Past and present of Pike County, Illinois, Part 69

Author: Massie, Melville D; Clarke, (S.J.) Publishing Company, Chicago
Publication date: 1906
Publisher: Chicago, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 760

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raising, making a specialty of shorthorn Durham cattle and Poland China hogs. Politically he was a stanch republican; and served as school di- rector for many years, and was also supervisor of his township. Both he and his wife were de- voted members of the Baptist church. In their family were four children, but only two are now living : Margaret and Sarah L., the latter the wife of Samuel Schwab, a resident of Windsor, Missouri.

William S. Barkley was educated in the com- mon schools, and at the age of twenty years he enlisted for service in the Union army, becoming a member of Company D, Ninty-ninth Regiment of Illinois Volunteers, on the 5th of August, 1862, to serve for three years, or during the war. He was mustered out July 31, 1865, after active field service, in which he took part in many im- portant engagements that led up to the final tri- umph of the Union arms. When the war was over he returned to his home and gave his attention to farming and stock-raising,-the pursuits to which he had been reared,-so that he had a practical knowledge of the best methods of carrying on both branches of the business. He also dealt in stock as a buyer and shipper, and his careful control of his business affairs led to very gratify- ing success.

On the 10th of October, 1867, Mr. Barkley was united in marriage to Miss Martha J: Doran, who was born in Quincy, Illinois, March 27, 1849, and is a daughter of James and Jane (Moore) Doran. 'The father's birth occurred in Waynesville, Ohio, March 3, 1812, and the mother was born in Waynesville, September 10, 1815. They came to Adams county, Illinois, in 1846, settling in Quincy, where they lived for four years, and then removed to Pike county in 1850. The father was a tanner by trade, follow- ing that pursuit in his early life; and on coming to Illinois, turned his attention to agricultural interests. He lived on the Blanchard farm, now included within the corporation limits of the city of Quincy. At one time he owned about four hundred acres of valuable Pike county land; and he made many improvements upon his property, which was a tract of prairie, arable and produc- tive. He placed his fields under a very high state

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of cultivation ; and he built upon his farm a good residence. He made a specialty of the breeding and raising of fancy horses, which he exhibited at many fairs, winning various premiums on his fine stock. His political allegiance was given to the republican party, and for many years he served as school director, the cause of education finding in him a warm friend by reason of the able work which he did for the schools. He died upon the old homestead farm on the 3Ist of May, 1863. His widow, a Baptist when she died, long survived him, and departed this life March 28, 1903. In their family were nine children, of whom five are now living: Milton, who married Jane Woosley, and resides a mile and a half northeast of Barry ; Mary A., the wife of Hiram B. Sperry, who is living in Nokomis, Illinois; Theodore, a resident of Barry ; James M .; and Mrs. Barkley.

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Barkley was blessed with two children. Roy D., born July 24, 1868, was educated in the public schools and in the Gem City Business College at Quincy. He is now living upon the old homestead which was owned by his grandfather and comprises four dred and eighty acres of fine land. He is now farming three hundred and thirty acres; and he also engages in stock-raising, having from forty to fifty head of cattle upon his place at the pres- ent time. He is now, however, making arrange- ments preparatory to removing to Scott county, Kansas, where he owns eight hundred acres of ex- cellent land. He has recently returned from that farm, where he built a barn. He expects to move to the Sunflower state in March, 1906. He was married November 2, 1892, to Miss Allie Beadle, who was born in Pike county, July 1, 1872, and is a daughter of William and Lucy Beadle, both of whom are natives of Virginia. In their family are five children : Lillian P., Isla M., Harry W., Letha I., and Ross R. Maggie M. Barkley, the second member of the family, was born May 23, 1872, and was married May 13, 1900, to Frank M. Beard. They reside four miles north of Barry.

In politics Mr. Barkley was an earnest repub- lican, and took a deep and active interest in the work of his party. He served as justice of the peace and assessor, and was a member of the

school board for twenty years or more. He be- longed to Hope lodge, No. 55, A. O. U. W., of Barry, and was a member of John McTucker post, No. 154, G. A. R., and when the Ninety-ninth Illinois Regiment held its annual reunion in 1905 he served as president on that occasion. Not long afterward, on the 14th of April, 1905, he was called to his final rest, responding to the last roll call that indicates that the warfare of life is over. He was a member of the Baptist church; and gave a willing hand to all public interests, and to the assistance of his friends. His nature was kindly and generous, and the poor and needy never appealed to him in vain. He stood for all that is upright and just in man's relations with his fellowmen, and was a believer in the true, the good and the beautiful; and through his genial nature and generous disposition he shed around him much of the sunshine of life. Mrs. Barkley now resides in Barry and is a most estimable lady, who has an extensive circle of friends. She owns three hundred and thirty acres of land in Hadley township.

