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Rich, Mary, 235.
Richey, Frank, 72.
Richmond (Ind.) United Presbyterian Church, 126.
Riddle family, 145.
Roads, 32.
Robb, Hugh, 202; Jennie Morrison, 202.
Robertson, Agnes, 91, portrait, 149 ; Anna P. (Henry) see Robertson, Mrs. William; Daniel (3), 228; Duncan, 44; Eleanor, 227; Gil- bert, Elder, 244; Gilbert (1), 227; Rev. G. H., 239, portrait, 149; Mrs. G. H., 85; Henry, 228; Isa- bel (Williamson) see Mrs. William ;
James (1), 229; James (2), 227; John, elder, 244; John (1), 228; John (2), 227; John (3), 228; Margaret Isabel, 227; Mary (2), 210, portrait, 210, 352; Mary (4), 227; Mary Jane, 238; Mary Liv- ingston, 149, 351; Millie, portrait, 149; Moses, 211, 244; Robert Andrew (3), 229; Robert Oliver (3), 230; Rufus, 227; William (2 John 1), 228, charter member, 23, tablet, 74; Mrs. William (Isabel Williamson), charter member, 23, tablet, 74; William (3 James 2), 230; Mrs. William (Anna P. Henry), 81, 230, portrait, 149; William (3 John 2), 227, 352, 357; William (4 William 3), 210, 227; William J. (4), 230, portrait, 149; William Russel (3), 228.
Robeson, Jeannette, 194-5.
Robinson, -, 74, 246; Benjamin, 176 ; Duncan, 194; Elizabeth Jane, 113 ; Mrs. Elizabeth, 256; Isabella, 93; Isabelle, 176; Ithamer, 257; J. H., 111; James, 257; James McClurg (3), 176; Jean Elizabeth, 176; Lee, 175; Margaret, 176; Margaret I., 255 ; Mary, 192; Mary A., 256; Miles, 111, 256; Thomas Henderson, 72, 175.
Roff, Arvilla, 254.
Rogers, Isabel, 212; Rev. John, 212. Root, A. D., 251; James, 9, tablet, 74; Reuben, 246; William, 251.
Ross, Luella, 160.
Ross' Grove, 31.
Ross' Grove (Ill.) United Presby- terian Church, 144, 147.
Routes of Travel, 26, 45.
Rowley, Lavill, 158.
Royal Grants, 297.
Rugg, Joseph, 346.
Ruling Elders, Argyle Presbytery, 244.
Runaway slaves, 58 ff.
Russell, James, 171.
Ryegate, Vt., 86.
Sabbath observance, 5, 7, 15, 32. St. Clair, Ethel, 187.
Salem, N. Y., 4, 244.
Salem Associate Church, 128, 357.
Salem Book, The, 243, 357.
Samson, Rev. A. A., 187.
Sandwich, Ill., founding of, 44. Savage, Alexander (3), 354; Hon. Edward (2), 350, 353; Mrs. Ed- ward (Mary McNaughton), 354; Elizabeth, 212; James, 357; Jane (3), 354; Capt. John (1), 212, 353; Hon. John (3), 354; Laura Wheeler (4), 354; Mary Ann (4), 354; Mrs. Margaret McClaughrey, 357.
Sawmill, 213. Scales, Lucy, 238.
Schiver, Emma A., 250.
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Schmidt, Dr. O. L., address on "Un- derground Railroad," 57; dedica- tion, 75.
School books, 260.
School house (near Beveridges), 34, 145, pl., 70.
Schools, 5, 246, 249; Lake, N. Y., 261, 269.
Schuller, Rev. James, 244.
Scotch-Irish, 1 ff.
Scotch Presbyterian Church, 2. Scotland, Emigrants from, 243.
Scott, Ella, 194.
Scott, James, 212, 221.
Seaton, Cora, 126.
Sebree, William, 246.
"Seceder" Church at Somonauk, 51. Seely, Amelia Dean, 138. Selkirk, Lord, 183.
Seymour, Daniel, 221; Martha, 224. Shabbona, Chief, 247-249.
Shabbona Station, Ill., 144.
Shankland, Alice (3), 230; Eliza- beth (2), 24, 230; James (2), 230; Jannet, 24; John (1), 230; Dr. John (2), 22, 230, charter member, 24, death, 25, tablet, 74; Margaret (2), 24, 230 ; Mrs. M. E., 230; Moses (2), 230; Nettie (3), 230; Perry (3), 230.
