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Wm. Dunhim was born in Harrison Co., O., April 17, 1829, son of Lewis and Sarah A. D., who with the family emigrated to this county in 1844. Lewis died in Sept., 1865, and Sarah A. is now Mrs. Leander Filson, of Maysville, this.Co. In 1850 Mr. D. went to California and followed mining and trading in stock ; on his return he was shipwrecked Nov. 15, 1853, off the coast of the island Anicapa, 350 miles from San Francisco, and was not rescued for 5 days. The crew and passengers also had another narrow escape from death by explosion of a boiler, which was discovered red hot. He returned to this county Jan. 12, 1854, and for a time followed breaking prairie. Aug. 9, 1855, he married Miss Nancy, daughter of Thos. Carnes, now of Schuyler Co., Ill. They have had 11 children, of whom 6 are living : Thomas, Elizabeth A., Julia B., William H., Nathaniel W. and Jason. Mrs. Dunham died May 28, 1877, and Mr. D. married the widow of Wm. Ervin, Oct. 4 following. Mrs. Dunham had 5 children by her first hus- band, of whom 4 are living,-George H., Sarah J., Martha D. S. and Harriet R. E. Mr. D. is a farmer on sec. 7. Mr. D. helped to construct the first railroad in Illinois, that from Naples to Jacksonville.
Lycurgus Eastman. Roger Eastman, an ancestor of our sub- ject, was born in Wales in 1611, and came to Massachusetts in 1640, locating at Salisbury ; his wife's name was Sarah, who died Dec. 16, 1694, aged 83; had 10 children. Philip, the 3d child, moved to Haverhill, where his house was burned by the Indians and some of the family taken prisoners. Ebenezer, a son of his, was born Jan. 10, 1689, and died July 28, 1748 ; his 3d child, Capt. Joseph, was born June 10, 1715, married Abigail Mellen, who died in March, 1801 ; of their 6 children the 3d was Moses, who was born March 3, 1743, and who married Lucretia Tyler in Pembroke, N. H .; he died in 1796, and his eldest son, Charles, was born Dec. 11, 1774, and married Sally Bradley Nov. 29, 1798, at Concord, N. H .; she died Dec. 9, 1809, and he Sept. 26, 1847 ; but by his sec-
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ond marriage he had 6 children, of whom Lycurgus, the subject of this sketch, was the youngest ; he was born in Concord, N. H., July 4, 1807, where he resided until 17 years old, when he was apprenticed to learn the wheelwright's trade at Quincy, Mass. In 1834 he emigrated West, locating on sec. 8, this tp., where he remained 33 years, and then sold his farm and moved to Griggs- ville, where he now lives. In 1832 he married Elouisa B. Sim- mons, and their 4 children are : Maria B., now Mrs. E. O. Hills, of Chicago ; Susan B., wife of Peter Northrop, of Turner, Ill .; Harriet N., a missionary teacher in Toungoo, Bnrmah; and Charles L., of Whiting, Kansas. Mrs. Eastman died Aug. 12, 1844, and Mr. E. again married, in May, 1845, this time Rebecca L. Hum- phris, by whom he had 7 children ; 4 are living, namely, Emeline H., now the wife of Dr. J. L. Love, of Whiting, Kan .; Lucy J., teacher of grade 4 in Griggsville Union School ; Ella E., now Mrs. John Q. Brown, a farmer in this tp .; and George E., of Whiting, Kan. The names of the deceased were Elouisa R., Lucretia G. (Mrs. Henry C. Love) and Etta Adelaide.
Thomas P. Elledge is a son of Boone Elledge, and great-grandson of Neddie Boone, a brother of Daniel Boone, the hero of pioneer days of Kentucky. The Elledges still keep up the name of Boone in the family. Thomas P. was born in Harrison Co., Ind., April 27, 1825; was educated in the common schools of Indiana and Illinois, and came with his parents to this county in 1836, settling on sec. 6, Griggsville tp., where he still resides, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was married Feb. 11, 1847, to Margaret J. Simpson, daughter of the late Matthew Simpson, and they have had 6 children, Rebecca J., James A., Hattie A., Matthew B., Mary C. and an infant. The three latter are deceased.