JUDGE N. B. WILLIAMS.

Judge N. B. Williams, who died on the 9th of February, 1896, was one of the prominent business men and merchants of Pike county, having for more than forty years been actively connected with commercial interests of Pleasant Hill. He settled there at an early day and con- tributed in large measure to general progress and prosperity in his home locality. He was born in North Carolina on the 12th of August. 1832. His father was Harvey Williams, who re- moved to Tennessee with the family, and it was there that N. B. Williams was reared. In 1851 he became a resident of Missouri, settling in Newton county, and on the 13th of June of that year he was married there to Miss Seeney Rich- ards, who was born in North Carolina, but was reared in Tennessee. Her father, Valentine Richards, was a native of the former state and, having arrived at years of maturity, was mar- ried there to Elizabeth Clifford, who was born in North Carolina, where her girlhood days were

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passed. They remained residents of that state until after the birth of four or five of their chil -. dren, at which time they removed to Missouri, settling in Newton county, where they remained for six years, and then went to Clarksville, Pike county, Missouri, where Mr. Richards contin- ued to reside up to the time of his death, which occurred during the period of the Civil war. He had survived his wife for several years. They were the parents of eleven children, of whom four sons and two daughters reached adult age, but the only ones now living are Mrs. Williams and her brother, Samuel V. Richards, who is now living a retired life in Quincy, Illinois.

Following his marriage Judge Williams worked at the cabinetmaker's and carpenter's trades, being thus engaged for some years. In 1860 he came to Pleasant Hill, where he began blacksmithing, carrying on a shop for a few years, while subsequently he engaged in the hardware and undertaking business. He then conducted his store up to the time of his death, carrying a well selected line of goods and enjoy- ing. a liberal patronage. He was strictly honor- able in all his business dealings and his methods were such as might well serve as a source of emulation, leading both to success and the ac- quirement of an honored name. He never made engagements that he did not meet nor incurred obligations that he did not fulfill, and he thus commanded the unqualified confidence of all with whom he was associated. He built a busi- ness house and also several residences in Pleas- ant Hill and thus contributed to the improve- ment of this village as well as to the promotion of its commercial activity.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Williams held member- ship in the Methodist Episcopal church and he served in several church offices, but he would hold no positions of political preferment, giving his time and attention to his business affairs, the enjoyment of his home and to his church duties. He was well known in both Pike and Calhoun counties and his many sterling traits of charac- ter endeared him to those with whom he was as- sociated. His connection with business affairs in Pleasant Hill covered a long period and throughout the entire time he sustained an unas-

sailable reputation. Men admired him because. of his success, respected him because of his fidel- ity to duty and gave him their friendship because of his kindly genial nature and freedom from ostentation or display. Mrs. Williams still sur- vives her husband and resides at the old home- stead, being now a well preserved lady of sev- enty-two years. She is well known and has a host of warm friends in Pleasant Hill.

SAMUEL B. PEACOCK, M. D.

Samuel B. Peacock, physician and surgeon of Baylis, whose skill and ability have gained him more than local reputation, having become quite well known through his contributions to medical journals, was born in Adams county, Illinois, April 14, 1866, and is a son of S. J. and Elizabeth A. (France) Peacock. The father was born in Davidson county, North Carolina, in 1827, and the mother's birth"occurred in New Wheeling, Virginia, in 1832. It was in the year 1851 that S. J. Peacock became a resident of Brown county, Illinois, whence he afterward removed to Adams county, where he has since lived. He is a farmer, owning and operating one hundred and sixty acres of land which constitutes a well improved and highly cultivated property. His political al- legiance is given to the democracy and for twenty- four years he was justice of the peace, his long continued service indicating that his decisions were strictly fair and impartial. He held various other offices, such as assessor and collector and as a private citizen he has done valuable service for the community in the line of general progress. His wife is a member of the Methodist church. In their family were ten children, of whom seven are now living. Dr. Peacock, like the other mem- bers of the household, attended the common schools in his boyhood days and he prepared for the practice of medicine as a student in Keokuk Medical College, at Keokuk, Iowa, from which he was graduated at the age of twenty-nine years, on the 3d of March, 1896, as a member of a class of forty-eight. He practiced medicine for two years with Dr. R. J. McConnell and in 1898

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pursued a post-graduate course in Chicago on surgery and the diseases of women. In 1902 he again went to Chicago, where he pursued a gen- eral course called the special course of practice. His attention is now given to his professional duties and he practices along modern scientific lines. He is a close and earnest student and is quick to adopt new and modern, methods, not, however, supplanting the old and time-tried meth- ods of practice but supplementing them instead. He is well known as a contributor to several med- ical journals.

