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boiled it down, and made salt for family use and for his neighbors.
As the bluffs extend from the northwest to the southeast through the township, the up land is divided from the bottom land, form- ing a triangular section. This land is very rough and broken, and is underlaid with a heavy bed of limestone, and is consequently better adapted to the growing of sinall grain and fruit than to gen- eral farming. There is some excellent farming land along the course of Keyes creek, which extends along the eastern portion of the township. This creek was named in honor of Mr. Keyes, of whom we have spoken in the first part of this sketch. At one time this creek and others abounded in countless numbers of fish, and thus aided in furnishing the settlers with the necessaries of life. Although the pioneers were deprived of many things that are en- joyed at the present day, yet they always had abundance to eat and wear. If their store clothes or homespun gave way, they would simply construct clothing from the hides of animals.
The first Justice of the Peace of this township was Major Hinck- ley. James T'albert was the first Supervisor. Francis Jackson is the oldest settler now residing in the township. He came in 1825, and is the only man now living who went from this locality to the Black Hawk War.
NEW CANTON.
This enterprising town is situated on secs. 9 and 16, Pleasant Vale township. It was founded April 2. 1835, by Charles T. Brews- ter, Hiram Smith and Jesse Tittsworth. It contains four stores, four blacksmith shops, two wagon shops, two carpenter shops, two boot and shoe shops, one paint shop, one cooper shop, one excellent flouring mill, two hotels, one livery stable, one lodge of the Inde- pendent Order of the Mutual Aid Society, which was established in February, 1880, with a membership of 25 ; and is the residence of four physicians. The present population of the town is about 350.
There was a church erected here in 1866, which is known as the Union Church. It is not owned by any one denomination, but by the community in general. There are two Church organizations here,-the Methodists and the Baptists. The former is a remnant of the original M. E. Church that was organized in pioneer days. The Baptists merged the old society into a new one in 1879. The music furnished by the young people during the hours of worship is excellent. Considerable interest is manifested here in this high art, and two choirs have been formed, both of which exhibit supe- rior musical talent.
The first school taught where the village now stands was in a dwelling house, by Mr. Hale in 1832. The first school-house was a log structure and was erected in 1836. The present building is a handsome frame structure, and was erected in 1866. The teacher at present is Prof. Warren D. Bigelow, formerly of Ohio.
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PERSONAL SKETCHES.
Below we make personal mention of the leading citizens of the township.
M. M. Aldrich, farmer, sec. 6; P. O., Hannibal, Mo .; was born in New York in' 1828, and is the son of M. M. and Mary (Herring- ton) Aldrich; was educated in the common schools of Michigan, in which State he also kept store from 1850 to 1856 ; was a sailor on the lakes 6 years ; he came to Pike county in 1860, settling on sec. 6, this tp., where he now owns 350 acres of land; all he is now worth he has made within the last 20 years; he has a splendid farm in the Mississippi bottom. Mr. A. has been married twice,-the first time to Martha Parnell, and they had 3 daughters, 2 of whom are living. Mrs. A. died in 1860, and subsequently Mr. A. married Catharine Kendall, and of their 7 children 5 are living. Politically, Mr. A. is a Democrat.
John E. Alexander, farmer, sec. 23 ; P. O., Cincinnati; was born in Indiana in 1849, and is the son of William and Mary Ann (Dyke) Alexander ; was educated in Iowa ; in 1873 he married Mary E. Knight, and they have had 2 children, one of whom is deceased. Mr. A. owns a good farm, and has the reputation of being an honest, industrious man. In politics he is a Republican.
Jonas Edward Artz, teacher and minister of the Gospel, was born in Pennsylvania, and is a son of Israel B. and Elizabeth (Eby) Artz, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German descent; was edu- cated at Hamilton College, Hamilton county, Ill .; has been preach- ing 3 years in the M. E. Church; now attends two or three appoint- ments every Sunday, besides teaching, in which latter profession he is also successful. P. O., New Canton.
Henry B. Atkinson, merchant, New Canton; was born in St. Louis, Mo., in 1842, and is the son of B. H. and Harriet (Morgan) Atkinson, father a native of New Jersey, and mother of Pennsyl- vania; educated in the common schools of Pike county; in 1868 he married' Orpha M. Witt, and they have had 3 children, 2 of whom are living; commenced mercantile business in company with his father at Pittsfield in 1865, and came to New Canton in 1876, where he has succeeded well, dealing in drugs, medicines, groceries, farming implements, etc .; also buys and ships grain. New Canton is considered by many to be the best grain market in Pike county.
Elias Baldwin, farmer, sec. 16; P. O., New Canton; was born in Connecticut May 3, 1816. and is a son of Wmn. and Clara (Ives) Baldwin, natives also of that State; both his grandfathers drew pensions as Revolutionary soldiers; was educated in Connecticut; came to this county in 1836. In 1846 he married Permelia Safers, and they have had one child, Margaret, who is still at home. As a farmer, Mr. B. has been successful.
George Balzer, butcher, New Canton; was born in Bavaria in 1845, the son of George and Catharine (Wizenberger) Balzer, na- tives of the same country; emigrated to Quincy, Ill., in 1847, and
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in 1864 to Pike county; received his education in the graded schools, and Ray & Veriel's Commercial College one term, and Baker's three terms. In 1868 he married Orintha Yearly, and they have had 4 children, all of whom are living. Mr. B. com- menced his present business two years ago, and so far has pros- pered well in it. He commenced clerking at the age of 10 years, and continued until he was 16, when he passed muster in the 27th Ill. Inf., and served in the war 3 years; was in every battle in which the Regiment was engaged, and was discharged in 1864.
Warren D. Bigelow, principal of the New Canton schools; is a native of Portage county, O., and was born Jan. 29, 1845; his pa- rents were Johnson and Mary (Lewis) Bigelow; he received a com- mon-school education in Ohio, and came to this county in 1865; he is a self-made teacher, having obtained the greater part of his education while teaching; has now pursued his chosen occupation 15 years, and at present has charge of the New Canton schools the second year, adopting the latest normal plans. He has been mar- ried three times and is the father of 6 children, of whom 5 are liv- ing: James W., Albert D., Elbert J., Mary O. and Lela Maud, the last 3 by his present wife. His first two wives died of quick consumption.
William Bolin, New Canton; was born in Jefferson county, Ind., and is the son of John and Celia (Sharp) Bolin, the latter a native of Virginia; was educated in the common schools of Indiana and Kentucky. He first married America Lawhorne, and by her had 11 children, 4 of whom are living; she and 3 of the children died in one week. Mr. Bolin afterward married Elizabeth Vano- ver, and by her had 2 children, one of whom is living; this Mrs. B. died in 1872, and for his third wife Mr. B. selected Miss Nancy M. Sharp, and of their 3 children 2 are living.
Charles N. Brammell, farmer, sec. 17; P. O., New Canton; was born in this county in 1847, and is the son of Thomas and Amelia (Butler) Brammell, who emigrated to this county in 1834; Charles N. now has charge of his mother's farin, and is doing well; he was brought up a farmer, and was educated in the common schools of this county. Politically, he is a Democrat.
Charles T. Brewster, deceased, was born in New York in 1811; remained with his father until 1832, when he bought a piece of land on sec. 27 in this tp., and commenced farming; in 1849 he went overland with an ox team to California, and engaged success- fully in gold mining for 2 years; returning home, he enlarged his farming operations, adding the business of stock-raising. He ac- cumulated considerable property and was a very popular man in his neighborhood; always paid his hands good wages, and promptly ; one man worked for him 30 years; was Supervisor many years, and held other local offices. In 1852 he married Miss Melvina Percell, and of their 8 children 3 are living,-Charles E., Anna M. and Minnie M. Mr. B. died Sept. 3, 1875. We present Mr. Brewster's portrait in this volume.
