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The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized at about the same date as the above Church. The first building was of brick, small and unpretending, and occupied the site of the present hand- some edifice. The progress of the Church was slow, but a few faithful ones worked on hopefully. The present building was erected in 1876, at a cost of about $12,000. Miss Lucy Williams and Mrs. William Wills, two earnest Christian women, contribut- ing most of that sum. The success of the undertaking, however, was largely due to the energy and perseverance of the Pastor, Rev. W. F. Gillmore, who commenced the work with small beginnings, but remained to see it completed and dedicated. The Church now has a large membership, is in a prosperons condition, and is blessed with an efficient minister, Rev. M. Auer.
The Baptist Church was organized in 1839, and the house of worship was built of brick, and still stands upon its original site. For many years it was among the leading Church organizations in the toyn, but of late years it has not been so prosperous. It is now
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without a regular Pastor, but meetings are 'regularly held, and a call has been extended to a new minister.
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church was built in 1852, Hon. Wm. A. Grimshaw being the principal patron. Rev. Mr. . Little is the Rector of the Parish, and is a cultivated gentleman and minister.
The first Roman Catholic Church was built in 1850, Rev. Mr. Dempsey being the first Priest in charge. It was a wooden build- ing, which was subsequently removed to make room for the new church, and is now on a lot on the opposite side of the street, and used as J. H. Wheeling's auction room. The present brick build- ing was erected in 1869, and was remodeled during the past year, and the steeple erected. The Church being the only one of that faith in the county, has a large membership, and is well attended. The present Pastor is Rev. Father Hoven, a man of ability and energy. It is probable the church building will be enlarged at an early day, to accommodate the growing congregation.
The Presbyterian Church, which had been closed for some years, was recently re-opened, with Rev. J. P. Dawson as Pastor. The congregation still worships in the building first erected, and now gives promise of new life and nsefulness.
The German Methodist Church was not organized until 1869, when the society was drawn together, and the present brick strnc- ture erected. It is now in a very prosperous condition, being ont of debt and with a united membership. Rev. M. Thalenhorst is the Pastor, who is proving a very acceptable minister.
A Church of Latter-Day Saints was organized in 1862 by Elder Lytle. Meetings have since been held at the houses of the mem- bers, but now the society is erecting a church building which will be completed and dedicated early in the spring.
The Hebrews number several families, but as yet have no regular place of worship. On the 11th of May, 1879, they organized a Sabbath-school, of which Mr. Albert Fishell is Superinten dent, and L. D. Hirsheimer, Secretary. There are some 13 children on the rolls, and meetings are held in a room in the Odd Fellows building.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
In 1848 Pittsfield Lodge, No. 56, A. F. & A. M., was organized, the first Master being Michael J. Noyes, for many years a promi- nent and respected citizen. Union Chapter No. 10, R. A. M., was organized in 1859. Ascalon Commandery K. T. was organized in 1876. F. M. Casal, E. C. The Masonic bodies are in a very pros- perous condition, the Lodge and Chapter owning a fine hall, and the Commandery another adjoining. The officers of the Lodge now are W. B. Grimes, W. M .; Thos. Worthington, jr., S. W .; G. W. Shaw, J. W .; C. R. Lame, Sec .; of the Chapter, W. B. Grimes is H. P .; Wm. Steers, E. K .; J. A. Rider, E. S. Secretary; of the Commandery, F. M. Casal is E. C. and V. A. Grimes, Rec.
The Odd Fellows have always been a popular order in this city. Pittsfield Lodge, No. 95, was organized in 1851 with a small mem- bership. The first officers were Samnel Smith, N. G .; R. L. How-
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ard, V. G .; John Hawkins, Sec. and N. Kelley, Treasurer. It has since grown steadily, and now has a large number of members. Some years ago a German Lodge was consolidated with the present body. The officers are J. L. Dobbin, N. G .; J. H. Mcclintock, V. G .; B. F. Fisk, Sec .. and F. L. Shriver, Treas. The Encamp- ment, which was organized Oct., 1865, is also in a good condition, but the increase in membership has been slow. The Odd Fellows own their hall, which is the handsomest in the town, being beauti- fully decorated and furnished.
The A. O. U. W. also have a very flourishing Lodge. It was organized in April, 1878, with a membership of twenty-five. Dr. (. II. Doss, M. W. It has grown steadily since then, the endow- ment feature proving a very popular one. The present officers are B. Hirsheimer, M. W .; C. W. Rayburn, Rec.
The I. O. M. A., a beneficial society also, was chartered about a year and a half ago. Its progress has been slow but steady, and it has good material among its membership.
