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Alexander Clutch, farmer, sec. 33, was born in Warren county, O., in 1833, and lived there until he was 13 years of age, then moved to Pike county with his parents, who were farmers, and lived with them until he was 21 years old; he then went to Macon county and remained 2 years, following farming, then to this State, again locating in McLean county for 14 years; then returned to Pike county and married Christina Fine, who had been previously married, and had one child named Wm. Isaac. Mrs. Clutch died and Mr. C. married Mrs. Elizabeth Halstead, who had 7 children,- Henry R. and Wm. F. Wilson, Drusilla J., Edith M. and Susan Edna. Her children by her first husband were Rachel, Ellen, Lomira and Emma. By his first wife Mr. Clutch had 4 children,- Thomas Marion, Edward Francis, Anna and Clarissa. He and his wife are Baptists, and politically he is a Democrat. His farm comprises 70 acres.
John Clutch was born March 28, 1839, in Warren county, O., and is a son of David P. and Martha Clutch, deceased, who brought their family to this county in the spring of 1847, landing at Quincy on the 1st day of April. In 1852 he was married to Alvira,
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daughter of Sylvanns Baker, deceased, one of the pioneers of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Clutch have had 8 children, of whom 6 are living, viz: Warren, Mary E., John, Sarah, Ellen and Everett. Mr. C. engaged in farming until 1876, when he entered into the mercantile business in Kinderhook. He carries a stock of $5,000, consisting of dry-goods, liats and caps, boots and shoes, groceries, queensware, and everything usually kept in a first-class mixed store. He also deals in agricultural implements. He still owns a farm, and still gives some attention to farming.
Samuel Colgrove was born in Steuben county, N. Y., June 24, 1822, and is a son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Smith) Colgrove, of the same county. Mrs. C. died in 1871. Samuel was reared on a farm and had but limited opportunities for an education. In 1843 he came West, traveling through Iowa, Minnesota and Northern Illinois; went to Lake Superior during the silver excitement in 1845; engaged in sawing and rafting lumber to St. Louis for 4 years; traveled through Indiana, Obio and Michigan to some ex- tent. He returned to New York in 1849, where he remained until 1866, except what time he was in the war. Aug. 2, 1851, he mar- ried Mary P. Marlatt, and moved to Huron county, O .; in 1867 came to Adams county, Ill., and 3 years afterward he came into this county, where he resides on sec. 26, farming and raising stock. He has had 7 children, viz: Elizabeth M., Olive A., Emily L., Samuel A., Ira M., George D. and Lillie M. Mr. C. served in Co. H, 86th N. Y. Inf., and hence was in the army of the Potomac. He participated in the second battle of Bull Run; became disa- bled in the service, and was discharged Nov. 6, 1862.
J. C. Colvin was born in Hartford county, Conn., Oct. 19, 1823, a son of Timothy Colvin, dec .; in 1854 he came and settled in this tp .; the next year he returned to Connecticut and married Miss Ann M. Andrews, and returned to his home here. Of his 5 chil- dren Flora, Charlotte and Joseph A. are living. After farming for 9 years Mr. Colvin has followed merchandising, trading, milling, etc. He still owns a farm.
John Cook, farmer, sec. 24, owning 280 acres of land in this tp., was born in Chatham county, N. C., July 5, 1800; at the age of 7 years he came with his parents to Davidson county, Tenn., where in about 6 months his father died; his mother then moved to Rob- inson county until he was 17 years old, when they moved to Trigg county, Ky., and there, March 20, 1828, he married Miss Martha Kennedy; in 1830 he arrived in Pike county. His children are John K., Mary E., Clarinda Ann and Milly Jane. Mr. C. is a Democrat.
W. H. Davison was born in Wales in 1842; in 1846 the family emigrated to Pittsburg, Pa., in 1849 to Louisville, Ky., in 1851 to Naples, Ill .; he served 18 months in the 8th Reg. I. V. I., and was honorably discharged; then followed steam-boating for 6 years; and for the last 6 years he has been in Pike county conducting a hotel and restaurant. At Naples he was a farmer. May 4, 1868, he
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married Miss Mary E. Smith, and they have one child, Annie E., aged 11. Mr. D. is a Baptist and his wife a Methodist. In poli- tics Mr. D. is a Democrat. He owns 2 houses and lots at Hull's Station.