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Harrison Brown, farmer; P. O., New Canton; was born in Pike county, Mo., Feb. 6, 1828, and is a son of Joseph and Nancy C. (Bnllen) Brown, natives of Kentucky, and both born in 1798, near Lexington-father, Aug. 18, and mother, Sept. 17; father was of Irish descent, and mother of Scotch. The subject of this sketch was the third child (2d son) of a family of 7 children, and is the only one living at present; a brother and two sisters died in 1856. Harrison was educated in this tp., having been brought here by his father in 1829; has been a farmer all his life, except 4 years in California gold-mining, 1852-6. Feb. 25, 1857, he married Eliza C. Shewe, and of their 7 children only 2 are now living: Joseph, who was born Oct. 25, 1861, and Mallie, Nov. 3, 1868. He owns 440 acres of land, 420 of it here in one body. Mr. Brown's por- trait is given in this volume.
William S. Coon, carpenter, was born in the town of Fabius, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Nov. 16, 1819, and is the son of Joseph and Lydia Coon, of Dutch ancestry ; was educated in the common schools of New York State; at the age of 24 he commenced to learn his trade. In 1853 he married Asha A. Ballan, who was born in the town of Sandy Creek, Oswego Co., N. Y., in 1835, and they have one child, Frank E., who was born in 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Coon are members of the Christian Church. He is a Re- publican. P. O., New Canton.
George A. Dutcher, farmer, sec. 17; P. O., New Canton; was born Aug. 7, 1840, in the State of New York, and is the son of Stephen M. and Mary (Hunt) Dutcher, natives of the same State, father of German ancestry, and mother of English. George re- ceived his education in the common schools of this county, whither he emigrated in 1844 or 1845. In 1873 he married Sarah A. Morey, and they have had one child, Stephen A., born Dec. 25, 1875. Mr. Dutcher has taught school 7 or 8 terms in this county, and as a farmer he has been successful, now owning 160 acres of land. He is a Republican, and a member of the Christian Church.
P. H. Davis, New Canton, was born in Fountain county, Ind., in 1826, and is the son of Robert and Amanda (Blair) Davis, the former a native of Kentucky, and mother of Indiana, and of Scotch descent ; was brought to this county in 1829, settling in Kinder- hook, where he received his education. In 1851 he married Eliza Shipman, and of their 5 children but two are living. The same year he moved to New Canton, where he engaged in mercantile business until 1862, when he was elected Sheriff; serving two years in that office he resumed his mercantile business until 1878, when he sold out. Mr. Davis has also pleaded law to some extent, with success. In politics he is a Democrat. He has seen this county in its primitive wild state, with deer, wolves, etc., in abundance.
William A. Davis, New Canton, was born in Marietta, Wash- ington Co., Ohio, in 1820, the son of Stephen and Patience (Springer) Davis, natives of Maine. Of his 6 children 5 are living, and all married but one; 4 reside in this county, and one in Car-
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roll county, Mo. Most of his life Mr. Davis has followed the river; piloted a flat-boat for 20 years, and has traveled 4,000 miles. In his younger days he worked 2 years at the carpenter's trade, and works at it some yet. He owns 40 acres of land, besides a house and lot. In politics he is a Democrat.
James Emerson, farmer, sec. 8; P. O., New Canton; was born Dec. 21, 1836, in Ohio, and is the son of Ephraim and Elizabeth (Wallace) Emerson, father a native of Maryland, and mother of Ohio, and of German descent; was brought to this county in 1838 by his parents in emigration, and here received his education in the common school. March 10, 1859, he married Lydia Yearly, and their 3 children are all living. He owns 60 acres of land, and in politics is a Republican.
