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Coon H. M. Farmer; Sec. 28; P. O. Black Hawk; rep; Meth ; from Pennsylvania. Coon Michael, tenant; Sec. 29; P. O. Black Hawk; rep; Meth ; from Pennsylvania.
COON M. L. Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Black Hawk; born in Jefferson Co., Pa., March 3, 1843; came to this Co. in 1865; Rep; Meth ; rents 800 acres of the Hender- son estate; son of Harrison M. and Cath- arine Leutz; they were born 1812 and 1810; Mr. Coon enlisted in the 2d Batta- lion of Pennsylvania ; was discharged, and re-enlisted in the 105th Pennsylvania Regi- ment, when his father and her brothers were in the battle of the Wilderness; all were honorably discharged at the expira- tion of service; name of wife was Mary
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Roberts, born April 23, 1848; married Nov. 14, 1867; have four children, Vir- ginia Belle, Effie Jane, Harry M., and Walter B .; one deceased.
Copley Jno. laborer; Milan; dem; Meth ; from New York.
Cornish Jas. A. laborer; Milan ; dem ; Meth. Cornish -- , mechanic in factory; Milan ; rep; Meth.
Corson Andrew, laborer; Milan ; dem ; Prot ; from Pennsylvania.
Corson Frank, stonemason; Milan; dem; Prot.
Coulter A. laborer ; Milan ; rep ; Prot.
Crawford Thos. miller at Milan Mills ; rep; Meth ; from Ireland.
Crist Dan'I, Sec. 16; P. O. Milan ; dem ; Lib; from Iowa.
Crist Wm. farmer ; Sec.16; P.O. Milan; dem ; Lib; from Indiana.
D AVIS D. CHAS. clerk; Milan; dem; Presb; from Pennsylvania.
Davis G. Jno. tenant on Harris' farm ; dem ; Presb.
Davis Oran W. Davis House; rep; Prot; from New York.
Daxon Bernard, teaming; Milan ; dem ; Cath ; born Illinois.
Daxon Samuel, teaming; Milan ; dem ; Cath ; born Illinois.
DIBBERN CHAS. H. Hardware and Implement Dealer; Milan; born in Keil, Holstein, Germany, Oct. 15, 1840; came to this Co. in 1851; Rep; Cong; left Germany with his parents for the United States in 1847, and settled in Scott Co., Ia .; volunteered in Co. C. of the 66th Illinois Regiment, under Colonel Birge; was in the battles of Fort Donelson, Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, and in General Sher- man's campaign to the sea; discharged at Atlanta, Ga., Sept., 1864; married Miss Maggie Davis, of Moline, Feb. 2, 1865; she was born Feb. 2, 1842; have one son, Henry S., born Nov. 7, 1865.
Dickson Geo. M. paper mnfr; Milan.
Dickson Jas. farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Milan ; dem ; Presb; from Pennsylvania.
Dickson Jas. K. farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Mi- lan ; dem ; Presb.
DICKSON COL. JOHN, Retired; P. O. Milan; born in Erie Co., Pa., Feb. 6, 1813; came to this Co. in 1844; Dem; Presb; owns 300 acs, value, $30,000; son of William Dickson, of this place; mar- ried Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Alex- ander, of Canonsburg, Pa., Oct. 25, 1836; she died Feb. 17, 1871, leaving four chil- dren, Mary E., wife of F. N. Young; George M., Anna E., she married H. W. Haislip, and died May 28, 1875; Susan D., died April 5, 1874.
Dickson Wm. farmer; dem; Presb; born Ill. Dilley Wm. H. H. bakery; Milan; rep; Meth ; from Virginia.
Dilts David, carpenter; P. O. Milan; rep; Metli.
Dilts Gilbert, carpenter ; rep; Prot.
Dilts Jas. carpenter ; P. O. Milan ; ind ; Meth.
DONAHUE READMAN, Farmer and Stock Raiser; P. O. Black Hawk; born in County Kildare, Ireland, 1831; came to this Co. 1857; Dem; Cath; owns 120 acres, value, $5,000; also property in Milan, valne, $1,000; son of Lawrence and Mary (Conner) Donahue, of Ireland; Mr. Donahue lived eight years in New York, previous to coming to this Co .; name of wife was Margaret Mern, of same place; she was born in 1830; married March 1, 1854 ; have three adopted children, Thomas, born June 29, 1862; William, Sept. 15, -1864; Edward Mern, March, 1867.
Donner Jacob, Sec. 31; P. O. Black Hawk; rep ; Luth ; born Illinois.
Donner Sam'l, farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Black Hawk; rep; Luth ; from Switzerland.
Donoho Michael, farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Mi- lan ; dem; Cath ; from Ireland.
