, Mo. By occupation heis a bar- ber. During the war he enlisted in Co. B, 99th Reg. Ill. Vol., and was in the battle of Hartsville, Mo., and the siege of Vicksburg. Seven holes were shot through his coat, but he received no wound. He was in Gen. Grant's command.
Frank Wright, carriage blacksmith, was born in 1855, son of Robert and Harriet Wright, his father of Irish ancestry, and his mother a native of Pennsylvania. After traveling and working in several States he, in 1867, settled in Pike county. He has followed the trade of blacksmithing ever since he was 16 years of age. In 1878 he married Flora Schaub, and Charley, born in 1879, is their only child. He is a Democrat, and she a Methodist.
Fred Zimmerman, farmer, sec. 7; P. O. Perry; was born in this county Sept. 19, 1843; his parents were George and Anna Maria (Lutz) Z., natives of Germany. He owns 124 acres of good land, and is a successful farmer. In 1866 he married Catharine Bemer, and they have 3 boys and 2 girls. They are both Methodists, and he is a Democrat and an Odd Fellow.
George Zimmerman, farmer, sec. 4; P. O. Perry; was born Oct. 7, 1810, in Gerinany, and is an early settler of this county, having come to America In 1833, stopping 4 years in New York, and in 1837 settling in Pike county, on the place where he still resides. In 1836 he married Anna Maria Lutz, and their 8 children are all living, 5 of them married. He and his wife are both members of the M. E. Church. He is an independent Democrat; has served as a School Director. He owns 160 acres of land.
GRIGGSVILLE TOWNSHIP.
Among the beautiful, productive and well-improved lands in the Military Tract-and there is no fairer section in this great State- Griggsville township stands foremost. It possessed many of the charms that were likely to attract the attention and receive the favor of the pioneer seeking a home in a new country,-the fine points of timber, high rolling land, running water, and the absence of all those things which were popularly supposed to pro- duce prevalent sickness in a new settlement. Accordingly, early in the history of Pike county we find the groves and "points " of this township settled; as early as 1825 came Henry Bateman, who located on sec. 14. He doubtless had traveled this region over, and had selected this spot because of the particular charms it pos- sessed for him. He was not molested by the encroachment of new settlers for some years. From 1829 to 1831 came several pioneers, among whom were George W. Hinman, Abel Shelley, Uriah El- ledge, Abraham Goldman, Nimrod Phillips and others. The first birth in the township was the son of Mr. Bateman, and the first person to die was his wife.
Ere many years had rolled by all the good points of timber had been taken. Many years, however, elapsed before any consider- able number of the pioneers pushed out upon the beautiful prairie land. It was formerly believed that these wild prairies never would be inhabited. They might do for cattle to rove over, as they do over the vast pampas of South America. As late as 1850 the argument used by Stephen A. Douglas in securing the passage, through Congress, of the act granting to the State the alternate sections of land for six miles on either side of the railroad (the Illi- nois Central) to be built, was that in no other way could these vast prairies ever be settled. A wonderful revolution has been made in this respect, however, as in many others. Now the timbered land is forsaken for the poorest of prairie.
Elledge Canon .- This township is not withont its natural fea- tures of interest as well as the works of nature's art. One is known as "The Canon," which the writer has christened "Elledge Canon." This narrow, deep hollow, is situated on sec. 6, on the south branch of McGee's creek, and upon the land of Thomas P. Elledge; hence its name. As we wended our way through this narrow pass,
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observing with deepest interest the mossy cliffs on either side, we determined to name it a canon. On mentioning our intentions, however, to Mr. Elledge, we learned that it had been known as " The Canon " for several years. We therefore prefixed the word " Elledge," which we deem but just and proper.
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