Shaw, Alexander, 353; Isaac, 244; Elizabeth, 90; James, 244, 352, 353; Mrs. James, 351; John, 352; Sarah, petition, 338-40; William Gilkerson, 141. Shelby, Wilson A., 255.
Shepherd, Elizabeth, 202.
Shields, Ann, 90.
Shipman, Lucy, 186.
Shockley, Arka, 103.
Sibley, Catherine, 220; John, 220. Sickness, 17, 269.
Simpson, Alexander, Sr., 191; Eliza- beth, 191.
Singing and Singing Schools, 35, 259, 261.
Sinty, Rose, 149.
Skenesborough Patent, 349.
Skinner, Alexander, 122, 244; Alta Grace, 187; Mary Ann, 122.
Slavery, 57 ff. Sly, Joseph, 246; William, 246. Smailholm, Scotland, 156.
Small, James, 86, 244.
Smiley, Elizabeth, 147; James, 147; Ruth, 162.
Smith, Rev. - 13; George, 169; William, 169.
Somerled, Thane of Argyle, 168.
Somes, Jane, 217; see also Patten, Mrs. William (5); Jonas, 218; Timothy, 218.
Somonauk Associate Church, 54; see also S. United Presbyterian Church. Somonauk Associate Reformed Presby- terian Church, 54, 247.
Somonauk Cemetery Association, 251. Somonauk Corners, DeKalb Co., Ill., 221.
Somanauk Creek, 9. Somonauk Reformed Presbyterian
Church, 52-54, 247. Somonauk Station, 44.
Somonauk United Presbyterian
Church, 29, 33, 50 ff., 145, 161, 358; baptisms, 246; Beveridge cabin, 15 ; buildings, 15, 22, 49, 67; charter members, 22, 23, 73. 74 ; division, 52 ; doctrines, 51 ; first service, 15; hard times, 56; loca- tion, 1; members, 257; organized, 22, 246 ; records, 22 ff., 66 ff. ; "Se- ceder" church 51; session book, 22, 67; tablet dedicated, 73; trustees, 68; union, 54; view, 20.
South Argyle, N. Y., 244 ; church, 7, 296.
Southwestern Plank Road, 30.
Southwick, Benjamin, 346; Samuel, 346.
Speer, Rev. Joseph A., installed, 70, 71; Walter, 111.
Squatters' Rights, 295.
Squaw Grove, 122, 163.
Stage Road to Dixon, 13.
Stahl, Mrs. Elizabeth, 252.
Stakemiller, John, 250.
Stauffer, Mary, 166.
Sterrett's Mill, 213.
Stevenson, Robert, 166 ; William, 167, 352.
Stewart, Alexander M. (7), 232, por- trait, 149 ; Mrs. Alexander M., 232; portrait, 149; Annette (7), 109, 232; Elijah (6), 23, 231, 252; Mrs. Elijah (May Stewart), 231, 252; Elizabeth Mary (8), 125, 126, 233; Emeline A. (7), 186, 232; Ernest William (8), 233; Frances (8), 233; Rev. James (7), 232; John (1), 231; Mary (6), 199, 231; Mary (7), 104, 232, 252; see also Boyd, Mrs. John; Mary (Stewart), 231; Rebecca (7), 232;
Robert (2), 231; Samuel (3), 231; Samuel J., 72; Sarah Ann (7), 232, 252; William (5), 231; Wil- liam (7), 232, 233.
Still, Mrs. Ann, 255; Henry, 170.
Stinson, Charles Ellsworth, 112; Wil- liam T., 257.
Stoffregen, Mathilde C., 82.
Stokes, Maude, 153.
Stone, Henry, 250.
Stonebridge, Ireland, 210.
Stores, 221 ; Patten's, 39.
Storrs, Sophronia, 235.
Stott, Elija, 111; see also Dobbin, Mrs. David Miller, 3d; Jane H., 125; Jonathan, Margaret,
111;
234; Sarah, 259.
Stott, John, elder, 244. Strathmiglo, Scotland, 84.
Strauraer, Scotland, 175. Strong, Letitia, 202.
Stuart, Charles Edward ("Bonny
Prince Charlie"), 210. Stuart Uprising, The, 2.
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Sushan (N. Y.) United Presbyterian Church, 108.
Sweetland, Col. Bowen, 211; Dr. Wm., 210, 251; Mrs. W. M. (Martha N. Patten), 210, 251.