Uriah Ellalge, son of Boone Elledge, deceased, was born in Clark Co., Ky., Nov. 22, 1802. He came to Scott Co., Ill., in 1823; had to go to Upper Alton on Wood river, a distance of 125 miles, to mill. In 1826 a Mr. John Pearson erected a horse-mill within about 2 miles of Mr. Elledge's house. While in Scott county Mr. E. worked for Alex. Bell 18 months. He was married March 26, 1825, to Catharine Scott, daughter of John Scott, for whom the county was named. They had S children, of whom 5 are living,- Rebecca E., Mary M., John H., Emily J. and Uriah D. Mr. and Mrs. Elledge removed to where Griggsville now stands, in 1825, but on account of sickness returned to Scott county, the following autumn. In 1830 he came back to Griggsville tp., where he resides on sec. 13. Mrs. Elledge died Jan. 9, 1855, and Dec. 12, 1858, Mr. Elledge married Mrs. Delia Ball, by whom he has had 4 children,- Anna B., Florence M., Charles H. and Frederick O. In the year 1849 Mr. Elledge, accompanied by his son, Daniel B., went over- land to California, with the first emigrant train that went in search of gold. Daniel died there, and Mr. Elledge returned in December, 1851. He served in the Winnebago war, and 3 of his sons, William, John and Uriah, were in the late war. William died while in the
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service. His daughter Rebecca was the first female child born in Griggsville tp., which occurred Oct. 26, 1831 ..
Moses Elliott was born in Wheeling, Va., March 18, 1819, and is the son of John and Esther Elliott, deceased; was raised on a farm in Ross county, O .; received a common-school education, and was the eldest of 10 children. He was married Oct. 2, 1853, to Jane Perry, daughter of Josephi Perry, deceased, and now resides on sec. 35, Griggsville tp., engaged in farming and stock-raising. Mrs. Elliott was born in Ireland Ang. 24, 1815, and came with her parents to Canada in 1834, and to Pike county in 1849. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott have had 2 sons,-Geo. P. and Richard W.
E. G. Farrand was born in Bridgeport, Vt., Nov. 13, 1814; left his native State at the age of 18 and went to Michigan, where he remained until 1845, then removed to Morgan county, Ill., and in 1849 went to California, where he remained until 1852. He then returned to Illinois and settled in Griggsville. Since 1861 he has been successfully engaged in the lumber trade, and dealing in doors, sash, blinds, etc., carrying a stock of $12,000 to $15,000. In 1852 he married Elizabeth J. McWilliams, of Griggsville, and they have 4 boys,-James A., M. K., Harvey L. and Frederick H.
Joseph A. Ferguson, son of David and Margaret Ferguson, was born in Franklin Co., Pa., May 2, 1822; was raised a farmer; came to this county in 1847; bought a farm on sec. 16, Griggsville tp., where he still resides, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was married Dec. 17, 1845, to Jennie N., daughter of James and Martha Stark, of Franklin Co., Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson have 5 children, -Wm. J., Margaret J., David A., Albert P. and Edward C. Wm. J. is married to Ella Hitch and resides in Griggs- ville; Margaret J. is married to Wm. S. Murray, and resides in Murrayville, Morgan Co., Ill.
David Fielding, deceased, was born in Miami Co., O., May 11, 1807. He was raised on a farm and educated in New Carlisle, O. He was married Dec. 1, 1835, to Mary (Moore) Smalley, widow of Jesse Smalley, and daughter of Samuel Moore. She was born in Dayton, O., Oct 18, 1805, when there were but 6 buildings in that place. She had 3 children by her first husband,-Ellen, Abigail, deceased, and Prudence R. Mr. and Mrs. Fielding had 6 children, -Charlotte, Mary, Jesse, Fannie, Clara and Albert. The two latter are deceased. Mr. Fielding was a worthy member of the Baptist Church for 31 years. He died March 9, 1867, loved and respected by all. His last words were, " I never thought it would be so easy when I came to die." He left messages for absent children, requesting them to meet him in Heaven. He partook of the Lord's Supper just before his death. Mr. Fielding had been married once before, to Charlotte Miller, by whom he had 4 children, -Maria, Jeremialı, Daniel and Henrietta.
Nathan French was born in Merrimac Co., N. H., in 1804, and was raised on a farm until 18 years old; then went to sea and remained 8 years. During this time he crossed the Atlantic 14 times and 32
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visited the cities of Rochelle, St. Petersburg, Amsterdam, Stock- holm and others. He sailed around Cape Horn on his way to Japan during his whaling voyage, wherein 72 whales were caught. from which 2,500 barrels of oil were obtained. In 1831 he removed to New Orleans, where he resided for three years and followed carpen- tering. In 1835 he located at Alton, and came to Griggsville one year afterward. At that time Griggsville contained 150 inhabitants. In 1840 Mr. F. was married to Harriet, daughter of the late David Ilovt, of pioneer history. They had 4 children, of whom 3 are living,-Wm. II., Lizzie E. (now Mrs. Barnhart) her husband being of the firm of Barnhart Bros. & Co., Chicago) and Mary W., teacher in the high school at Decatur, III. Wm, IL. is agent for the Western Associated Press, Chicago.
Francis Frye was born in Detroit tp., Pike Co., in 1543, and is the son of the noted Jonathan Frye, the great pioneer miller of Big Blue river. Our subject was married in Ang., 1867, to Mary L., daughter of J. M. Griffin, of Kansas. They have 5 children, -- Alta, Wm. E., Eva Lee, John W. and Lora E. Mr. Frye is one of the proprietors of Frye's Mill in Griggsville.
Peleg Gardner was born in Hancock Co., Me., April 20, 1803, and is the son of Peleg Gardner, deceased. He went to Boston, Mass., in 1824, where he remained for 11 years, working at the carpenter's trade. He was married in Boston July 16, 1826, to Caroline Hutchinson, by whom he had 4 children, all of whom are dead. He came to Griggsville in 1835, where he pursued his pro- fession for several years. Mrs. Gardner died in 1850 and the year following Mr. Gardner married Maria J. Fielding, who died May 14, 1853. Sept. 4th of the same year he was married to Elizabeth C. Bazin. After toiling many years in improving the town of Griggsville Mr. Gardner had a stroke of paralysis which has rendered him a permanent invalid.
Jacob Goldman is a native of Clark county, Ky., where he was born Oct. 15, 1816. When but 13 years of age he came to Pike county with his parents, who settled on sec. 23, Griggsville tp., where he has resided since that time. He has enjoyed many a deer and wolf hunt. Once he saw 36 deer in one herd, and at one time killed 9 wolves. Ile saw the first steam-boat that plied the Illinois river and knows all about grubbing and picking brush, rolling logs, etc .; and after working hard all day he would grind corn in a hand- mill until 9 or 10 o'clock at night, to procure bread for the follow- ing day. They used harness and single and double trees of their own mannfacture, which were made of hickory bark, corn " shucks " and poles. Mr. Goldman helped to raise the first house in Pitts- field and hewed the first timber that was used for building purposes in Griggsville. He has been chased by wolves when bringing home his game on old " Blaze," but his faithful dog " Tiger " was ever on the alert, and would invariably drive them away. He has been married twice, the first time to Bethlehem Wade, and the second time to Otelia Jaritzs, who crossed the ocean in 1834. Mr.
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Goldman is the father of 12 children, of whom 8 are living,-Josiah, Newton B., Ellen H., Hardin H., Emma J .; Melvin, Elizabeth and Victoria. He is engaged in farming on sec. 34, Griggsville tp.
Alfred Gordon, a pioneer of Pike county, was born in Hillsboro Co., N. H., Nov. 4, 1794; was raised on a farm and educated in the common schools. He came to this county in 1836 and settled in Griggsville tp. In 1843 he purchased a farm on sec. 16 of this tp., where he still resides. He was married in March, 1824, to Mary D. Jones, by whom he had 5 children,-Alfred A., Nathan- iel H., Moses, Mary A. and Geo. Washington, all of whom are dead except George, who resides with his father and attends to the farm. In 1857 George was married to Ellen Smith, daughter of John Smith, deceased, an early settler of Pike county. They have had 4 children, 3 of whom are living,-Charley, Willie and Nellie. The two latter are twins. Mrs. Alfred Gordon died April 24, 1867. Our subject was a soldier in the war of 1812, under Gen. Dear- born, and endured unusual hardships and privations. He has been a member of the Baptist Church for over 47 years and has held many offices of trust. In N. H. he was Overseer of the Poor and was a member of the State Legislature of that State for 4 successive terms. He has been Justice of the Peace and Treasurer of the school fund in Pike Co .; is also a surveyor, which business he has pur- sued more or less. In the year 1842 he taught school in Griggs- ville.
Daniel B. Griffin was born in Pike Co., Oct. 17, 1839, and is the son of Lorenzo D. Griffin, deceased. He was married in 1860 to Mary E. Baker, and they had one child. Mrs. Griffin and child both died in 1862, of the small-pox, as also did Mr. G.'s father. In 1864 he again married, this time Sarah A. Fowler, and they had 6 children, of whom 3 are living,-Lizzie, Riley and Noley. Mr. Griffin is an engineer by profession, but is now engaged in pack- ing and shipping flour with McMahan & Co.
M. Hainsfurther, merchant, Griggsville, is a native of Germany; came to America in 1853 and located in Winchester, Scott Co., Ill., and engaged in the dry goods business; also clothing, boots and shoes. He located in Griggsville in 1860, where he followed the same business. He carries a stock of about $18,000, and has a large trade. He commenced business by peddling over the country, carrying his goods on his back. He was married in 1863 to Re- becca Cohn, and they have had 6 children, 5 of whom are living,- Millie, Nathan, Bessie, Harry and Lusettie.
Abel Harrington was born in Albany county, N. Y., Feb. 20, 1824, and is a son of the late Judge Harrington, so well known in the pioneer history of this county. Our subject came to this county with his parents in 1835, where he has since resided. He was mar- ried Feb. 7, 1847, to Eliza J. Sheeley, daughter of Abel and Mary A. Sheeley, well known in the history of this and Morgan counties. She was born in Naples, Scott Co., in 1825. Mr. H.'s mother-in- law, Mrs. Mary A. (Kenney) Sheeley, was born in Lancaster, Pa.,
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May 16, 1801; she came to what is now Scott county in 1821, and to this county in 1829. She was married in Feb., 1819, to John Hollins. They had two children. Mr. Hollins died in 1822, and in 1824 his widow married Abel Shelley. They had 9 children, 4 of whom are living. Mr. Harrington resides on sec. 2; P. O., Griggsville.
Charles Harrington, deceased. Judge Charles Harrington was born in that part of Grafton, Mass., known as New England vil- lage, in 1795; in 1811 he went to Rodman, N. Y., where he remained three years, engaging in the woolen business; his factory, with two others, was burned, it is supposed, by a jealous Canadian; he then taught school for a time and located in Guilderland, N. Y., where he formed a partnership with Charles Mason in the manu- facture of woolen goods; he remained there until 1835, when he came to Griggsville and continued his residence in Pike county .until his death, which occurred Ang. 15, 1873. He was a worthy member of the Baptist Church for 47 years, and an ordained min- ister for 29 years. He was called to the pastoral charge of the Perry Baptist Church, where he remained for several years. Upon the organization of the Quincy Baptist Association in 1843, he was elected Moderator, and held the position for 11 years. In 1850 he was elected County Judge for Pike county. He was ever a bold, fearless champion of the cause of temperance, truth and morality. His efforts in the cause of temperance when a young man, as well as his activity and zeal in religions meetings after he made a pro- fession of religion, led the Church in Schenectady, of which he was first a member, to see his aptness to teach, and they granted him license to preach. He was a very forcible, convincing speaker, but never depended upon preaching for a support. He supplied many weak and destitute churches at different times.
Charles W. Harrington was born in Griggsville tp. Dec. 14, 1852, and is the son of the late Samuel Harrington, an early pio- neer. Ile was raised on a farm and educated in the common schools; was married in Ang., 1875, to Anna, danghter of Christian Hoss,"of Griggsville tp. They have had 3 children .- Mattie. Ellis and Freddie. Mr. H. is engaged in farming and owns 80 acres of valuable land on secs. 11 and 12, Griggsville tp. In 1874 he took a tour through Kansas and Missouri, and returned the same year.
Geo. P. Harrington, son of Judge Harrington, was born in Griggsville tp., sec. 1., on the farm where he now resides, July 17, 1839. Judge Harrington, a native of Grafton, Mass., was born Nov. 17, 1795; was married Jan. 9, 1823, to Hannah Scranton, by whom he had 6 children,-Abel, Samuel, Daniel, James, Abbie and George P., who is the youngest. Mrs. Harrington was born in Stephentown, Rensellaer Co., N. Y., Oct., 1801, and died Oct. 25, 1878. Our subject was married Jan. 26, 1867, to Lonisa, daughter of Ebenezer C. Maddux, deceased. They had 6 children, of whom 4 are living,-Bertha, Jennie, Hannah and Louisa. Mrs. Harring-
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ton died Dec. 18, 1879, loved and respected by all. She was born in Hamilton Co., O., June 20, 1848. In 1868 the family removed to Kansas, where Mrs. H. was attacked with chills, from which she never recovered. The following year they returned to Pike county. The Independent Press, of Griggsville, contained the following obituary notice Dec. 25, 1879:
" Loving hearts are doomed to sorrow, Trusting souls to pine and die ; Beauteous flowers bloom and perish 'Neath the hot and burning sky.
" Then, if all in life is fleeting, If on earth no joy is given, Let us seek for rest unchanging, In the Christian's home in heaven."
Samuel M. Harrington was born in Albany Co., N. Y., April 19, 1827, and is a son of the late Judge Harrington. He came to this county with his parents in 1835. He was married in 1848 to Charity Elledge, daughter of William and Tabitha Elledge; they have had 4 children, of whom 3 are living,-Sarah A., Charles W. and Ada Belle. Mr. H. spent one year in Colorado during the gold excitement. His grandfather, Samuel Harrington, was born in Grafton, Mass., Aug. 13, 1769, and his grandmother was Abigail Putnam, a relative of Gen. Israel Putnam, renowned in the war of the Revolution. Mr. H. was a member of the U. B. Church. He died June 24, 1875. If we should attempt to enumerate his many virtues we should fill pages of history.
Perry Harshman was born in Preble Co., O., Oct. 13, 1842, and is the son of Peter Harshiman, now of Griggsville tp. He came with his parents to this county in 1852, where he has since resided. He now lives near Griggsville, and is engaged in general farming and owns about 320 acres of land.
Peter Harshman, son of Peter Harshman, sr., deceased, was born in Preble Co., O., in 1813. He was raised on a farm and received a limited education in a subscription school. He was married in 1836 to Susannah Sherer, daughter of Daniel and Catharine Sherer, deceased, and a sister of Dr. D. J. Sherer, of Grandview, Edgar Co., Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Harshman have had 10 children, of whom 5 are living,-Noah L., Perry, Eli, Rachel Ann and Daniel. They removed to this county in 1852 and settled in Pittsfield tp., where they resided until the spring of 1869, when they'removed to Griggs- ville tp. and settled on sec. 11. Mr. H. and his son Noah are now traveling in Washington Territory and the West. He has always been engaged in farming. Mrs. Harshman's father was in the war of 1812, and was one of the soldiers of Hull's army that sur- rendered at the siege of Detroit.
Dr. L. J. Harvey was born in Warner, N. H., Oct. 6, 1851; had an academical education; came to Griggsville in 1872 and read medicine under the late Dr. Wilson; attended Bellevue Hospital
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Medical College, of New York city, and also the St. Louis Medical College, where he graduated in 1875; after spending a few months in the city hospital there he located in Griggsville, where he has a large practice In May, 1876, he married Bella Kenney, daughter of Charles Kenney, of Griggsville, and they have one little boy, Ira K.
Frank Hatch was born in Hillsboro Co., N. H., March 21, 1825, and is a son of Reuben Hatch (deceased), who was also a native of New Hampshire. He was reared and educated for the most part, in Griggsville, having come to this place with his parents in 1836. Ile was married Nov. 30, 1852, to Rebecca Ben- nett, daughter of Simeon Bennett (deceased). They have 3 chil- dren,-Charles P., Celia J. and Marshall P. Mr. Hatch has seen the rough places made smooth, and the vacant prairies of Pike county made into valuable farms. He resides on sec. 16, Griggs- ville tp., where he is engaged in farming and stock-raising, making the latter a specialty.
Isaac A. Hatch, banker, was born in Hillsboro, N. HI., Sept. 13, 1812; came to Griggsville in 1835, where he still resides; has fol- lowed farming, milling, collecting revenue, merchandising and banking in this county; is now in the last named business. Oc- tober, 1840, he married Lydia B., sister of Moses E. Baxter, of Griggsville. Their 2 children are Abbie A. and John Franklin.
Mason Hatch was born in this township April 26, 1846, son of Sylvanus Hatch, deceased; the latter was born in Hillsboro, N. H., in 1816; was a farmer by occupation, and died March 17, 1868. Mason was educated in the State University at Bloomington, Ill., and has taught school most of the time for 8 years, but is now farming on the old home place, sec. 9.
Jacob Hendricks was born in Harrison Co., O., March 22, 1831, and is a son of Andrew Hendricks, of Adams Co., Ill. He was raised on a farm, and received a common-school education; was married Aug. 28, 1855, to Nancy M. Robison, daughter of William Robison, deceased, who brought his family to this county in 1847. Mr. and Mrs. IIendricks have had 10 children, of whom 7 are liv- ing,-Leah J., William R., Mary E., Andrew G., Laura O., Estella E., and Charles R. Mr. Hendricks is a farmer, but is now engaged in the grain and stock business at Maysville.
George D. Hensell was born in Wheeling, W. Va., March 23, 1854, son of Robert Hensell, now of Griggsville ; when our sub- ject was one year old the family emigrated to Griggsville, where he was educated. For 3 years he has been teaching, and is now teaching his second term in Middle Flint district, Flint tp., where the growing prosperity of his school sufficiently attests his qualifi- cations. June 12, 1878, he married Nellie Cover, daughter of Daniel Cover, sr., of Griggsville.
John W. Hensell was born in Portland, Jefferson Co., O., Ang. 8, 1848, son of Robert L., of Griggsville ; he has lived on a farm since 10 years old, and now resides on sec. 26, Griggsville tp .; the
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emigration of his people to this county was in' 1855. He was mar- ried Oct. 28, 1869, to Mary J. Warton, daughter of Wm. Warton, deceased, so well known in the early settlement of Pike county ; and they have 4 children,-Fred, Della M., George O. and Estella. Dr. James Montgomery Higgins, youngest son of John and Elizabeth Higgins, was born in Montgomery Co., Md., July 30, 1808 ; educated chiefly in Rockville, Md .; studied medicine in Washington, D. C .; graduated in the medical department of Colum- bia College in that city March 11, 1829, and has followed the prac- tice of his profession ever since,-over half a century now. Jan. 25, 1831, he married Margaret Davis in Bourbon Co., Ky., niece of Gov. Edward Tiffin, first Governor of Ohio ; in the following spring he emigrated to Jacksonville, Ill., and in Nov., 1834, he removed with his wife and infant child to Griggsville, this county, where physicians were scarcer than in Jacksonville ; in 1846 he was elected Representative to the State Legislature ; in 1848 he was elected Medical Superintendent of the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane at Jacksonville, where he superintended the building of the original hospital, at a cost surprisingly low, as attested by a Legislative commission ; he opened the institution in the fall of 1851, and conducted it with great acceptability until the summer of 1854, when he returned to Griggsville, where he has practiced ever since except in 1862-3, when he was Surgeon of the 114th Reg. Ill. Vol.
Besides an infant son that died in Jacksonville in 1832, the Doc- tor and his wife have had 6 children, as follows : Isaac Newton, James M., Edward Tiffin, Mary E., Drusilla C. and Lizzie M.,-all living except the eldest daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Jones. Isaac N. studied and gradnated in medicine, but has followed journalism up to the present time. In company with his brother James M., he published the Pike County Union, the first newspaper in Griggs- ville, and which was afterward transferred to Pittsfield; subse- quently he became editor-in-chief of the Illinois State Register at Springfield, and after several years he became managing editor of the Chicago Republican, and for 10 years past has occupied that relation to the San Francisco Morning Call, a daily paper of 45,000 circulation. James M., jr., a practical printer, has been connected with the Illinois State Register in various relations, a part of the time one of its. editors. Edward T. holds an important position in the W. U. Telegraph office at Chicago. Mary E. mar- ried J. Howard Jones in 1861, and died Aug. 9, 1874, in Chicago, leaving 2 sons and an infant daughter. Drusilla C. became the second wife of Mr. Jones on the Christmas of 1878, and they reside in Chicago. Lizzie M. is a teacher in the public schools of Griggsville.
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