Moses Decker was born in Knox county, Ind., Dec. 16, 1806, son of Moses Decker, who was born in 1780 in Washington county, Pa., and was brought by his parents to the Northwestern Territory in 1785; he was raised in the fort at Vincennes, and when large enough to carry a gun he went into the war against the Indians; he died in 1864. Moses, jr. was raised on a farm in pioneer style; education, likewise, being in the usnal old-fashioned log school- honse, with a greased deer-skin for a window, and a fire-place for heating the room. In 1827 he married Melinda, daughter of Tarleton Boren, dec. In' 1835 they came to this county, settling on sec. 1, this tp., where he still resides, a farmer and stock-raiser. Of his 11 children these 9 are living: Hannah, Martha, Melinda, Christina, Ezra, Asher, Amry, Margaret and Emery. Mrs. D. died May 25, 1877, an honored member of society.
David Devol, farmer and stock-raiser; was born in Washington county, O., March 20, 1826, the son of Daniel Devol, dec., who was among the first born in that county. Mr. D. came to Illinois in 1854, settling in this tp., where he still resides. He has mar- ried twice, and is the father of 8 children. He is a descendant of Daniel Devol, who was one of four brothers that emigrated to America from England about 1760. Their names were Stephen, Daniel, Jonathan and Gilbert.
Frank Estergren, dealer in stoves and tin ware, was born in Sweden Nov. 4, 1844; when 20 years of age he emigrated to Amer- ica; worked at common labor a few months at Fall Brook, Pa .; then was in Minnesota four years in the tin business; then followed the same business one year in Wisconsin; then at Hannibal, Mo., 3 months; then Kinderhook, where he worked as journeyman for 3 or 4 years, then commenced business for himself. In 1874 he mar- ried Amanda McPherson, and they have 2 children, Joseph Tim- othy and Nellie Josephine. He and wife are Baptists, and he is a staunch Democrat. Is the owner of his residence and business house and lots.
Thomas Fitzpatrick, hotel-keeper at Kinderhook, was born in 1828, in Butler Co., O .; at the age of 9 years he moved with his parents to Pike county; they were farmers; at 21 he spent 13 months in California; then returned to Pike county and married Miss Emily Woolum, of this county, and they have 6 children, -- Josephine, Laura Ann, Thomas, Charlie, Bartholomew and Eugene. He has been engaged in the hotel business for 16 years, and at other times he has followed farming. He owns his hotel, three other buildings and 1} acres of land. He is a Democrat, and he and his wife are Methodists. ៛
Samuel B. Gaines was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., April 19, 1821; his father, Ebenezer, was a native of Connecticut, a farmer, who
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died in 1825, and Mrs. G. soon moved to Hartford Co., Conn., where Sam'l B. was brought up; in 1842 he moved to Ohio, where he engaged in the clock business 7 years. In 1844 he married in Huron Co., Margaret M. Twaddle; in 1847 they removed to this county, where in the following year Mrs. G. died; in 1849 Mr. G. married Mary A., daughter of Thomas Fitzpatrick, an early set- tler of this county, who died in 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Gaines have had 10 children, of whom 6 are living: Lorinda A., Mary E., Lydia A., Sylvester S., Edward N. and Minnie M. For the first 3 years in Illinois Mr. G. engaged in the clock business, and since that time he has followed farming and merchandising; he now carries a stock of $6,000, which consists of dry-goods, boots and shoes, groceries, notions, hats and caps, hardware, etc. He owns over 500 acres of valuable land in this county. Ile now (Feb.) has 270 acres of wheat sown.
A. A. Gose, farmer, sec. 14, owning 152 acres of land, was born in Kinderhook tp. June 24, 1536, the son of John Gose, deceased, an early pioneer. Oct. 25, 1863, he married Elizabeth Bailey; 4 of their 5 children are living: Ada B., Harry L., Elbert and Ella Myrtle.