The Knights of Honor organized a Lodge in 1879, and have a good membership, mostly young men. These three last named societies meet in Odd Fellows Hall.
BIOGRAPHICAL DEPARTMENT.
As a part of the history of the town and township, we give per- sonal sketches of the old settlers and leading citizens.
Isaiah Adams, farmer, sec. 26; owns 80 acres of land, worth $75 per acre; is a native of New York and was born Jan. 5, 1806; came to this State in 1842, and settled where he now resides. Feb. 14, 1833, he married Anna Lester, who was born in 1809, in Con- nectient; they are the parents of 7 children, 5 living, namely, Anna A., John P., Martha L., Buell R. and Orilla S .; Nancy and Isaiah, dec. Mr. A. has been Road Commissioner. Is a member of the Congregational Church, and a Republican.
Christopher Appleton, farmer and stock-dealer, sec. 11; P. O., Pittsfield; is the owner of 175 acres of fine land, worth $75 per acre. Mr. A. is the son of Christopher and Elizabeth Appleton, natives of England, and was born Dec. 12, 1818: came with his parents to America in 1819 and settled in Pennsylvania, remaining 17 years. They then moved to Missouri, and in 1872 to this county. Mr. Appleton handles about 100 head of cattle per year, and raises hogs and other stock. He was married in Missouri in 1845 to Charlotta Stennett, born in Virginia in 1827, and they have had 2 children, only 1 living,-Anna E., now wife of J. S. Sellsbery. Mr. A. is a Baptist, and an Odd Fellow.
Hon. William R. Archer, Attorney at Law and State Senator, was born in New York city April 13, 1817; his parents were Rich- ard P., a merchant, and Jane (Alcock) Archer, a native of Ireland. His preliminary education was obtained at Flushing, L. I., whence he removed to New York city, where he studied law under John
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L. Lawrence, and was admitted to the New York Bar Feb. 23, 1838. May 10 of the same year he settled in Pittsfield, where in August following he was admitted to the Illinois Bar and soon had an extensive practice; in 1847 he was a member of the State Con- stitutional Convention from Pike county, in which capacity he evinced sterling qualities; that was a trying time, as the question of township organization was then beginning to agitate the people. Mr. Archer was Circuit Clerk and Recorder from 1856 to 1860. He was then elected Representative in the State Legislature on the Democratic ticket with Benj. F. DeWitt, and represented the counties of Pike and Brown; in 1869 he was again elected to the State Constitutional Convention, which met the following year, and in 1872 was elected to the State Senate from the 38th District, comprising the counties of Pike, Scott and Calhoun; in 1876 he was re-elected to the same position, his present term expiring next November. He was a member of the Joint Commission appointed by the Legislature of 1877 to ascertain the damages arising to pri- vate property in lands by the construction of dams on the Wabash and Illinois rivers; this Commission consisted of 2 Senators and 3 Representatives, and they held sessions from July 9, 1877, to De- cember 10 of the same year, at Springfield. Out of $185,000 dam- ages claimed, the Commission awarded about $30,000, to pay which an appropriation was made by the last session of the Legislature. Subsequently Mr. Archer discovered a law passed in 1847, affecting claims entirely disconnected with the work of this Commission, which law had been obsolete for 10 years, and not brought forward in the revisions. It was a statute of limitations which had the effect to bar over $2,000,000 of claims presented to the Court of Claims. (This court consists of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and two Circuit Judges.) This statute, with a written argu- ment in brief, Mr. A. presented to the Attorney General, and at his request he argued the case before the Court, which sustained the statute, and thus barred over $2,000,000 of the claims. For all this service Mr. A. did not receive a single dollar. Mr. Archer has recently been nominated for Governor of the State by several influential newspapers, and the Old Flag, an opposition paper in politics, says that Mr. A. is too good a man to be set up by a mi- nority party, simply to be knocked over.
Feb. 1, 1838, Mr. Archer married Miss Anna Maria Smith, daughter of Jonas Smith, a former resident of Long Island, N. Y .; she died Sept. 26, 1859, leaving 7 children, 5 of whom are living; he was again married Dec. 15, 1860, to Henrietta E. Sergeant, daughter of Col. Aaron Sergeant, of New York city, and they have had one child.
Samuel Atwood, farmer, sec. 25, owns 240 acres of land worth $60 per acre; was born in Virginia in 1821; came to Pike county 1854, and settled near where he now resides. In 1851 he was mar- ried to Eliza J. Chaffy, who was born in Ohio in 1831; they are the parents of 10 children, of whom 6 are living,-William T., James
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A .. Charles E., Alla A., Nannie M. and Samuel F. Mr. A. is a Democrat; his father was in the war of 1812.