On the 8th of July, 1903, Dr. Peacock was married to Miss Frances Miller, who was born in Baylis, April 7, 1877, and is a daughter of David and Elizabeth (Carnes) Miller. Her father was born in Pike county, Illinois, in 1839, and was a son of Thomas and Nancy Miller, early settlers of Pike county, having come to Illinois from Pennsylvania in pioneer days. In 1863 Mr. Mil- ler wedded Elizabeth Carnes, who was born in 1846. He is a member of the Methodist Episco- pal church, while his wife is a member of the United Brethren church. In their family are three children who yet survive.

Dr. Peacock is a democrat and was elected su- pervisor of New Salem township in April, 1904 so that he is the present incumbent in the office. He belongs to Baylis lodge, No. 834, I. O. O. F .; to New Salem lodge, No. 218, A. F. & A. M .; the Modern Woodmen camp; the Pike County Mutual Association, and the Mutual Protective League. He keeps six horses and vehicles in order that he may at any time respond quickly to the call of those in need of professional service and he is recognized as one of the prominent young men as well as successful practitioners of Pike county.

JOSHUA T. INGRAM.

June 15, 1825; and they were married in Ver- saillus, this state. The paternel grandparents were Joshua P. and Susanna (Lenox) Ingram, and the family is believed to be of Scotch-Irish lineage. The great-grandfather, John Ingram, was born in Ireland, and in his early childhood accompanied his parents on their emigration · to Tennessee, where he was reared. He wedded Rachel Blanton, who was of Irish parentage, and her birth probably occurred on the Emerald Isle .. In 1833 John Ingram came with his family to Pike county and secured government land. He afterward improved two or three farms and be- came recognized as one of the leading and en- terprising agriculturists of his day. He lived to an advanced age, gave his political support to the democracy; and both he and his wife en- dorsed the Methodist faith. Their family num- bered seven sons, who reached adult age and reared families in Illinois. This number included Joshua P. Ingram, grandfather of our subject, who was born in Tennessee, January 26, 1802. He married Susanna Lenox, whose birth occurred in Tennessee, November 7, 1800, and who died De- cember 7, 1858. The marriage was celebrated April . 13, 1821, and they had one son, Isom L. Following the death of his first wife, Joshua P. Ingram was married to Marinda Nunn, whose death occurred January 15, 1879, while he passed away on the 3Ist of March of the same year .. Their only daughter is deceased.

Isom L. Ingram came to Illinois with his par- ents when eleven years of age, the journey being- made after the primitive manner of the times, in a two-wheeled cart drawn by a yoke of oxen with a horse in the lead. The grandparents brought with them all of their earthly possessions and be- gan life in an almost unbroken wilderness, shar- ing in various hardships and privations incident to the settlement of the frontier. Isom L. Ingram being an only son, inherited the home property, upon which he remained throughout the greater part of his life with the exception of a brief period of three years spent in Brown county. His original home in Pike county was a log cabin; and he assisted in the arduous task of clearing

Joshua T. Ingram, a representative farmer of Perry township, was born May 25, 1849, in the township where he now makes his home, and is a son of Isom L. and Perlina (Rusk) Ingram, na- tives of Tennessee and Illinois respectively. The away the timber and developing the fields. He father was born June 12, 1822, and the mother also attended the early subscription schools of the