Charles B. Gose was born in this tp. Sept. 4, 1837, where he has since resided; Oct. 20, 1863, he married Miss Cynthia J. Jones ; their children are Ernest B., born Nov. 15, 1868, and Charles J., Dec. 16, 1871. He owns 145 acres of land and follows farming. He is Assessor of Kinderhook tp., a Democrat and a Good Templar. His wife is a " Republican."
Eliza J. Gose was born in Russell Co., Va., Dec. 4, 1815; when 19 years of age she married John Gose and moved to this tp., since which time she has remained on her farm of 300 acres. Her maiden name was Eliza J. Bickley. She has 4 children, -Abel A., Charles B., George C. and Frances. She is a Methodist.
Barna Hinds, farmer, sec. 25, was born in Brown Co., O., March 6, 1824, the son of James Hinds, of this tp .; was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools; removed with his parents to Montgomery Co., Mo., in 1843, and in the following year to this county. Dec. 31, 1849, he married Elizabeth Lomax, a daughter of Theophilus Lomax, deceased, who came to this county in 1848. Mr. and Mrs. Hinds have 3 children,-James, John and Henry. James married Amanda Gladson and resides in this tp .; John mar- ried Helen Lane and also resides in this tp. Mr. Ifinds has been a farmer since he was 23 years of age; he owns 415 acres of valu- able land.
Charles S. Hull, deceased, was born in this tp. Jan. 26, 1843, the son of Thos. Hull, deceased, who came to Southern Illinois in 1822, and to this county in 1829. Charles was raised on a farmi and educated in the public school; June 4, 1868, he married Louisa, daughter of Nathan H. Davis, near Griggsville. Mr. Hull was a farmer and stock-raiser, and resided on the old homestead until his death, which occurred Jan. 11, 1879, a zealous Methodist. Mr.
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and Mrs. Hull had 2 children, Mary A. and Sarah A. The Hull farm was one of the first farms settled and improved in this tp. Mrs. H. still resides there and carries on the farm.
David Hull, deceased; was born in Pickaway Co., O., Nov. 9, 1830, and emigrated to this State in 1836 ; Oct. 16, 1858, he mar- ried Sarah Sperry, daughter of John and Catharine Sperry; the former died Oct. 3, 1878, and the latter resides with her daughter at Hull's Station. Mr. and Mrs. Hull had 5 children, of whom 3 are living, Everett, Mary and Minnie. Mr. Hull was a prominent farmer and stock- raiser in the Mississippi valley, and was the founder of Hull's Station, which was named for him. He died March 16, 1875, a devoted Christian man, liberal, public-spirited, etc. Two of his brothers, James and William, died in the late war. Jan. 17, 1878, Mrs. Hull married Stephen Whitaker, a native of New York, who came to this county with Benj. Brown in 1833. Mr. Whit- aker's mother died when he was but a small boy, and he was brought up by Mr. and Mrs. Brown. He resides at Hull, engaged in farming. He followed broom-making for about 20 years, with good success. We give Mr. H.'s portrait in these pages.
David D. Hull, jr., merchant, is a native of this county, born in Barry tp. Sept. 25, 1844, a son of Tate Hull. In his 18th year he shouldered a gun and fought for Uncle Sam in the late war, in Co. H, 99th Reg. I. V. I., for about two years, when his company was consolidated with Co. C. He was in the Vicksburg campaign, the battles of Champion Hills, Raymond, Fort Blakeley, Fort Spanish, Mobile and others. His two brothers, Thomas and Albert, also served in the war. In 1865 Mr. Hull married Sarah A., daughter of Granville Scott, deceased; and they have had 6 children, of whom 5 are living: Minnie A., Norton C., Everett, Wily and Hubert. As a merchant Mr. Hull carries a general line of goods.
J. N. Hull was born Jan. 9, 1836; the son of Thomas Hull, an early settler, and the first supervisor of this tp. J. N. owns 400 acres of valuable land, and has 260 acres in wheat at present. He is engaged in the grain business at Hull's Station, and has recently erected a grain elevator and agricultural warehouse, 24 by 56 feet. January, 1860, he married Miss Mary M. Sprague, daughter of Deacon Seaman Sprague, of Kinderhook tp., and they have had 6 children, of whom 3 are living: Loyal S., Jennie B., and James L.