Austin Barber, retired farmer, residence, Pittsfield; was born in Ohio in Oct., 180"; his first occupation was that of clerk in a dry-goods store; came to Illinois in 1833 and settled in Pittsfield; he established one of the first dry-goods houses here, which business he continued until 1841, then went to Florence for 5 years, then returned to Pittsfield again and purchased a farm, comprising 150 acres of fine farm land one mile from Pittsfield: he carried on farm- ing until 1870. In 1838 he married Caroline Johnson, who was born in Missouri in 1819; they are the parents of 6 children, 3 boys and 3 girls; the 3 girls are deceased. The sons all served in the late war, Mr. A. is a member of the Christian Church, and a Re- publican.
Edward F. Binns, County Clerk, is a son of Randolph and Elizabeth (MeGlosson) Binns, both natives of Virginia. They were among the pioneers of this county, having emigrated here as early as 1835. Edward F. was born in this county, Jan. 23, 1841; he passed his boyhood days upon the farm and attended the com- mon schools; at the age of 23 he embarked in business for himself, beginning at that time to buy and ship stock, cattle, hogs, sheep and horses. These he shipped mostly to the Chicago market. He then engaged in the mercantile business for a period of a year and a half. Ile has held the offices of township Collector and Assessor, and in 1877 was elected to the responsible position which he now holds. In 1868 he was united in marriage with Orpha Norton, who was born in Indiana in April, 1840. To them were born 3 children,-Louisa, William S. and Bertha. Mr. B. is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and an active and prominent member of the Christian Church.
E. W. Blades, of the firm of Dober & Blades, grocers, established by E. W. Blades ; the co-partnership was formed in 1879 and is one of the most reliable and successful firms in Pittsfield. Mr. B. is a native of Delaware and was born in 1834. He came to this county in 1856 and located at Barry, where he remained until 1876. during which time he was engaged in the dry-goods business. His present location is on the north side of the Public Square, Pitts- field. He was elected Sheriff in 1876 and served with credit until Mr. Kellogg. the present Sheriff, was chosen. He was married July 24, 1856, to Phobe A. Hammond.
James P. Blake, farmer, sec. 14; P. O., Pittsfield; was born in this county in 1844; was married in 1865 to Miss Melinda Richards, a native of this county, who died in 1876, leaving one child, Elnore. His present wife, Caroline Rookerd, is also a native of this county and was born in 1854: they have one child, Edward; they are mem- bers of the Christian Church, and Mr. Blake is well known through- ont the county as one of Pike's enterprising farmers.
Henry Blei, farmer, sec. 25; is a native of Ireland, born in 1826; came to America in 1845 and settled in Calhoun county, Ill., the
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same year, and remained 16 years; came to this county in 1864; owns 140 acres of land worth $50 per acre. In 1852 he married in Calhoun county; his wife died in July, 1877, leaving a family of 8 children, of whom 6 are living. Their names are, Fred, Henry J., Katie E., Emma J., Frank L. and Charles E. Mr. B. is a Demo- crat. P. O., Pittsfield.
Rev. Wm. Carter, for many years Pastor of the Congregational Church of Pittsfield, was an eminent man. He was born at New Canaan, Conn., Dec. 31, 1803. His parents were Ebenezer and Rhoda (Weed) Carter. He graduated at Yale College in 1828 and subsequently at the theological school of the same institution. He and several fellow students soon became the founders of the Illinois College at Jacksonville, Ill., and Mr. Carter himself took charge of the Congregational Church at Jacksonville, the first church of this denomination west of Ohio (1833). This church prospered greatly under his pastoral care, but in 1838 he resigned the charge and soon afterward became pastor of the Congregational Church of Pittsfield, Ill., where he continued until 1868, laboring acceptably, not only at this place but also at Summer Hill and Rockport. He died Feb. 2, 1871, at Pittsfield, and his death was mourned by the whole community. During his life he was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Theological Seminary, was one of the organizers of the General Association of Illinois, and held many other responsible positions. He is regarded as the father of the Congregational Church at Pittsfield. His widow is still living in Pittsfield.
Dr. F. M. Casal, physician and surgeon, was born in Balti- inore, Md., Sept. 20, 1842; emigrated in 1848 to Palmyra, Mo .; educated in the public high school in St. Louis, Mo., and Washing- ton University; graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1864; also attended Bellevue Hospital Medical College, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York city; and, after spending three and a half years on the Pacific ocean, he located in Pittsfield in the summer of 1868, where he has since remained in medical practice. He is a member of the Adams County Medical Society, and of the Illinois State Medical Society. The Doc- tor has also been a member of the Town Board for three years, and President of the Board two years. In the Masonic order, he is Past Master of the Lodge of Pittsfield, No. 56, High Priest of Union Chapter No. 10, R. A. M., and Eminent Comman- der of Ascalon Commandery, K. T. Aug. 9, 1870, Dr. Casal married Amelia, daughter of B. H. Atkinson, of Pittsfield, and his children are : Mary, born Nov. 28, 1871; Annie, Jan. 27, 1874; and Isabel, August 24, 1877.