Sweetman, Rev. Joseph, 354. Sybrandt, John, 209.
Symmes, Elizabeth, 117.
Tablet, dedication, 73. Tappan, N. Y., 349, 350.
Taverns, Devine's, 46.
Taylor, Duncan, 195, 350, 352; John, 352; Margaret, 350; Margaret Jane, 142 ; Mary, 195 ; Mary Stuart, 119.
Telford, Francis, 114; Mrs. Ann (Dobbin), 113, charter member, 22, 23, 74; James, 114; William, 114.
Temperance Society, 247, 250. Templeton, Rev. James, 15. Terry, James, 81.
Thompson, - 346; Betty Jean, 171; Eliza, 120; Eliza (2), 234; George, 346; Hugh, 244; James, 181; Janet, 182; John, 171; Joseph, 25, 252; Joseph A. (1), 120, 234; Leroy, 171; Margaret, 171, 185, 252, 352, 353; Mar- garet Stott, 111; Margaretta, 250; Marie P. (2), 234; Marie T., 203 ; Mary, 188; Mary G., 171; Sarah, 186; Rev. Samuel, 147; William, 181 ; William, 244.
Thomson, Hugh, 175; Jean, 174.
Thornberg, Margaret, 199.
Timms, Eugia, 164.
Todd, Andrew, 224; Phoebe, 224. Tories, 86.
Torrance, Rebecca, 232.
Trade and Commerce, 36.
Trades and Crafts, 37, 84.
Tragar, Mary, 230.
Transportation by wagon, 30.
Travel, methods of, 45.
Tremont House, Chicago, 30. Trible, Isaac, 164.
Truesdale, Julia A., 232.
Truro (O.) Associate Church, 128.
Tucker, Ann Eliza, 237; Henry, 251 ; Nathan, 237.
Turnbull, Rev. James S., 150; Mrs. Lily Henry, portrait, 149; Mag- dalen W., 187.
Turner, Alexander, 346; Alexander, Jr., 346; James, 4, 346.
Turner, Junction, Ill., 44, 163.
Turner Patent, 4, 346; see also
Clark, Rev. Thomas, M. D.
Tuttle, Daniel, 254; Mrs. Margaret, 254; Milo, 192; Philo P., 250; Willis, 201.
Twenhold, Scotland, 183.
Underground Railroad, 57 ff. United Presbyterian Church, 1, 22, 247 ; see also names of places.
Van Antwerp, Samuel C., 101. Van Dam, Gov. Rip, 209. Van Natta, John, 169. Van Winkle, Mary, 354.
Vance, Edward H., 106.
Vincent, Rev. George, 15.
Wages, 296. Wagons, 36.
Walker, Edward (4), 237; Elizabeth (4), 237; George (3), 235; Helen (3), 235; Helen (4), 236; Henry (4), 236; James (1), 263 ; James (2), charter member, 23, 25, 74, 235; James (3), 235, death, 286; James A., 179; Janet (3), 235; Janet (4), 236; John, 49; John (1), 235; John (3), 235, 236; charter member, 22, 23, 74, por- trait, 236; Mrs. John (Nancy Walls), charter member, 22, 23, 74; John (4), 236; Mary (3), 235; Oliver (4), 236; Robert, 3, 235; Robert (4), 236, 246; Rose- anna (4), 236 ; Thomas, 235; Washington, 44; William James
(4), 163, 236.
Wallace, Dr. David A., 51, 68.
Walls, Catharine, 156, 252, see also Howison, Mrs. William (2) ; Mar- garet, 263; Nancy, 236, see also Mrs. John (3) Walker.
Ward, Harvey, 250.
Warner, Albert, 113; Bessie, 155.
Washington County, N. Y., 244; fam- ilies, 22, 23, 258 ff., 297 ff., 347 ff .; map, 7; Scotch in, 1. Water cure, 290.
Waterman Presbyterian Church, 53. Watson, Mrs. Esther, 256; James A., 197; Martha Ruth, 197; William, 148.
Weather, 88. Weavers, 84.
Weber, A. E., 181.
Weigle, Daniel, 193.
Wells, Leonard, 253; Lucy, Mary, 253 ; William P., 253.
253;
Welsh, Elizabeth, 130.
Wentworth, Hon. John, 44.
West, The, 8. West Hebron, N. Y., 244. West Hebron (N. Y.) Associate
Presbyterian Church, 89.
Westfall, A., 251; Charles H., 250 ; L. M., 251.
Wheat, 36, 37, 284.
Wheatland, Ill., 31.
Wheeler, Charles Pinckney, 224 :
Henry Patten (8), 224; Leslie, 222 ; Leslie (8), 224; Ruth, 354. White, Alexander, 155; Alexander (3), 238; Mrs. Alexander (Eliza Howison), 237; Charles H. (4), 72, 237, 238, portrait, 149 ; Mrs. Charles H., portrait, 149; White, Effie D. (5), 239 ; Ella J. (5), 239 ; Emily (4), 226, 237; Eugene T. (5), 238 ; Frank (5), 239; Henry
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J. (5), 238; Hampton (4), 150, 237, 238, portrait, 149; Mrs. Hampton (Margaret E. Henry), 150, 238, portrait, 149 ; Jeannette K. (5), 238 ; John (4), 238; Mar- garet (Henry), see Mrs. Hampton White; Martha, portrait, 149; Mary E. (5), 238, portrait, 149; Dr. Max S., 81; Puella (5), 81, 237; Robert (3), 237; Robert (4), 237; Robert E. (5), 238; Dr. Solon, 81; Thomas, 346; Thomas (1), 237; Thomas (3), 237; Thomas (5), 238 ; William W. (5), 238.
White Church, Salem, N. Y., 243. Whitelaw, James, 89.
Whitney, Edward D., 192.
Wilcox, Ellsworth E., 186; Daedda, 96 ; Hoyt J., 186. "Wild Cat Currency," 55.
Williams, Jennie, 238 ; Jessie E. Daw- son, 152.
Williamson, Daniel, 133, 228; Fan- nie, 129; Isabelle, see Robertson, Mrs. William; Sarah, 132, 133.
Wilson, Alex, 251; Melinda, 250; Walter R., 125.
Winne, John, 354.
Winter, Albert C., 149, 171, portrait, 149; Anna Lydia, 149, portrait, 149; Eva, 165; Henry M., 149, portrait, 149; Mrs. Henry M. (Anna M. Henry), 149, portrait, 149; James Henry, portrait, 149; Jennette, portrait, 149; Martha, portrait, 149; William, 149. Witherspoon, F. N., 250.
Wood, Ella, 106; Mary A., 105 ; Min- nie, 255; Samantha, 250.
Wood Creek, N. Y., 349. Worth, Mary, 185.
Wright, Ailleen, 83; Stephen, por- trait, 149; Mrs. Stephen, portrait, 149.
Yates, Florence, 198. 2
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Page 5. Relative to Sabbath weddings J. M. P. writes: "I never heard of a wedding among the United Presbyterians on that day. During all the years I lived at home we never entertained, nor were enter- tained, nor went riding for pleasure on the Sabbath." Mr. Graham writes that marriages on the Sabbath were against the law of the church.
Page 45, first line "Firman" should read-Furman.
Page 47, line 6, "1853" should read-1854.
Page 68. The "Donation Visit" resulted in $188 cash, butter for the minister's family, grain for the horse, and other commodities.
Page 80. ARMSTRONG. After "iii. Dr. Thomas" add the words-born in Argyle, N. Y., May 6, 1806; died in Sandwich, Ill., Oct. 29, 1887.
For "Robert (4) Carr," read-George (4) Carr.
Page 81. After "iii. John Alexander (3)," add-born July 17, 1847; died Dec. 20, 1921; married second Isabelle Cole, born July 4, 1848. Children : i. Jean Elizabeth (4), born Dec. 18, 1876; ii. Margaret M., born Aug. 22, 1878; iii. William K., born Oct. 13, 1880, died Sept. 15, 1927; iv. Charles S., born Sept. 22, 1882, died Aug. 21, 1887. v. Grace L., born Sept. 25, 1884, died Dec. 26, 1885.
i. William W. (4). Child: i. Donald James (5), born Apr. 2, 1905. "iii. D. Le Roy" should read-Child: i. David Henry (5), born Jan. 10, 1925.
Page 91. The World's War soldiers referred to were William J. and Robert H. Cole, sons of Robert J. and Margaret Beveridge Cole, of Somonauk congregation. Their mother was a daughter of Andrew [L.] (3) Beveridge, a son of Alexander (2). The family removed to Canada in 1906.