Marietta B. Johnson was born in Berkshire county, Mass., where she resided until 34 years of age. She married George Snow in 1857, who lived but 3 years afterward; in 1870 she married Mr. L. Johnson, who lived 6 years. She is now a widow, and proprietor of a hotel at Hull's, where she has resided for 7 years. Her maiden name was Marietta B. Stuitevan.
Charles E. Jones was born in Onondaga county, N. Y., Feb. 11, 1847, and is the son of Jeremiah Jones, of that State; he came to this county in 1869, and was assistant foreman on the Hannibal di- vision of the Wabash railroad the same year. May 25, 1872, he married Miss Almira E. Steadman, daughter of Revilo B. Steadman,
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of Hull's. They have 3 children: Bertha A., Althea R. and Grace L. Mr. Jones now resides at IInll's, and is foreman on the C. B. & Q. R. R., which position he has held for 9 years.
James P. Journey was born in Adams county, Ill., April 10, 1847, a son of Joseph W., deceased, an early settler in that county. Aug. 22, 1869, he married Nancy A. Wagy, and they reside on the old homestead, sec. 5, engaged in farming. His grandfather, Peter Journey, settled in Adams county prior to 1825; was a member of the first Board of County Commissioners of that county, and mar- ried the first couple that were married by license in that county. The license was written on brown paper, and the ceremony was solemnized July 26, 1825. Joseph W. Journey married Caroline Young, daughter of Austin and Margaret Young, Jan. 1, 1839, and of their 10 children but 5 survive: Peter, James, Andrew, Dora S. (now Mrs. Win. Jellison) and Mary. The family removed to Pike county in 1853, where they resided until after his death, when in 1865 they returned to Adams county. Peter and James now re- side in this county.
Charles H. Kenady, farmer, sec. 10, was born in this tp. Dec. 10, 1846, the son of Benj. Kenady, deceased, an early settler. April 22, 1870, he married Louisa Toner, daughter of Wm. Toner, of this tp., and their children are Mary and Charlie.
Jacob Lease was born in Hampshire county, Va., April 30, 1813; was reared on a farm; came to Illinois in 1850, locating in Adams county, and in 1855 came to this county. He is now living with his third wife, and is the father of 14 children; 12 of these are liv- ing: Mary E., Phoebe E., Joseph T., Sarah A, Susan F., Emery L., Wm. H., Oliver B., U. S. Grant, Eva D., Dora and Cyrus. The 5 eldest are married. Joseph married Sophronia Kennedy.
Mifflin Dallas Liggett was born Dec. 27, 1845, in this county, and was engaged in farming until 1864, when he learned the black- smith's trade, which he is still following in Kinderhook. In 1866 he married Miss Ellen Beard, of New York State, and their only child is George D., aged 8 years. Politically, Mr. L. is a Demo- crat, and he is also an Odd Fellow.
D. Lively, farmer, sec. 6, was born in Jefferson county, Ky., May 10, 1812; was a mechanic by trade; came to Missouri in 1837, and to this county in 1856.
Harrison McKee was born in' Holmes county, O., April 5, 1837, son of John McKee, deceased, who brought his family to Pike county in the autumn of 1841. They traveled the entire distance of 800 miles and crossed but one railroad. There were 7 children, of whom 5 are living, Charles, Lois, Nancy (now Mrs. Bedwell) Allen and Harrison. Mrs. McKee is living on the old homestead, at the age of 66. Harrison follows farming in the summer time and teaches school in the winter. He has taught for 17 successive winters, a part of the time in Adams and Morgan counties, but mostly in Pike.
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Samuel E. Morris was born in Ross county, O., in 1836; moved to Pike county with his parents in 1851; from 1857 to 1860 traveled to California and through the West, when he returned to Pike county to work at his trade, blacksmithing. In May, 1861, he enlisted in the 16th Ill. Inf. Vol., and served with distinction for 3 years; in 1864 he married Lucinda F. Bolin, and their children are : Zella, Minnie B., America N. and Myrtie May. Mr. M. is a Greenbacker in politics. He is an auctioneer and blacksmith, and owns con- siderable city property.
James T'. Murray, attorney, Kinderhook, was born in this county, April 19. 1839, where he resided until 1862 ; followed mill- ing 2 years in Minnesota, then the mercantile business in Quincy for a short time, and then commenced the study of law. In 1869 he reinoved to Lewis county, Mo., where he was admitted to prac- tice; in 1872 he returned to this county, settling at Kinderhook, where he has since practiced his profession. Oct. 18, 1864, he mar- ried Belle Sisler, of La Grange, Mo., and the names of their chil- dren were Mary E. and Jennie K .; both of whom died in 1872. In politics Mr. M. claims to be a Socialist.
Milly Murray was born in Trigg county, Ky., in 1808 ; her maiden name was Milly Kennedy; she came to this county with her parents in 1830. In 1831 she married Eleazer Murray, who died in 1852, leaving 4 children : James T., Rufus M., Mary Ann and Nancy Ellen. She lives on her farm of 100 acres; is 72 years old and in good health.
Elkanah W. Sellers, school-teacher, was born in Barry tp., Sept. 27, 1857, son of David Sellers, of the same tp., who brought his family to this county in 1852. Mr. S. received a part of his educa- tion at the Christian University, Canton, Mo., and a part at Chad- dock College at Quincy, and is the present principal of the Kinder- hook schools.
James W. Sperry, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 22, was born in Ross county, O., May 24, 1842, son of John Sperry, deceased. At the age of 19 lie enlisted in Co. H, 73d Reg. O. V. I., and served 2 years and 3 months in the late war, being in the battles of Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Lookout Mountain, etc. In November, 1867, he married Nancy L., daughter of Noah Corey, of Ross Co., O. Their children are : Cora, Johnnie N., Bessie and Otis O. He is now building a two-story frame house 32 by 54 feet, which will add to the beauty of the valley.
Charles C. Sprague, physician aad surgeon, was born in Washing- ton county, Ohio, Jan. 21, 1837; educated in Beverly College, Ohio, and is a graduate of Rush Medical College of Chicago; came to this county in 1860, taught a term of school in Payson, Adams Co., the following winter; at the same time studying medicine under Dr. M. M. Bane, of Quincy. He then enlisted in the war as Hospital Steward in Co. C, 50th I. V. I., serving 3 years, and was present at the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Resaca, etc., assisting in dressing the wounds of the soldiers. He began the practice of medicine in 1865, in Kinderhook, where he still remains,
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with a large practice. In 1864 he married Frances E., daughter of Mrs. Eliza J. Gose, of this tp. They are Baptists, and their two living children are Laura and Justin L.
Revilo B. Steadman, farmer, sec. 21, was born in Cortland county, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1816, son of Joshua and Fatha (Beach) Steadman, Dec. 24, 1846, in Wilkesbarre, Luzerne Co., Pa., he married Maria A. Beisel, a native of that county, who was born Nov. 18, 1822. Four of their five children are living-Peter R., Almira E. (now Mrs. Charles E. Jones, of Hull), Hannah M. and Alfred B. Mr. S. came to Illinois in 1862, stopping in Barry 3 years, when he removed to Hull's. They are Baptists.
Rensellaer Sweet was born in Rensellaer county, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1827, and is a son of Ira Sweet, deceased, who brought his family to this county in 1847. Mr. Sweet was raised on a farm and received his education in the common schools of New York. After his arrival in this county, his educational advantages were very limited, the present free-school system not being in vogue then. He was married in 1848 to Rebecca Hull, daughter of the well known D. D. Hull. They have 5 children, of whom 4 are living : Mary A., Jane A., Roscoe A. and Della M. The one deceased was Eddie E. Mr. S. resides in Hull, and is engaged in general farming.
Thomas O. Talbert, farmer, sec. 10, was born at Kaskaskia, Ill., Dec. 14, 1829, son of Col. James Talbert, a pioneer of this county. April 8, 1855, he married Elizabeth C., daughter of Win. Crump, deceased, also an early settler of this county.