Isaac A. Clare, County Surveyor, son of Moses F. and Mary (Brown) Clare, natives of Kentucky, was born in this county Sept. 5, 1835. At the age of 16 he devoted his time and attention to civil engineering, for which profession he had received a thor- ough education. In 1875 he was elected County Surveyor of Pike
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county, and subsequently re-elected, and holds the position' at the present time. He was married in this county in 1870, to Rebecca Welch, a native of Waterdale county, Ala., who was born in 1847. They have had a family of three children, two of whom are living. Their names are Moses N. and Alma. Allen is deceased. Mr. C. is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities, a Uni- versalist in religion, and politically a Democrat.
Moses F. Clare, blacksmith, Pittsfield, is a native of Kentucky, where he was born Oct. 28, 1811; came to this county and set- tled at Atlas as early as 1832, where he remained until 1835, when he moved to Pittsfield, being one of the first settlers here. He attended the first sale of town lots, May 1, 1833. He learned the blacksmith's trade in St. Louis. In June, 1833, in this county, he was united in marriage with Maria Brown, a native of Kentucky. They are the parents of 4 children, 2 living,-Isaac A. and Moses H. Those deceased were Francis O. and Henry T. Mr. (. is a member of the Masonic order, and Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the M. E. Church.
Thomas Clarkson, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 29, owning 180 acres of land, was born in England May 28, 1820; raised on a farm; married in England in 1844, to Fanny Rodgers, born in England in 1818; they are the parents of 4 children. Mr. Clarkson came to the United States in 1851, settling in this county ; P. O., Pitts- field. Mr. C. is a Republican.
O. G. Cline is a farmer by occupation, though at present he is Superintendent of the County Poor, this being the second term he he has held the office. Ile owns 100 acres of land in Martinsburg tp., sec. 3, valued at $40 per acre. He was born in Scott county, Ill., March 26, 1843; married in Pike county in 1849, Lucretia Melton, who was born in Virginia. They have 4 children-Leon Lester, Glenn M., Alverdia and Fred K. P. O., Pittsfield.
Howard Cohenour, farmer, sec. 1; P. O., Pittsfield; was born in 1851, in this county, and is a son of Jacob and Jane Cohenour, na- tives of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Pike county in 1836, where they remained until their death. April 2, 1872, Mr. C. married Mary A. Cop, who was born in Iowa Dec. 29, 1852. They are the parents of 4 children, viz : Jacob, Gertrude E., William and Ira S. His grandfather on his father's side, was in the war of 1812. Mr. C. belongs to the M. E. Church, and is a Democrat.
Albert Coley, blacksmith, is a native of Kentucky, born in 1829, and is a son of Wm. B. and Elizabeth (McClane) Coley, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Kentucky. He came to this county in 1853, first settling in Atlas tp., and in 1867 moved to Wisconsin, where he remained 4 years, then came back to Pittsfield, where he has since resided. He learned his trade at the age of 27 years, which he has always followed. In 1857 he mar- ried Mary A. Sanders, a native of New York, born in 1832, and they have had 6 children; 2 are living, Minnie J. and Charles A. The names of the deceased are Lucy, Ella, George and Abigail.
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Mr. C.'s father was in the war of 1812, for which he received a pension through life. Mr. C. owns 3 lots in Pittsfield, one with shop, and 2 with dwelling houses.
James Cosgrove, farmer, sec. 4; P. O., Pittsfield; was born in Ireland in 1812, and came to America in 1849, settling in Hart- ford, Conn., until 1865, when he moved to Pennsylvania, where he followed teaming. Two years afterward he settled in this county, and followed farming 3 years. By frugality and energy he was enabled to purchase his present farm in this tp., where he has since made his home. In 1836 he married Miss Margaret McDermott, a native of Ireland, and they have 7 children,-Ellen, Joseph, Christopher, Dora, James, Bridget and Thomas. Mr.