Page 92. BEVERIDGE. Under "iii. Thomas George," add,
Children:
i. William George (4), born July 30, 1853; died Dec. 2, 1902; married Ella Mary Finley, Dec. 15, 1880; children: i. Mar- garet Helen (5), married Ralph J. Howison. (See page 157.) ii. Infant son, born Mar. 20, 1884, died Mar. 24. iii. Thomas F., M. D., of Chicago; iv. Eleanor M .; v. Elizabeth, married May 24, 1916, Erwin F. Dudley. Child: i. Ella Mary.
ii. James Hoy, born May 2, 1856; died Apr. 27, 1857.
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iii. Anna Margaret, born May 27, 1858; married Ralph R. Brown, 1881; living in San Francisco, Cal. Child: Bess, married J. R. Walker, Aug., 1914. Child: i. Robert.
Substitute new plate to face page 92.
Page 100. i. Ralph (5), born Jan. 11, 1904; ii. Helen, born Jan. 10, 1907.
Page 107. COLE. See Additions for page 91.
Page 118. FRENCH. "i. Jonathan (7),"-born 1800, died at Mon- mouth, Ill., 1870.
"John Blair (6)" add to children by second marriage-i. Rose- ann, and alter numbers.
Page 119. Under "Albert C. (9)" omit the words "They reside in Chi- cago" and add-Mrs. French died in Oak Park, Ill., Apr. 28, 1925. Add to list of their children-v. Lula Agnes, and alter succeeding numbers. For "iv. Albert Chanceller," read Chancellor.
Page 122. Under "v. George Beveridge" add the date of death of Clara M. (Kirkpatrick)-Oct. 27, 1891.
For "Sarah M. Orr," read-Sarah L. Orr, living, 1928.
Under "vi. Andrew L.," change "Agnes (Stewart) McBride," to -Rebecca (S.) McBride. Add-For McBride Family see Additions and Corrections, below.
Page 126. GILCHRIST. "Andrew (3)" should read-Andrew R. (3), married, second, Jane Elizabeth Gray, of Ontario, Canada, a sister of Mrs. W. J. Randles. Child: Irene (4), born Jan. 30, 1902.
Page 134. GRAHAM. "Lloyd Lendrum Johnson (6)" should read -Floyd.
Page 135. For "Thomas Carlton, born Mar. 15" read-Sept. 18.
Page 137. Add, preceding James (4) Graham:
RUSSELL (4) GRAHAM, D. D., born Feb. 24, 1847, in Franklin County, Ohio; died June 11, 1925, at his home in Monmouth, Ill .; married, Oct. 7, 1873, Elizabeth Thompson, born Jan. 6, 1854; died Oct. 14, 1914.
Children :
i. Ralph (5), born July 27, 1875.
ii. Sarah Frances, born Nov. 10, 1876.
iii. Roy, born Aug. 3, 1880.
iv. Jessie Edith, born Oct. 9, 1882.
v. Elizabeth, born Oct. 4, 1886.
vi. Robert Hugh, born Dec. 28, 1892.
vii. Margaret Ruth, born Aug. 2, 1894.
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Rev. Andrew M. Beveridge
Mrs. Andrew M. Beveridge (Sarah Loomis )
John C. Beveridge
Mrs. John C. Beveridge (Mary Ann McCleery)
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS
Russell Graham was a boy three years old when he came with his parents to De Kalb County, Illinois. He was graduated from Mon- mouth College at the age of twenty-three, and three years later from Xenia Theological Seminary, Ohio. He at once became the settled pastor of the United Presbyterian Church at Biggsville, Illinois. In the twelve years that he remained there the church membership in- creased from eighty-eight to two hundred and twenty-five. In 1886 he was appointed to the chair of Social Science at Monmouth College and, resigning his pastorate, he began his teaching career that contin- ued thirty-nine years. For eighteen years he was vice-president and treasurer of the college; for thirty-five years was a member of the Board of Education of the United Presbyterian Church, and financial agent of the Synod of Illinois for the same period. All his life he was in demand as a preacher on occasions of importance, but the profes- sion of teaching was his most fruitful field. His best monument is the fact that hundreds of graduates of old Monmouth have testified by their words and works to the moral and spiritual impress of his char- acter upon their after life.
RALPH (5) GRAHAM, born July 27, 1875; married Ella Griffith, June 25, 1913. A graduate of Monmouth and of Rush Medical Col- lege, he is an able physician in Monmouth, Illinois.
Children :
i. Ruth Elizabeth (6), born June 25, 1915.
ii. Ralph, Jr., born Oct. 22, 1919.
iii. Margaret Jane, born Aug. 7, 1921.