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county, and after his marriage he began farming on his own account on forty acres of land in Brown county, which he purchased, and on which he built a log cabin. Later, however, he returned to section 2, Perry township, whereon he spent his remaining days, devoting his energies to general farming and to raising graded cattle, hogs and horses. He also worked at the cooper's trade for a number of years, having mastered that business when a boy, under the direction of Buck Johns. He likewise followed carpentering to some extent and built the house in which his last years were passed. He served as road com- missioner, as school director and as trustee, oc- cupying the last named position for many years. The marriage of Isom L. Ingram and Perlina Rusk was celebrated October 25, 1843. She was one of a family of five sons and five daughters born unto John and Nancy (Swegett) Rusk, who were natives of Kentucky, and subsequent to their marriage, which occurred in that state, they came to Illinois in 1820, settling in Morgan county. For twenty years they resided there, and then took up their abode on a farm in Brown county, where Mr. Rusk died October 8, 1844, at the age of fifty-three years. His widow afterward lived with her children, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ingram, in 1866, when more than four score years of age. Like her husband, she was an earnest member of the Methodist Episco- pal church. Mr. and Mrs. Isom Ingram had a family of nine children : Isaac N., born January 28, 1845, married Ellen Ledgett. Susan, born May 8, 1846, is the wife of James York. Joshua T. is the next of the family. Benjamin F. born December 22, 1850, married Henrietta Hannah. Nancy A., born May 9, 1853, is the wife of George Walling. Martha J., born July 23, 1855, is the wife of Alexander Collter. Henry W., born June 27, 1857, follows farming. Louisa, born April 9, 1862, died July 23, 1878. Marinda Ella, born August 22, 1867, is the wife of Cary Harelson.

No event of special importance occurred to vary the routine of farm life for Joshua T. In- gram in his boyhood days. He was reared upon the old homestead farm in Perry township which his grandfather had entered from the government.

When nineteen years of age he started upon an- independent business career by operating a por- tion of the James Johns farm. In February, 1905, he removed to his present farm in Perry town- ship, and here he is carrying on general agricul- tural pursuits in an energetic and successful manner.

He has been married twice. On the 2d of No- vember, 1868, he wedded Miss Sarah E. Ban- ning, who was born February 12, 1848, and died December 14, 1872. They were the parents of four children: Stephen A. who was born Sep- tember 1, 1869, and died at the age of twenty years, five months and eleven days ; Lizzie C. and Lillie E., twins, born March 31, 1875, and both are now deceased; and Addie, who was born July 29, 1872, and died in infancy. For his sec- ond wife Mr. Ingram chose Rhoda Banning, a sister of his first wife. She was born in Cham- bersburg township, March 25, 1846, and they were married July 31, 1873. Her parents were Stephen and Elizabeth D. (Rigg) Banning, the former born in Ohio, May 15, 1814, and the latter in Kentucky, November 16, 1821. Their marriage occurred in Chambersburg township,. December 19, 1838. Mr. Banning lost his parents when a young child, and later came to Illinois. Fol- lowing his marriage he located a mile and a half west of Chambersburg on eighty acres of timber land, and he and his bride carried their wedding effects to a new log cabin. A bedstead was made by boring holes in the logs in a corner of a room and inserting poles into these, and resting the other end upon posts. Mr. Banning made three log stools for chairs and a box served for a table. There was a big open fireplace, and the young couple began their domestic life in the usual manner of the pioneer settler. In 1869 they re- moved from their original farm to Perry town- ship, settling on one hundred and sixty acres of land; and Mr. Banning improved his house, and cultivated his farm. In early days he also worked at coopering, but his later years were devoted entirely to agricultural pursuits. He was for a long period a devoted and faithful member of the Christian church; and his political support was given to the democracy. He died March 8, 1888, having long survived his wife, who passed

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away May 10, 1860. In their family were nine children : Z. R., who was born September 18, 1839, died on the 21st of December of the same year. Martha A., born January 14, 1841, died July 3, 1871. Nancy J., born April 24, 1843, is the wife of T. B. Dunn, of Perry township. Mrs, Ingram is the next of the family. Sarah was the first wife of Mr. Ingram. Thomas L., born August 25, 1850, died August 8, 1851. Ara- belle D., born May 28, 1852, died October 9, 1870. Isadore C. born September 27, 1854, died March 20, 1857. Octavia O., born October 7, 1857, is the wife of George Piper, of Kansas, and has four children.

Mr. Ingram exercises his franchise right in support of the democracy. He has served as school director for one term, but has cared for no public office, preferring to give his undivided at- tention to his business pursuits, in which he is meeting with signal success. He belongs to the Modern Woodmen camp and the Knights of Pythias fraternity. His entire life has been passed in this county and he has carried forward the work which was instituted by his grandfather and continued by his father. The name of In- gram has been associated with the development and agricultural progress of Pike county from pioneer times, and has ever stood as a synonym for integrity in business and worth in citizenship.

ISAAC N. WINANS.

Isaac N. Winans, a representative of agricul- tural interests, was born in Pittsfield township on the 25th of February, 1858, and was a son of Isaac and Sarah (Webster) Winans, The fam- ily, originally spelling the name Winans, is de- scended from the ancient Holland nobility, trac- ing the ancestry back to the sixteenth century. Wearied by the oppressions and desirous of es- caping religious persecutions of that age and being of an independent and liberal character. John Winans departed for America in 1630. In 1664, with other "associates," as pioneers were called in those days, he bought from the Indians the land between the Raritan and Passaic rivers

in New Jersey, a tract seventeen miles wide and thirty-four miles long. He married Susanna Melyn, a daughter of Cornelius Melyn, a patroon of Staten Island. Their children were Samuel, Johannes, Conradus, Jacob, Isaac, Elizabeth and Johanna.

Isaac Winans was born in 1685 and died in 1723. To him and his wife Hannah were born Hannah, Phebe, Isaac, Abraham, William and Elias.

Isaac Winans (2d), born in 1710, died in 1780, his death being caused from cruelties while con- fined as a prisoner in the sugar house in New York, where he had been placed because of his loyalty to the colonies. To him and his wife Magdaline were born Sarah, Moses, Mathias. Abigal, Margaret, Jane, Susanna and Elizabeth, and of these Isaac, Moses and Mathias served in the Colonial army during the Revolutionary war.

Moses Winans, born November 9, 1755, died January 28, 1822. He married Ruth Wood, who was born August 5, 1758, and died January 26, 1817. Their children were: Isaac, who was born January 6, 1780, and died May 26, 1846; Sarah, who was born December 7, 1781, and died May 20, 1848; Deborah, who was born May 29, 1784, and died April 29, 1817; Magdaline, who was born March 8, 1787, and died February 10, 1796; Moses, who was born December 7, 1789, and died April 30, 1823; Meline, who was born Oc- tober 27, 1793, and died November 17, 1859; Magdaline, who was born March 12, 1798, and died March 31, 1851 ; and Jonas Wood, who was born January 19, 1802.

.The last named, Jonas Wood Winans, was married December 20, 1827, to Sarah Stiles, who was born July 23, 1806, and died Jan- uary 8, 1858, while his death occurred Octo- ber 1, 1878. Her grandfather, Jacob Crane, was a colonel in the Revolutionary war and his wife, Phebe Crane, had six brothers, all of whom served during the Revolutionary war, including William, who attained the rank of general. Two of the number were killed in service. The chil- dren of Jonas and Sarah (Stiles) Winans are : Isaac; Ebenezer, who was born May 5, 1830, and married Margaret B. Rose, October 29, 1857 ; Maline, who was born February 15, 1833, and

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died January 12, 1845; William Parkhurst, who was born January 28, 1836, and was married October 6, 1869, to Lida Moore, who died De- cember 4, 1876, after which he was married No- vember 20, 1879, to Christie McRac; Sarah Jane, who was born July 7, 1838, and on the 30th of November, 1866, became the wife of Augustus Dow, while her death occurred May 17, 1870; Jonas Wood, who was born November 11, 1840, and married Alice E. Jones, September 13, 1876, his death occurring September 2, 1899; Elizabeth Magdaline, who was born June 3, 1843, and on the 26th of May, 1868, became the wife of Wil- liam A. Hubbard, who died March 21, 1895; Mary Stiles, who was born January 23, 1846, and on the 3Ist of January, 1877, became the wife of Dories Bates, who died August 15, 1880, while on the 25th of February, 1896, she became the wife of Augustus Dow.

Isaac Winans, son of Jonas W. and Sarah (Stiles) Winans, was born October 20, 1828, in Essex, now Union county, New Jersey, and was married December 20, 1805, and with his father's family came to Pike county in 1846, settling south of Pittsfield, where Mrs. Sarah Winans departed this life. Jonas Winans, however, sur- vived for about twenty years. It was on the 20th of December. 1851, that Isaac Winans was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Webster, a native of Massachusetts, and they became the parents of eight children. The father was the owner of about four hundred acres of valuable land in Pike county and was numbered among its most enter- prising, energetic and capable agriculturists, so managing his business affairs as to win therefrom a handsome competence. He gave his political support to the republican party and throughout the community was held in high esteem. In the year 1901 he and his wife removed to Walla Walla, Washington, where they now reside. In their family were eight children, of whom six are living, three being residents of this county, namely : Isaac N .; William Winans, who makes his home near Summer Hill, Illinois; and Emma, who is the wife of Marshall Hoskins and resides in Derry township.

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Past and present of Pike County, Illinois, Part 69

Author: Massie, Melville D; Clarke, (S.J.) Publishing Company, Chicago Publication date: 1906 Publisher: Chicago, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 760

Author: Massie, Melville D; Clarke, (S.J.) Publishing Company, Chicago
Publication date: 1906
Publisher: Chicago, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 760