C. is a member of the Catholic Church, and a staunch Democrat.
James Coulter, farmer, sec. 19; was born in Ireland March 6, 1829, brought by his parents to the United States in 1831, and at the age of 21 he came to this county. Aug. 5, 1859, he married Mary Jane White. His father, John Coulter, resides on the farm now owned and occupied by his son James. Mr. C. owns 101 acres of land, worth $50 per acre. He has been School Director for 9 years, and is a successful farmer; is a Democrat. P. O., Pittsfield.
William Coulter, farmer, sec. 19; was born in Tuscarawas county, O., and came to Pike county, Ill., in the spring of 1853. Jan. 9, 1868, he married Miss Lydia Hoskin, and they have 6 children, namely: Laura, Anna, Eliza, Minnie M., Letitia and Charles Sherman. Mr. C. owns 160 acres of land worth $50 per acre. Mr. C. takes great pride in raising good stock; also raises considerable wheat and corn, which he disposes of at home market. In politics he is a Democrat. P. O., Pittsfield.
A. G. Crawford, attorney, is the second son of J. G. Crawford, who settled in this county in 1830, where the subject of this sketch was born in 1854. He was educated in the Blackburn University at Carlinville, and began the study of law in the office of the State's Attorney at Pittsfield. In 1875 he entered the law school at Chicago, at which institution he was graduated the following vear. In 1876 he married Mary E., daughter of Dr. W. C. Doan, who died in Oct., 1877. Mr. C. is yet young in years, and in the practice of his profession, but his native ability and energy will insure him success.
Elder W. H. Crow, County Superintendent of Schools, was born March 12, 1848, in Wheeling, W. Va., son of Charles and Margaret (Hughes) Crow, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Virginia, who settled in Wheeling in 1845, but emigrated to Huron county, Ohio, when the subject of this sketch was very young; in 1857 they removed to Clark county, Mo., and in 1859 to Macon county, Ill. Mr. Crow's mother died two years ago, and his father resides in Sullivan, Ill. At the age of 17 W. H. left the parental domicile to take care of himself, and graduated in 1872 at Eureka College, Woodford Co., Ill., and was ordained a minister of the
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Gospel in the Christian Church, shortly after which he became Pastor of the Christian Church at Barry, this county. Ile com- menced preaching, however, in Macon county, in 1866. Since 1878 Mr. Crow is by felection, County Superintendent of Schools. In 1869 Mr. C. married Miss N. Clark, a native of Illinois. Residence, Pittsfield.
John Curless, sr., farmer, sec. 9; P. O., Pittsfield; is a native of Ohio, and was born in 1525; came to this State in 1851 ; was mar- ried in Ohio in 1845, to Elizabeth Girton, who was born in Ohio in 1828. They have 7 children, viz .: George, Timothy, Sarah A., John, Stephen, Thomas and Jesse. Mr. C. is a Methodist, and a Democrat. His parents were natives of New Jersey.
John Curless, jr., farmer, owning 3 acres of land with a nice dwelling ; he is a son of Abiah and Anna (Hill) Curless. He is a native of Ohio, and was born in 1854; came to this State in 1860; was married in 1878 to Emily F. Dell, a native of this State, born in 1860; they have one child, Ina Pearl, born Oct., 1879. Mr. C. is a Republican.
Osborn Davis, farmer, sec. 12; P. O., Pittsfield ; owns 160 acres of land, worth $35 per acre; was born in Pennsylvania in 1821; came to Illinois in 1845, located the same year in Pittsfield, where he has since resided; was married in this county about the year 1847, to Susan Troutlett, who was born in Ohio in 1825. She is deceased. He was married a second time, namely, to Miss Louisa Troutlett, also a native of Ohio. They have 10 children, only 4 of whom are living.
Thomas Dickson & Son, dealers in dry-goods and clothing; the senior member of this firm came to this county in 1837, and for 14 years worked at the tailor's trade. In 1850 he visited the Rocky Mountains: after returning, he elerked for Ross & Gay, and Watson & Abbott. Subsequently he formed a partnership with W. Abbott. Three years afterward Watson retired, and Gay was admitted to the firm. In 1860 the firm dissolved, and he opened his present place. His son was a participant in the late war, and was admitted as partner in business with his father in 1872. Mr. D. is a native of Scotland, where he was born in 1815, and is the oldest living merchant in Pittsfield.
Thomas Dilworth, farmer, sec. 32; P. O., Pittsfield; owns an interest in 160 acres of land, worth $60 per acre; his brother George, and sister Faith, are equal partners in this property. They are all unmarried, and live on the place together. They have raised a girl named Mary E. Carroll; they emigrated to this county with their mother in 1850, where they have since resided. All are Democrats.
J. L. Dobbin, attorney at law, office over Harder's drug store, west side of the Square. Will practice in any of the courts of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, and attend properly to all legal business entrusted to his care.
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