DOXSEE AUGUSTUS H. Carpen- ter; Milan; born in Stark Co., O., May 22, 1847; came to this Co. 1849; Rep; Ind; owns town property valued at $500; son of Cornwall Doxsee, of this Co .; vol- unteered in Co. G., 126th Illinois Regi- ment, under Colonel Whitney; name of wife was Ann Crummy, of Ireland; mar- ried Dec. 7, 1873; she was born May 26, 1857 ; have two children, James H., born Feb. 14, 1874; Sarah E., March 1, 1877.
Dremer Jno. F. fruit grower; Milan; rep; Meth ; from Pennsylvania.
Duffin W. P. druggist; Milan; rep; Ind; from New York.
Dunker Henry, harness-maker; rep; Prot.
F ISENHARDT AUGUST, harness- maker; rep; Prot; from Germany.
Evans Thos. J. carpenter; Milan; rep; Prot; from England.
Everhart Andrew, paper making; dem; Meth ; from Pennsylvania.
R ELTER LOUIS, Farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Black Hawk; born in the State of Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, Jan., 1828; Rep; Luth ; owns 61 acres, value, $3,000; son of Church Ludwic and Elizabeth Fel- ter ; name of wife was Catharine, daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Eller; the form- er was a Merchant Tailor; the latter a practising Physician; Mrs. Felter was born Nov. 27, 1828; married April, 1853; have one son, Louis Henry, born Feb. 16, 1860.
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Faris Wm. tailor; dem ; Presb.
Fisher Henry, laborer; Milan; dem ; Prot.
Fitzsimmons Ash, laborer; Milan; rep; Prot; from Pennsylvania.
Fitzsimmons Chas. W. stonemason ; Milan ; rep ; Prot; from Pennsylvania.
Fitzsimmons Dan'l, laborer; Milan; rep; Prot; from Pennsylvania.
Fitzgerald David, farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Milan ; dem; Cath ; from Ireland.
Fitzsimmons Wm. stonemason ; P. O. Milan ; rep ; Prot; from Pennsylvania.
Foster Sam'l S. farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Black Hawk; rep; Ind ; from New Jersey.
Francis Wm. farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Milan ; ind; Meth ; from New York.
Frysinger Benj. distiller ; Milan; dem ; Ind; from Maryland.
Frysinger Wm. B. distiller; Milan; dem; Ind ; from Maryland.
G ALE WM. R. laborer ; Milan ; rep ; Prot ; from Maine.
Gannon Jas. laborer; P. O. Milan; dem ; Cath ; from Ireland.
Gannon Thos. laborer; Milan; dem; Cath ; from New York.
Gilmore And. book-keeper; Milan; Park House ; dem; Presb; from Pa.
GILMORE JOHN H. Pork Packing; firm of Freeman & Gilmore; Milan; born in Mercer Co., Ill., Nov. 6, 1845; came to this Co. 1876; Rep; Presb ; owns 120 acres Mrs. McLaughlin was daughter of the of land ; Sec. 22 ; value $7,200; son of Wm., who died Jan. 15, 1869, in Ill., leaving seven children, George W., Sarah J. (wife of A. Freman), William H., James S., John H., Mary A. and Hugh.
Gitt Calvin, painter; Milan ; dem ; Prot.
Gitt Jacob, farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Milan; dem ; Meth ; from Tennessee.
GOBLE BENJAMIN, Farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Milan; born in Wabash Co., Ill., Oct. 17, 1813; came to this Co. May 26, 1829; Rep; Lib; owns 191 acres of land, value $10,000; son of George and Nancy (Arnold) Goble, both born in Kentucky, who settled in this State in 1811; Mr. Go- ble is the oldest American citizen born on Illinois soil now living, only ten or eleven land claims having been made prior to his claim in the vicinity of Rock Island ; Mrs. Goble was daughter of Joshua and Eliza- beth (Wiscaver) Vandruff; married Aug. 22, 1833, by Joel Wells, Jr. ; have ten chil- dren living, Emaline, Jesse, Vester, Ru- kesy, Gemenmes, Barbara A., Merritt, Ferel and Angeline.
Goble Ferrell, farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Milan ; rep; Lib; born Henry Co.
Goble Merritt, farmer; Milan ; rep; Meth.
Goldsmith Wm. shoemaker; Milan; dem; Presb; from Germany.
Graham Robt. laborer Milan Paper Mill; dem ; Prot.
Green Albert, laborer; Milan; dem; Prot; from England.
H AINES HARLEY, farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Milan ; rep; Meth.
Haines Norval, tenant; P. O. Milan; rep; Meth ; born Illinois.
Haislip Henry W. implement dealer; Milan ; dem ; Presb; from Virginia.
Haislip Jos. B. painter; Milan ; dem ; Bapt; from Maryland.
Hammond Samuel, engineer; Milan; dem; Prot; from N. Y.
Harris Chas. farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Milan ; dem ; Meth ; from New York.
Harris Frank H. farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Mi- lan ; dem ; Meth ; from New York.
Hartman C. C. farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Milan ; dem ; Ind.
Hartman S. F. farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Milan ; dem ; Ind ; from Indiana.
Hatfield W. H. carpenter; Milan; dem; