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Edwin Hitch, deceased, was born Sept. 25, 1843, in Adams county, Ill .; was educated in the schools of Perry, this county, and was raised on a farm. He engaged in buying and shipping stock for several years; was married Jan. 22, 1867, to Mary Simpkin,
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daughter of Thomas Simpkin, deceased. They had 4 boys-Edwin L., Thomas S., Rufus and Roy M. Mr. Hitch was a worthy citi- zen and highly esteemed. Ile died Jan. 29, 1877, in Griggsville.
Prof. R. M. Hitch is Principal of the High School at Griggs- ville. This department is in excellent running order; everything moves on with the system and regularity of clock-work, and the best of order prevails. Save one or two exceptions, the best series of text books is used. Miss 'Abbie Hateh, Assistant, Miss L. E. Campbell, Teacher of Grammar School.
Capt. B. B. Hopkins was born in London, England, Jan. 2, 1838, and is a son of Robert Hopkins, deceased; came to America when but 14 years old, arriving at Griggsville Landing, Dec. 9, 1852; spent a year crossing and re-crossing the Western plains as assistant wagon-master in the service of the Government; enlisted Sept. 5, 1861, as a private in the late war in Co. G, 5th Ill. Cav., under Capt. John A. Harvey, now of St. Louis, and brother of ex- Governor Harvey, of Kansas. Mr. Hopkins was promoted to the Captaincy of his Company in December, 1862; he resigned his com- mission in the army in July, 1864, on account of disability. He has been engaged in raising short-horned thorough-bred cattle and Cotswold sheep since 1865. He was married Nov. 15, 1864, to Ann, second daughter of Thomas Simpkin, deceased, known as the " land king" of Pike county. Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins have 5 children.
John Houston was born in 1817, in Hillsboro, N. H., and is the son of John Houston, deceased. He came to Illinois in 1837, and set- tled in Griggsville tp .: his brother William preceded him 2 years. Mr. Houston returned to N. H. in 1840, and remained there until 1843, when he returned to Illinois. In 1847 he again went to N. H., and was married to Mary Lane. They had 8 children, of whom 4 are living-Lavica, Samuel, Frederick and Alice. Mr. H. has been a successful brick and stone mason, and is also an excellent plasterer, but does not follow this as a business. In 1858, he was elected Sheriff of Pike county, in which capacity he served for 2 years.
Edward S. Hoyt; P. O., Griggsville; was born in this town Feb. 22, 1846; received a common-school education in Griggsville, and is also a graduate of the Jones Commercial College, of St. Louis, Mo. He followed boating on the Illinois river for seven years, and now has charge of the warehouse at Griggsville Landing. In the winter season he engages with his father in the packing of pork in Griggsville He was married in November, 1869, to Emily, daughter of the popular Capt. Samuel Rider, of this county. They have 3 children-Herbert, Clara and Mary A.
Arnold Hughes, son of Elliott and Jane S. Hughes, was born in Danville, Montgomery Co., Mo. He is a grandson of Col. Thos. Hughes, of Paris, Ky .; his mother was the eldest daughter of John R. McConnell, of Lexington, Ky. In 1838 his parents removed to Montgomery county. Mo., within a few miles of where Daniel
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Boone lived and died. Our subject served an apprenticeship at the printer's trade in Milwaukee, Wis., and from there went on a " tour," working at St. Paul, Omaha, St. Joe, Kansas City, St. Louis, Jackson, etc. In Shelby county, Ill., he edited one of the best country papers in the State. He is editor of the " In- dependent Press." published weekly at Griggsville, by Hughes & Nelson. These enterprising young men wield an influence that will make their paper a success. Mr. ILughes was married Sept. 26, 1878, to Miss E. D. Hudson.
Henry L. Hurt was born in Madison Co., Va., Aug. 21, 1825. His ancestry settled in King and Queen Co., Va., about two centu- ries ago. Mr. H. came to Pike county in the fall of 1856, and settled in Griggsville, where he now resides, S. E. corner of Cory and Washington sts. He is a miller by occupation, but he retired from that business some years ago. In polities he has always been independent, but since the formation of the Republican party he has generally voted with that party. In religion he is a Baptist, and has advocated the cause of temperance from boyhood, claiming to have had strictly temperance parents that set an example he has tried to follow. His first marriage was in Culpepper Co., Va., Jan. 5, 1854, with Elmira Smith, who died of consumption Jan. 9, 1870. She was a member of the Baptist Church. His second marriage was in Griggsville, Feb. 15, 1871, with Elizabeth, daughter of the late Jolin C. Shaw, who came to Pike county when there were only about 3 houses between Griggsville and the Illinois river. Mr. and Mrs. Hurt have no children, but have adopted 2 nieces, Amy and Emma Copson, whom they are trying to educate. Mrs. H. is a member of the Baptist Church. John C. Shaw was born in Attle- boro, near Nun Eaton, Warwickshire, England, March 12, 1796. His father, Josiah Shaw, acquired considerable wealth and was for many years engaged in ribbon manufacture. His mother's maiden name was Ann Clark. In 1819 he was married to Elizabeth Towe, and after carrying on the brick-making and building business for a number of years in his native place, he emigrated to America in 1829, and settled in Washington Co., N. Y., following farming. After remaining there about 3 years he removed to Illinois, and settled on see. 13, Griggsville tp., Sept., 1833, where he resided until his death. In 1840 he built a flouring-mill, also a saw-mill, on Flint creek. A few years later he removed the mills to Griggs- ville Landing, on the Illinois river. After a few years he again commenced farming, which he followed until the infirmities of age caused him to retire from active life. He and his wife both united with the Baptist Church in Griggsville. They raised 9 children, 3 sons and 6 daughters.
Samuel Hutchinson, inventor and manufacturer of Hutchin- son's adjustable harrow, was born in Boston, Mass., in 1813; came to Pike Co. in 1834, landing here with less than $5.00 in his pocket. He is a mechanic, and has helped to ereet a great many houses in Griggsville. He was married in 1838 to Laura Bachelor, and they
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had 5 children, 3 of whom are living. He was again married in 1855, this time to Jane A. Edwards. He was married a third time to Sarah E. Jones, and they had 4 children, 2 of whom are living. A. J. Ives was born in Canada, July 19, 1850; came to Illinois in 1869; was educated in the Wesleyan University at Bloom- ington: began teaching in 1873. His father was a farmer. Mr. Ives came to Pike Co. in 1>76; was married to Rosella Kenedy, July 19, 1873 .. They have one child, Eher K.
David Jenkins, a native of Clermont Co., O., was born Dec. 15, 1841; was educated in the common schools of Ohio, and came to Illinois with his parents in 1855, remaining in Altona, Knox Co., until the spring of 1857, when they removed to Pike Co., where they still reside. Ile was married July 26, 1872, to Ede A. Elder, daughter of William and Phobe Elder, deceased. They have had 1 little girl. Anna. Mr. Jenkins is engaged in farming, and resides on sec. 25, Griggsville township. He served in Co. I, 33d Reg't. Ill. Vol., in the Rebellion for 4 years and 3 months, partici- pating in several battles. Ilis father, Joseph W. Jenkins, was born in Gloucester Co., N. J., March 9, 1800, and was raised on a farm; was brought to Clermont Co., O., by his parents in 1806; was mar- ried in 1841 to Susannah Fisher, by whom he had 3 children,- Catharine, Mary A. aml David. He is a saddler and harness- maker by trade, at which he has worked most of the time during his life. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins now reside with their son David.
Nathan W. Jones, one of the founders of Griggsville, was born in Worcester Co., Mass .. April 27, 1803; emigrated in 1830 to Jacksonville, Ill., where he served as Steward of the Illinois Col- lege for one year: in the winter of 1831 he returned East, by way of New Orleans and New York, on account of high water, and in the spring he brought his family to Jacksonville; and in 1833 he came to this point, where he bought a piece of land and helped to lay out the town of Griggsville, and suggested the name of the town. Ile built the first frame house in Griggsville, which still stands. At first he was a farmer for a number of years, and since has followed merchandising, etc. In company with Joshua R. Stanford he kept the first store in Griggsville, taking in trade the first year (1833) 9 bear-skins, from bears killed within 10 miles of town. He owned the warehouses at Griggsville Landing for a number of years, and was an extensive grain merchant, being the first who paid cash for grain in this township. He and Mr. Winn ent the first harvest in this township without liquor. Mr. Jones' ancestry are of New England stock, and of English origin. They are referred to in Bancroft's History of the United States. In 1823 Mr. Jones married Hannah P. Glazier, and their S chil- dren are: Sarah, now widow of James II. Chase, Buffalo, N. Y .: George W., Clerk of Appellate Court at Springfield, and formerly Circuit Clerk of Pike Co .; John W., deceased; William II., who died in California in 1851, in his 20th year: John HI., Confidential Clerk of the Grain Inspector of Chicago, formerly Assistant
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Treasurer of Illinois; Lucy T. and Henrietta H., deceased; and Charles W., bookkeeper in Griggsville. Mr. Jones' portrait is given in this volume.
S. M. Kennedy was born in Clermont Co., O., Sept. 12, 1845; moved to Pike county in 1858, where he has since resided; is chief engineer in the Pike Mills, of Griggsville. He was married in 1870 to Harriet Baldwin, by whom he has had 3 children,-Willy, Nellie and Mervyn Rhea. He served 4 months in Co. H, 137th I. V. I., in the late war, and assisted in opposing Forest's raid on Memphis.
Kenney & Clark, the largest firm in Griggsville, established themselves in general merchandising in 1864, succeeding Mr. Charles Kenney. They carry a general stock of dry goods, cloth- ing, boots and shoes, groceries, queensware, hats and caps, carpets, etc., etc., amounting to a stock of over $20,000. Mr. Clark's father, John Clark, was an early settler in Ogle Co., Ill., having located there about the year 1830, and came to this county in 1857, where he died in 1872. He was a farmer on sec. 15, Griggsville tp.
W. E. Kneeland is a native of Griggsville, and was educated in the union schools of this place. He engaged in the mercantile busi- ness in Marclı, 1879, and has a general stock of dry goods, gro- ceries, boots and shoes. His trade is increasing, and he carries a stock of $3,500.
John Lasbury was born in Kensington, near London, Eng., Nov. 11, 1830, and was educated in the same place. He learned the butcher's trade when quite young, and came to America in 1852 in a sail-ship : was 10 weeks coming from Liverpool to New Orleans, and 3 weeks from New Orleans to St. Louis. From St. Louis he walked to Griggsville in a deep snow, a distance of abont 110 miles; this he accomplished in 3 days' time. He worked for the late Robert Allen, of Griggsville, for about 2 years ; was the first butcher in Griggsville: supplied Griggsville and Pittsfield both with meat from one beef, and sometimes would have some left, which he would take to Perry. He was married March 20, 1858, to Sarah Simpkin, daughter of Thos. Simpkin, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Lasbury have 5 children,-Mary, Ann, Elizabeth, John and Vincent. Mr. L. re- sides on sec. 28, Griggsville tp., and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He has some fine cattle, and he brought the first long-wooled sheep to this part of the country. These sheep were brought from Canada.
James B. Lewis is a native of Kentucky, and was born Nov. 10, 1835. His parents brought him to Woodford Co., Ill., in 1837, and to Adams Co. in 1842. He was educated in Quincy, and at the age of 15 was apprenticed to J. C. Bernard, a harness-maker of that place, with whom he remained 53 years. He located in Griggsville in 1865, and remained here 17 months, and then removed to Alton. where he resided in 1858, when he returned to Griggs- ville. He was married in Alton, Ill., June 18, 1862, to C. F. Fer- guson, and they have 3 children,-Mary H., Louise E. and Maud W.
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Robert M. Love was born in Trenton, N. J., June 14, 1818, and is a son of Samuel and Lydia (Morgan) Love. The former is de- ceased, the latter resides in Pittsfield, and is 83 years old. Mr. Love has cut, split and hauled wood 7 miles for 6 " hits " a cord, and paid $1.50 a yard for Kentucky jeans to make himself a pair of pants. He was married Oct. 3, 1841, to Mary A., daughter of Charles Troy, deceased. She was born Jan. 5, 1824, in Morgan Co., Ill. The Troy family were burned out by the Indians and they suffered untold privations. Mr. and Mrs. Love had 10 children,- Henry C., deceased, Charles E., Lydia J., Jerome G., Georgia Ann, Eleanor, Julia, John E., Sarah E. and Robert F. Mr. Love first settled in Perry tp., but for 30 years has resided on sec. 17, Griggs- ville tp., where he is engaged in farming and stock-raising, and he owns 160 acres of land, 120 of which is well improved. He is a member of the M. E. Church, as also are Mrs. Love and 4 daughters.
Wm. E. Ludlow was born in Griggsville in 1858, and is the son of Robert McK. Ludlow, deceased. Mr. L. is a partner with Mr. Frye in Frye's flouring-mill. He was educated in the schools of Griggsville. His father was accidentally shot and killed while hunt- ing in Dec., 1859.
Henry Lynde, Esq., was born in West Brookfield, Mass., Nov. 11, 1815; was educated in Munson Academy, Hampden Co., Mass .; came to Alton, Ill., Dec. 1, 1836, and the following spring engaged in the mercantile business in Griggsville, which he continued for 4 years, when he engaged in farming, which occupation he followed for 25 years within 2 miles of East Griggsville. In 1868 he rented his farm and retired to Griggsville, where he still resides, and is engaged in insurance and real estate business. He has filled the office of Justice of the Peace since 1873, and is also a Notary Public; has been Township Trustee of Schools for 21 consecutive years and has filled other offices of trust. He was married Sept. 13, 1838, to Ann C. Shaw, daughter of John C. Shaw, deceased. They had 10 children, of whom 6 are living,-Mary A. (now Mrs. Samuel Thack- wray), Sarah J. (now Mrs. H. T. Frits), Burton C., H. Lovell (Mrs. Samuel L. Fiester); the two latter reside at Whiting, Kansas; Nellie W. (now Mrs. T. A. Hill, of Griggsville), and Minnie L. Their eld- est son was killed during the Rebellion; their eldest daughter, Eliz- abeth, was married in Sept, 1863, to Dr. Wm. H. D. Noyes, and died in July, 1873, while on a visit to her friends in Griggs- ville. Mr. and Mrs. Lynde are members of the Baptist Church, and he has been Vice President of the S. S. County Convention for several years.
Wm. Marden, son of Frank Marden, of Chambersburg, was born in Perry, Pike Co., Nov. 19, 1855; was educated here and at the age of 21 engaged in the livery business in Perry, and is still pro- prietor of the Perry Livery Stable; is also proprietor of the Griggs- ville Livery Stable, doing a successful business in both places. His stock in Griggsville is about $2,300, and in Perry $2,000. He was
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married Oct. 17, 1878, to Venie, daughter of John E. Morton, of Perry.
Robert Marshall was born in Cadiz, Harrison Co., O., May 1, 1848, and is the son of Wm. Marshall, of Griggsville, who came here in 1851, where he still resides, and is a blacksmith. He is a first-class mechanic, and has built up a large trade. Mr. Marshall is the father of 9 children, of which our subject is the eldest. His son, Wm. Marshall, jr., is also a mechanic, and is working in the Griggsville Plow Manufactory.
Wm. Marshall was born near Greenburg, Westmoreland Co., Pa., March 1, 1822; is the father of 8 children, 4 of whom are now living. His eldest son, Robert, resides with his father ; his second son, William, follows blacksmithing and is a promising young man. Mr. Marshall came to Pike county in the spring of 1851 and settled in Griggsville, where he has ever since carried on blacksmithing suc- cessfully.
Thomas Manton, a native of Lincolnshire, England, was born April 16, 1844, and is a son of James Manton, near Pittsfield, who brought his family to America in 1854, locating in Detroit tp., where he remained until 1857, and then came to Griggsville tp. Mr. Manton is at present a bachelor and resides on sec. 5, Griggsville tp., where he is engaged in farming and stock-raising. His sisters, Mary and Lizzie, preside over his house.
Wm. McBratney was born in Ireland in 1834, and is the son of John McBratney, deceased; was brought to America by his parents in 1836; remained in Pennsylvania one year; came to Adams Co., Ill., where John McBratney resided until his death, which occurred in 1871. Old Mrs. McBratney still resides in Adams Co., with her daughter, and is 87 years old. Our subject came to Griggs- ville in 1856, where he engaged in blacksmithing, which he still carries on. lle worked 4 years as a journeyman after arriving in this town. He was married Oct. 5, 1865, to Lucinda McDonald, and they have 4 children,- Charles F., Frank, Jennie E. and Wm. Emmet. The latter was named for the noted Emmet, the first Representative in the British Parliament from Ireland, after the re- bellion in that country. Mr. McBratney also manufactures plows and wagons, and deals in agricultural implements.
John McClain was born in Adair Co., Ky., in 1807; was educated there in a subscription school; came to Pike Co. in 1830 and settled in Griggsville tp. At that time there was not a fence between his farm and Atlas. In 1839 he married Abigail Shores. They had 6 children, of whom 3 are living,-Thomas S., Ann Eliza and An- geline, all married. He has been a successful farmer all his life, until within the past 9 years, during which time he has resided in Griggsville.
Levi W. Mc Mahan was born in Marion Co .; Ind., near Indian- apolis, March 31, 1841; parents were Wm. and Maria (Thomas) McMahan. The former, a native of Clermont Co., O., was a farmer in Indiana, and came to Illinois in 1856 with his family, Levi W.
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being then 14 years of age; has ever since been in the cabinet busi- ness in Griggsville; his wife was a native of Maine. At the age of 19 Levi opened a confectionery establishment in Griggsville for about one year, then followed farming 4 years, and then commenced general mercantile business at Griggsville; in 2 years he returned to farming again, and dealing in grain and stock ; he now carries on milling. Mr. McMahan is one of the most active, enterprising and public-spirited men of the county, and has done much toward the improvement of the town where he lives. The business enter- prise-the Pike Flouring Mills-of which he is at the head, is one of the most extensive in the county. April 28, 1861, he married Hattie, daughter of Cephas and Lucy Simmons; of their 3 children, Nellie and Alice are living. Mrs. McM. died May 6, 1876.
The " Pike Mills," owned by MI. MeM and D. P. Baldwin, were built on modern principles, with the new process for grinding flour; also an elevator with a storage capacity of 20,000 bushels of grain. The mill is 33 by >0 feet, three stories and basement, the caves 36 feet from the ground, and the whole structure, built of brick, cost over $20,000. The mill and cooper-shop furnish a home market for 200,000 bushels of grain per annum. It has 4 run of stone, having a capacity of grinding 200 barrels of flour a day. The mill was planned by Mr. McMahan, and soon after work commenced on the building he took for partners two brothers, D. P. and George Baldwin, the former being his present partner. They give employ- ment the year round to about 20 men on an average. at times to nearly double that number, including the cooper shop. The mill stands near the railroad track, is a very fine structure, and an orna- ment to the city. It is calculated to give the travelers who pass through a good impression of the enterprise and energy of the town of Griggsville. We give Mr. McMahan's portrait in this book.
Hon. James Mc Williams. The first of this gentleman's ancestry in America were Alexander McWilliams and wife, Highland Scotch, who emigrated to America in 1776. On board the vessel for this country Alexander Mc Williams, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born. On arriving in America they settled at Browns- ville, Pa .; they afterward moved to Ohio, Belmont county, where he died in 1824, aged 84 years. He and his wife were both mem- bers of the Union Presbyterian Church. Alex. Mc Williams, jr., received his early education at Brownsville, where at the age of 22 he married Miss Jane Paxton, daughter of John Paxton, of Pro- testant Irish descent. In this family were born 3 children, the youngest of whom is James, the subject of this sketch. Mrs. McW. died about 1803. Her husband married a second wife a short time afterward, by whom he had 11 children. He died at the age of 65, at his residence in Union county, O. He always followed farming as an occupation.
James received the most of his education in the schools of Ohio, and until 22 his time was largely employed on his father's farm. He then (1824) married, in Belmont county, Miss Margaret, dangh-
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ter of Alexander Latimer, formerly of Scotland. They had a family of 8 children, only one of whom is living. Mr. MeW. first came to Illinois in the fall of 1834, landing at Naples, where lie spent the winter. The spring following he bought 320 acres of land on sec. 20, Griggsville tp., on which he immediately settled with his family. After having lived here about four years his wife died (Dec. 28, 1838). In June, 1839, he married Miss Lucretia Prescott, a native of Groton, Mass.
Since first settling in this county Mr. McW. has taken an active and prominent part in its affairs, socially, financially and politically. As early as 1838 he was elected on the Democratic ticket a Repre- sentative in the State Legislature, where he served a term of two years, the first session being held at Vandalia, and the second at Springfield. Since then he has been County Commissioner, Super- visor of Griggsville Township, etc., etc., and has been continually in office of some kind. Up to 1848 he followed farming; he then engaged in the lumber trade at Griggsville, which he conducted successfully until 4 or 5 years ago. He was one of the original stockholders and organizers of the Griggsville National Bank, which was put in motion principally through his exertions. The bank opened for business Ang, 1, 1873, with a capital of $50,000, and has done a profitable business since that date. On its first organization Mr. McW. was elected its president, and he has acted in that capac- ity up to the present time. It was probably through his exertions more than any other man, that Griggsville enjoys its present railroad facilities, he having taken an active and prominent part in securing the road. Credit is also due him for the fact that the town is free from railroad debt, in the shape of bonds, he having taken a fore- most part in the financial plans for liquidating the debt.
During the late war Mr. McWilliams was a firm supporter of President Lincoln's administration, using his means and exerting his influence at all times to encourage a bold and energetic prose- cution of the war. His son, Capt. John McWilliams, served for 90 days in the Sth Ill. Inf., and immediately afterreturning home. from service in that regiment he re-enlisted and participated in many an engagement during Gen. Sherman's campaign on his famous march to the sea.
Mr. Mc Williams has a family of four children living, all of whom are married. He is now living at Griggsville, and is 78 years of age, enjoying good health, prepared to live in comfort. He is one of three of the oldest residents in the township now living. He and his wife are both members of the Congregational Church. We give his portrait in this volume. It is from a picture taken at the age of 63.
Jacob K. Moore was born in Merrimac Co., N. H., Jan. 27, 1808, son of Stephen and Phoebe (Kimball) Moore, deceased; reared on a farm and educated in the town of Canterbury, N. H .; was an itin- erant seller of books at auction, and clocks and other articles for 7 years, then engaged in merchandising in Sanbornton, N. H., until
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1837, when he lost all by fire. In 1835 he married Cynthia A. Gerrish, and they have had 5 children, -Frances A. (Russell, dec.) Joseph D., Phoebe K., Geo. H. and Albert. Mr. Moore came to Brown Co., Ill., by wagon in 1838, and purchased 40 acres of land, and next year he brought his family in a wagon to his new home in the West, a distance of 1,600 miles; they were 40 days on the road. They removed to Griggsville April 16, 1849. Mr. M. is an auctioneer, and has also followed farming. He now resides on sec. 22. Although zealous in the late war he has never aspired to any office. He is liberal toward all the Churches, although not a mem- ber of any particular one. When he first came West he had but $10 and a span of old horses, but he now owns 243 acres of valuable land, besides giving 800 acres to his children. He has also given his children a good education and interested himself in the estab - lishment of good schools.
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