Cicero Gard, farmer, sec. 10; P. O., New Canton ; was born in Barry tp., this county, in 1836, and is the son of M. and Clarissa (Baker) Gard, father a native of Virginia, and of English and Irish descent, and mother a native of Ohio, and of English descent; educated at Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. Oct. 23, 1860, he mar- ried Lydia Halstead, and of their 4 children 2 are living. He owns 80 acres of land, and as a farmer he has been successful. In politics he is a Republican.
Lorenzo Gard, farmer, brother of the preceding, was born in Washington county, O., April 15, 1818; was educated mostly in the common schools of this county; in 1841 he taught school 6 months. In 1843 he married Margaret Yearly, and of their 7 chil- dren 5 are living, one single, 'and all living in this county. Mr Gard came to Pike county in 1831 and settled near New Canton, where he still lives. When his father came here he had only 64 cents in money, but now he has 300 acres of land. Mr. Gard has seen this country in its wild state, and has experienced the poverty and hardships of pioneer times. In politics he is a Republican.
Seth Gard. Prominent among the business men of New Canton, is the subject of this sketch, Mr. Seth Gard, who was born in this county in 1832, and although comparatively a young inan he is classed among the early inhabitants of Pike county; is the son of Robert and Martha (Putnam) Gard, natives of Ohio. In 1879 Mr. G. was united in marriage with Miss Ellen Phillips, who is a mem- ber of the M. E. Church. Mr. Gard started in life without much of this world's goods, or, as the saying is, " bare-handed;" he first worked by the month on a farm, but at present is the Postmaster at New Canton, and keeps a grocery store, etc. As a business man he is prompt, obliging, and enjoys a fair share of the trade of the place; he is a Republican in politics, and has been Postmaster at New Canton since 1873.
Eugene Gray is a native of this county, and was born in 1829; his parents were Thomas T. and Mary F. (Crandall) Gray, natives of New York, who came to Pike county the year of his birth. Our subject has spent the most of his life in mercantile pursuits ; he first began to clerk in the store of Mowry & Massie at New Can-
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ton, and since 1872 has been a full partner with .Mr. M. D. Massie, and as a firm they have met with success. In 1862 he enlisted in the 68th Ill. Inf., and the following year entered the 28th Ill. Inf., and was mustered out in 1866. During the last year of the service he was Quartermaster Sergeant, and prior to that he was most of the time on detached duty as Clerk. Politically Mr. G. is a Re- publican, is a member of the Town Board of New Canton, and Treasurer of Pleasant Vale tp. Mr. G. was married in 1868 to Lydia Ware, who is a member of the Baptist Church.
T. A. Hayden, farmer, sec. 8; P. O., New Canton ; is the son of J. and Elizabeth (Barnard) Hayden, and was born in Missouri in 1844; his father, who was of Irish ancestry, and also his mother, who was of English descent, were born in that State. He received his education in the common schools of his native State, and for a time engaged in teaching. He came to Pike county in 1873, and embarked in.farming; in 1869 he was married to Clara E. Freeman, who has borne him 9 children, 3 of whom are living.
E. K. Higbee, farmer, sec. 20; P. O., New Canton; was born in Adams county, Ill., April 6, 1839; his parents, Elias and Sarah (Ward) Higbee, were natives of Ohio; he received his education in the common schools and the Griggsville high school. He form- erly engaged in the mercantile business at Detroit and 4 years in Missouri, and in 1875 came to this tp., where he is farming 3 quar- ters of land. In 1864 he was united in marriage with Mana L. Peebles, who is a member of the Church. Politically Mr. H. is a Democrat.
John B. Hill, farmer, sec. 19; P. O., New Canton. The parents of our subject, Isaac W. and Tabitha Hill, were both natives of Franklin county, Va., and of Irish ancestry. John B. was born in Tennessee in 1824, received his early education in the common schools of Scott county, Ill., whither his parents had moved, and was married to his first wife, Emily A. Smithson, in 1843; she died in 1844, and the following year he was married to Millie E. Taylor, and they have 12 children, 10 of whom are living, 7 boys and 3 girls. Mr. H. came to Pike county in 1866 and engaged in farming.