SARAH FRANCES (5) GRAHAM, born Nov. 10, 1876; on June 28, 1900, was united in marriage with Dr. Harry Howard Hagey, born Nov. 6, 1873, who has been a practicing physician for thirty years. They reside in Chicago.
Children :
i. Ruth E. (6), born Apr. 6, 1901.
ii. Russell G., born Nov. 23, 1903.
iii. John Franklin, born Nov. 12, 1905.
iv. Harry H., born Sept. 10, 1908.
ROY (5) GRAHAM, born August 3, 1880; died March 24, 1903. He was a graduate of Monmouth and studied in Rush Medical College.
JESSIE EDITH (5) GRAHAM, born October 9, 1882; married William Graham Bryson, October 7, 1907. They live near Xenia. Children :
i. Mary E. (6), born July 20, 1908.
ii. Frances, born Oct. 30, 1913.
iii. William G., born June 3, 1921.
ELIZABETH (5) GRAHAM, born October 4, 1886, is a graduate of Monmouth College and has followed teaching as a profession.
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ROBERT HUGH (5) GRAHAM, born December 28, 1892; in 1922 married Rachel Converse, born February 4, 1895. They live in Aurora, Illinois. Dr. Graham was graduated from Monmouth and from Rush Medical College. He is a specialist in children's diseases. Child: i. James Converse, born July 26, 1927.
MARGARET RUTH (5) GRAHAM, born August 2, 1894, married Harold E. Kelly, June 21, 1921. Both are graduates of Monmouth.
Page 139. For "James Robertson Graham, born Oct. 9," read-Oct. 19.
Page 143. First line for "Mary McBurney," read-Anna Cowden.
Page 149. HENRY, line 16, "1853" should read-1854.
Page 151. For "Brigadier-General Wood," read-Ward.
Change line 25 to read-Lieutenant Henry resigned June 26, 1865. After "i. Frank V. A. (5)" add-married Lulu Dawson.
Children : i. Jean Irwin (6) ; ii. Norma Brown; iii. Mildred Hume. After "Jessie May" add-married John W. Youle, who died June, 1927. Children: i. Helen; ii. John W., Jr.
Page 152. After "Lulu Belle (5)" add-married George W. Sherwood.
Children: i. John W .; ii. Frances.
Page 171. McALLISTER. For "Ella, Cecil," read-Ella Cecil.
Page 171. Insert to follow McAllister :
THE McBRIDE FAMILY
SAMUEL (1) McBRIDE, born about 1800; married Mary Bu- chanan. Their home was Coitsville, Ohio.
Child: i. Samuel (2), born Apr. 7, 1825.
SAMUEL (2) McBRIDE, born April 7, 1825; died February 21, 1896, at Chetopa, Kansas; married Rebecca Stewart, a daughter of Elijah (6) and Agnes (McGaughey) Stewart, October 1, 1851, and came to Somonauk in the spring of 1853, joining the United Presby- terian Church there. He enlisted in the 105th Ill. Vol. Inf., Co. H. Rebecca Stewart was born Apr. 30, 1831, at Coitsville; died Feb., 1911, at Tingley, Iowa. Children: i. Alvin Stewart (3), born May 25, 1855; ii. Agnes Mary, born Feb. 22, 1858.
ALVIN STEWART (3) McBRIDE, born May 25, 1855; married January 4, 1881, Mary Stott, born January 21, 1857. Their home is White Pigeon, Michigan.
Children:
i. Frances R. (4), born Oct. 6, 1881; married Joseph Shoenfelt, 1903. With her son Joseph resides in Chicago.
ii. Ella S., born Aug. 12, 1883; married L. A. Munshower.
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iii. Jannette, born June 14, 1884; married R. A. Longloy.
iv. Abbie, born Apr. 16, 1886; married Howard Eckles.
v. Thomas, born July 11, 1889.
AGNES MARY (3) McBRIDE, born February 22, 1858, in Victor township, De Kalb County, Illinois; died in Chicago, April 20, 1890; graduated from Monmouth College in 1881; married February 27, 1884, Andrew L. (8) French. They are buried in Oak Mound.
Page 181. McCLEERY. Change "iii. George" to read-iii. George French and add-married Martha (6) Randles. Children: i. Helen Emily (5) ; ii. Sarah Marie, died 1912.
Page 194. McEACHRON. For "$200,000" read-$2,200,000.
Page 195. For "Mary Robertson, born Jan. 20," read-born Jan. 10.
Page 201. MERCER. Alvin (2) Mercer married in 1884.
Page 207. ORR. James Doig Orr (2) married Mar. 2 (not Nov.), 1871. Children: i. Mary Ella (3), died Jan. 14, 1877; ii. Minnie J., living 1928, married July 16, 1896, Robert H. B. Little. Child: Robert Lee Little, born Mar. 15, 1903. For "Sarah M." read-Sarah L.
Page 219. PATTEN. After "William Somes (6)," add-Children: i. William Howard (7), born Dec. 20, 1898; ii. Mabel Erma, born July 24, 1903, died Oct. 9, 1914; iii. Charles Harold, born 1909.
Page 220. After "i. Mary Catherine P. (6) Post," add-Children: i. Robert P. Post, born June 2, 1868, died July 31, 1870; ii. Cath- erine Mary Post, born Mar. 29, 1871, died Aug. 12, 1871.
Page 221. After "iii. Alice Lovica (6) Protzman," add-Child: Gil- bert Irving Protzman, born Dec. 17, 1877; married Nov. 8, 1900, Ethel Kershner. Children: i. Mary Alice, born Jan. 26, 1902; ii. Catherine A., born Jan. 16, 1906; iii. Ada Leonora, born Sept. 9, 1908; iv. Robert Andrew, born Nov. 8, 1913.
Page 223. ii. Thomas Beveridge died May 14, 1911.
Page 226. RANDLES. i. Alexander (5) died in Kansas City, Kansas, May, 1925; married February 19, 1867, Mary Maxwell. Came to Somonauk, 1867. Children: i. Herbert (6); ii. Anna Elizabeth.
For "ii. Roy," read-ii. Le Roy. Children : i. Marguerite (7); ii. Ada Belle; iii. William John.
Add after "iii. Andrew"-Children: i. Elizabeth (7); ii. Janet; iii. Martha. A. R. is pastor of U. P. church, New Castle, Pa.
Add after "iv. Anna"-Mr. Cox died in 1916. Children: i. Ken- neth (7); ii. Marjorie.
Add at bottom of page-William J. (5) Randles married, second, March 27, 1890, Annette Gray, of Ontario, Canada, a sister of Mrs. Andrew (3) Gilchrist. He was a ruling elder many years.
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Page 232. STEWART. After "iii. Rebecca," add-married Samuel Mc- Bride. (See Additions under McBride.)
Page 235. WALKER. "James (2) married Helen Oliver," add-1804; born in Abbotsvale, Scotland, August 28, 1784; died Cambridge, N. Y., April 25, 1837.
Page 245. WASHINGTON COUNTY-REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
"After the massacre of Jane McCrea (in July, 1777) the young patriots of Salem met and enlisted under Colonel John Williams, a prominent citizen of the town, in the defense of their country.
"The original document on which their names are boldly written is still preserved in the Williams family.
"My grandfather, who was then a young man of twenty-nine, en- gaged in clearing up the woods and cultivating the fields around his log cabin, bidding an affectionate farewell to his widowed mother and sisters and brothers, he hastened forward with the enlisted company, followed by some of the gallant sons of Vermont, in the direction of Stillwater to join the army under General Gates.
"The march of these young men lay through a widely extended forest to the vicinity of Stillwater. Safely reaching the fields which were to be ever afterward memorable in American history, they were ready for active service in the army.
"The hour of duty soon came and their valor was conspicuously displayed in the severe engagement of Sept. 19th and in the obstinate, bloody and decisive battle of Oct. 7th, variously known as Stillwater, Bemis Heights and Saratoga.
"My ancestor as long as he lived would speak with deep emotion of the skirmishes and conflicts in the fields of Saratoga, in which he and the Salem Boys, side by side, were engaged, when sometimes they poured round after round with such rapidity into the ranks of the enemy that the old muskets, becoming hot, could scarcely be held in their hands."-D. A. Harsha in the Albany Argus, Oct. 10, 1886.
Page 246. For "William Sebree" read-John S. Sebree. W. S. came later.
Page 249. Line 26 omit "log" before school.
Page 252. Miss Margaret A. McCleery, by certificate.
Page 254. Under 1864, for "Arvilla Roff," read-Arvilla Robb, and add the name of Russell Graham.
Page 300, second paragraph-Miss Patten adds the following note- REASONS THAT THE COLONISTS ORIGINALLY FAILED TO RECEIVE THE LAND:
First: Those who came with Captain Campbell refused to settle under him as dependents.
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Second: By reason of Indian troubles settlement was unsafe.
Third: The colonists could not have maintained themselves on the land until crops could be raised without government aid, which was refused.
Page 354. SAVAGE. After "EDWARD (2)" add-Mrs. Archibald Livingston imparted to her granddaughter the fact that at the close of the Revolutionary War all of the Tories among the Highland Scotch in Argyle would have been sent to Canada and their lands confiscated had it not been for her brother-in-law, Hon. Edward Sav- age, of Salem, who had been an officer in the war, was then sheriff of the county, and had sufficient influence to prevent this misfortune falling upon his wife's relatives and friends.
After "JOHN (3)" add-The Chief Justices of the Supreme Court at New York for twenty-three consecutive years were natives of Washington County. Chief Justice Savage was succeeded in 1836 by Hon. Samuel Nelson, son of John Rogers Nelson, of Hebron, who served until 1845, when he resigned to become an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, which office he held for nearly thirty years. He was an uncle of James and Samuel Nelson McClel- lan, of Somonauk, Illinois.
Page 353. Preceding the CLARK FAMILY insert the following:
THE MCDOUGALL FAMILY
Among the Highland Scotch colonists who came with Captain Lauchlan Campbell in 1738 were:
RANALD (1) MCDOUGALL, wife (maiden name) Elizabeth McDougall, and sons John and Alexander, born in the Isle of Islay, Scotland. Ranald (1) was grantee of Lot No. 16 of the Argyle pat- ent in Albany (now Washington) County, New York, in 1764. He did not settle on his land in Argyle, but lived for many years in New York City, where he died before March 26, 1764, when his will was probated there.
Children :
i. John (2), married and had two sons, John and Alexander.
ii. General Alexander McDougall, of Revolutionary fame, born in 1732, in the Parish of Kildalton, Isle of Islay, Scotland; died in New York City June 8, 1786; married, first, while on a visit in the Isle of Islay, Scotland, in 1751, Ann Lang- wille, daughter of Stephen McDougall, and the same year returned to New York City. General Alexander McDougall, at his death, owned Lots Nos. 16, 30 and 31 in Argyle that were sold by his executors and the deeds recorded in the County Clerk's office in Hudson Falls, New York.
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Children :
i. John (3), died unmarried in the Canada expedition of 1775.
ii. Ranald Stephen (3), died unmarried from the result of in- juries received in the field in 1776.
iii. Elizabeth (3), married John Lawrence, the Judge Advocate General who presided at the trial of Major Andre.
iii. Mary McDougall married, first, Apr. 6, 1758, Archibald Hamilton and had a daughter Elizabeth; married, second, Oct. 9, 1760, John Thompson and had a son John Thomp- son; married, third, Dec. 19, 1763, Alexander Stewart.
Page 353. The character of Mrs. Livingston is shown in the following incident: One Sabbath evening soon after the murder of Jane McCrea one of the Livingston family rushed into the house with the startling intelligence that the Indians were crossing the Battenkill near the house. Nearly all the family fled to a nearby cornfield except Mrs. Livingston, who refused to leave her sick father and her sleeping children. Seating herself at her father's bedside she calmly waited expecting every moment that the savages would burst in and kill them all. At length the family returned reporting that the alarm had been false. The incident well illustrates the heroic nature of this pioneer mother.
Page 356, line 26. Robert Clark died 1762.
Page 357. Add-Mrs. Archibald Livingston is authority for the follow- ing incident: One Sabbath Dr. Clark was holding services in a barn, when a pet pig, following the Archibald Livingstons to church, entered the barn. Dr. Clark paused in his sermon to remark, "Archie, thee had better leave thy swine at home." Mrs. James (4) Patten in telling her granddaughter, Jennie M. Patten, this story added that the early settlers in Washington County had to make pets of their live stock to keep them at home. Bears, wolves and other wild animals were plentiful in the woods, which were so dense that in clearing a space for a cabin enough logs were obtained for building the house. When the women went into the forest to hunt the cows it was their custom to partially break young saplings and turn the tops toward home so that they could find their way back.
"As each generation passes away so much of family history goes with it, that, realizing that Grandmother was the last of her genera- tion, I learned from her all that I could about her family and the history of Washington County, and recorded much of it in note books which laid the foundation of the future "Somonauk Book."-J. M.P.
Let us hope that succeeding generations will follow Miss Patten's example.
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