William J. Talbert, farmer, sec. 36, was born in Washington county, Va., July 12, 1818, son of James Talbert, deceased, who brought his family to the American Bottom, on Kaskaskia river, in 1829, within a mile of the house of Gov. Bond. After spending one year in Missouri he came back to Illinois in 1831, and the same year removed with his family to Atlas, then the county-seat, where he kept a hotel for a year; he then removed near New Canton, where he resided until 1863, when he retired and resided in Barry until his death, which occurred in 1865. Wm. J., being a pioneer, underwent the usual privations of early times ; he received his school education in an old log school-house, with slab benches, the window extending the entire length of the building, it being simply the absence of a log; the fire-place occupied nearly the en- tire end of the room; the back-logs were drawn in by a horse, there being a door on each side of the room near the fire-place ; the floor consisted of mother earth. Nov. 24, 1844, he married Elizabeth, daughter of Lewis Hull, deceased, and they have had 9 children, of whom 6 are living : Thomas N., Martha E., Mary I., Charley L., Hattie and Ettie T. Mr. Talbert was the second tanner in Pike county, having run a tannery near New Canton for several years. He was jailor while in Atlas, and witnessed the whipping of a hog thief by Sheriff Col. Seeley.
Isaac N. Thompson, farmer, sec. 13, was born in Hampshire county, Va., Feb. 17, 1830, son of Elisha Thompson, deceased; in
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1854 he removed to Missouri, where he engaged in farming and merchandising ; after 10 years he came to this county; in 1852 he married Nancy A. Sperry, in Columbus, O. They had one child, Wm. A., now dead. In 1858 Mrs. T. died, and in 1859 Mr. T. mar- ried Elizabeth Edgar. Of their 8 children 7 are living : Fannie M., John H., Louisa, Jennie, Willy M., Berzelius and Rufus. The name of the deceased was Albert L.
J. A. Walch is a native of Van Wert county, O., where he was born Ang. 19, 1846, and is a son of J. A. Walch, deceased; he came to Illinois with his mother and step-father in 1858, locating in Stark county, and to Pike in 1863. March 18, 1869, he married Charlotte Hull, and of their 4 children these 3 are living : Frank, Roy and Charley. Mr. W. owns a half interest in a steam thresher, corn- sheller and wood saw, which keeps him continually employed.
Robert D. Warinner, jeweler, was born in Casey county, Ky., Sept. 16, 1819; in 1837 his parents moved with him to Ray county, Mo .; followed farming until he was 24 years old, when he married Mary Blane, of Kentucky, and in 1847 they moved to Pike county, where he engaged in the storing and shipping business at Cincin- nati Landing for 2 years; then clerked in a dry-goods store in New Canton for 2 years; then followed merchandising for himself in New- burg 3 years; then back to New Canton in the same business until 1859; then sold out and returned to Missouri, where he sold goods 2 years, when the rebellion broke out and he was robbed by gner- rillas and barely escaped with his life; in 1862 he returned to Pike county and engaged in the sewing-machine business for 6 months; in 1863 went to Barry, where he remained until 1876; engaged in the jewelry business; he then came to Kinderhook, where he con- tinnes in that line of work, and owns a residence and a store. In religion he is a "Christadelphian, ". and in politics a Republican.
Wilson Brothers. These enterprising farmers are located on sec. 27 this tp., and are the sons of John' A. Wilson, deceased, who brought his family from Kane county, Ill., to this county in 1864. Alexander D. was born Jan. 29, 1850, and William was born Oct. 3, 1854. They are bachelors and prospering in business. Their household is presided over by their sister Eliza, who was born Feb. 22, 1860, in Kane connty, Ill.
LEVEE TOWNSHIP.
This township was originally a part of Kinderhook township, but in 1875 the citizens of the island petitioned the Board of Super- visors for the organization of a separate township. This was granted, and included the remainder of the territory west to the Mississippi river, reserving enough to make a regular " Congres- sional township." The township was named by the first Super- visor, Mr. Frank Lyon, for the levee across its western portion. This levee was constructed in 1872-4 by a company organized for the purpose, in order to prevent the overflow of the fertile valley of the Mississippi. It is 512 miles in length. In the year 1876 it gave way, and the valley was inundated, and a large amount of property, consisting for the most part of crops and fences, was destroyed. People removed to Hannibal, Mo., in boats. The stock was also conveyed away in boats to the Missouri side. The freshet in 1851 was the highest ever known on the Upper Mississippi that we have any record of.
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