L. G. Hosford, deceased, was born in the State of New York, Jan. 15, 1811, and obtained his education in the public schools of that State. His early occupation was that of carpenter and mill- wright. He emigrated to this county in 1842, and he has built several mills in this county; he followed mining in California 3 years, between 1850 and 1854. Dec. 19, 1844, he married Mary Smith, and of their 6 children 3 are living; one daughter is mar- ried to Andrew Cruse. Mr. H. died Nov. 18, 1874, the owner of a steam saw-mill, house and lot, and 700 acres of land; at one time during life he owned 1,200 acres. Politically he was a Democrat. Mrs. Hosford, who is a member of the Dunkard Church, is keeping a first-class boarding-house in New Canton, in company with her daughter.
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George W. House, farmer, sec. 23, 5 S., 6 W. ; P. O., New Can- ton ; was born in Ohio in 1823, the son of Willard and Deborah (Emerson) House, natives of Maryland, father of German and Irish descent and mother of German and Scotch; was educated in the common schools of Ohio. In 1853 he married Frances Jane Carter, and they have had 6 children, 5 of whom are living. Mrs. House died Sept. 15, 1875. He came to Pike county in 1844, and now owns 178 acres of land. He worked by the month until he got a start. Has worked some at carpentering. Spent one year in Arkansas and Mississippi. In politics Mr. H. is a Republican.
James S. Hyde, farmer, New Canton, was born in this county in 1844, and is the son of J. F. and Eliza (Seeley) Hyde; educated in the Pittsfield high school; by occupation is a farmer; in 1878 he married Rachel Smith, and they have one child, Mary E. He owns 320 acres of land, and for the last 18 months he has kept a livery stable. in New Canton. He has just bought the right for the State, to sell the patent Band-cutter, to cut bands of the sheaves of grain for threshing-machines. He is now introducing it, and it gives entire satisfaction, it being superior to the old method of cut- ting with knives, which was always a dangerous process. Where this cutter is used the feeder can safely reach for the bundles with- out having to look up every time to dodge a knife.
F. J. Jackson, farmer; P. O., New Canton; was born in Ken- tucky in 1815, and is the son of Vincent and Jane (Shearer) Jack- son, father from Maryland and of English descent, and mother from Pennsylvania and of Irish descent. His father having died when he was but 6 years old, he was brought up by a kind step- father, Mr. Henry Parker; his education was obtained by attending school 3 months a year in the old-fashioned log school-house. In 1839 he married Louisa Ferry, and of their 7 children 2 are living, both married and living in this county. He was brought to this county in 1825, the family settling on sec. 21, this tp. He was in the Black Hawk war under Capt. Petty. As a farmer he has been successful. He is a Republican and a granger, and has been Com- missioner of Highways, Road Overseer and School Director.
Eben Jordan, farmer, sec. 27; P. O., Cincinnati; was born in Maine in 1833, and is the son of Richard and Sarah (Dotty) Jordan, natives also of Maine; was educated in the public schools of his native State. In 1848 he married Mary Wheeler, and of the 9 children born to them 8 are living, 6 boys and 2 girls. He came to Pike county in 1877, from Portland, Me. Mr. Jordan, although of a literary turn of mind, is a hard-working, energetic laborer on his farm, where he is doing well. In politics he is a Democrat.
John Judd, railroad section overseer, New Canton, was born in Germany in 1834, the son of Frank Judd; came to America in 1845 and to this county in 1851; lived at Cincinnati Landing 3 years, then came to New Canton, where in 1861 he married Jane
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Saxbury, and they have had 3 children. Mrs. J. is a daughter of early pioneers of this county, her parents being the first couple married after the county-seat was moved to Pittsfield. Her mother carried the banner at the old settlers' meeting in 1879, but died the same year. . Mr. Judd's early life was spent in a tobacco factory. Since 1873 he has been in the employ of the C., B. & Q. R. R. Has never had any accident happen on his part of the road. Mrs. J. is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Charles A. Kendall, formerly school-teacher, now farmer, sec. 13; P. O., New Canton; was born in Ohio in 1833, and is the son of Richard and Ann (Brown) Kendall, natives of New Jersey; ob- tained his education mostly by his own exertions outside the school-room; has gone to school but 2 months since he was 10 years of age, but his scholarship entitles him to a first-grade cer- tificate to teach; has taught school 20 years. In 1860 he married Eveline Fesler, and of their 8 children 6 are living. In 1852 he came from St. Louis, Mo., to this county, on the steamer ".Golden Era," and first settled at Eldara. He owns 140 acres of land, and has been farming since 1862.
H. H. Keller, jr., station agent, New Canton, was born in Perry this county, Feb. 10, 1855, and is the son of H. H. Kœeller, sr., the patentee of " Koller's Corn-Planter." The latter mentioned and his wife emigrated from Germany to this country in 1848, stopping at first with his brother-in-law, Mr. Thiele, at Perry. Observing the method then in vogue of planting corn with hoes, he set to work in- venting a machine to do the work better; he succeeded, and com- menced the manufacture of the planters at Perry on a small scale which was greatly enlarged, an extensive establishment being put.up and run at Camp Point, where Mr. Koller was general superintendent; but the company there becoming insolvent, Mr. K. went into other business at St. Louis, Mo., and Leadville,; Col., which was more remunerative. Mr. Kæller, jr., spent the greater part of his boy- hood with his uncle, Mr. Thiele, his mother having died when he was an infant; he afterward joined his father at Camp Point, where he received his education in the Maplewood High School, and later at the Gem City Business College, Quincy, Ill. Return- ing to Camp Point he entered the service of the company as trav- eling salesman; in 2 years he was appointed assistant secretary, which position he filled until the company became insolvent ; he then entered the grain and agricultural implement trade at Car- thage, Ill., in which business, however, he did not do well ; he then came to New Canton and took his present place. July 15, 1877, he married Mary Ziegler, of Camp Point, and they have a son, Walter H.
Dr. John S. Lockwood was born in Kent county, Del., Jan. 10, 1840, and is the son of John and Ann (Slay) Lockwood, of Eng- lish descent. Until 17 years of age the subject of this sketch spent his time on the farm, in store and at school; graduated in the scientific and classical courses at Fairfield Seminary, New
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York; then visited Missouri, taught school .2 months in Adams county, Ill .; returned to New York and spent a winter studying at Schenectady; on account of declining health he abandoned the collegiate course and returned to Delaware, where he entered mer- cantile business, which he followed 2 years; commenced as sales- man in a wholesale establishment in Philadelphia, but not liking the business he began the study of medicine with Dr. Paine, in the Eclectic Medical College in that city; traveled East and West in search of a medical college in which to complete his studies, settling on the Keokuk College; having spent nearly all his means traveling, he confined his eating to dry bread and beans during the first term of study; in the summer of 1865 he graduated with honor, but not having the means to commence practice, he went into Adams county, Ill., and worked on a farm until fall, and dur- ing the winter taught the Cliola school; then entered partnership with Dr. John Torrence at Quincy in the practice of his profession; in the fall of 1866 he came to New Canton, where he has since resided. In 1873 he went to St. Louis, New York and Philadel- phia to attend medical lectures, and in the spring of 1874 grad- uated at the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, and the Mis- souri Medical College at St. Louis. In December of that year he married Miss Ella, daughter of Eben Clauson, a pioneer in this section, and who has been Supervisor two terms, and has held other important town offices. The Doctor has been very successful as a physician, and moderately so financially. He owns several houses and lots in New Canton, is entirely free from debt, and has money at interest. In politics he is a Democrat, and in religion a free- thinker, as almost all doctors are, but is liberal toward all sects and parties. What he has accumulated in property has all been by his own unaided exertions.
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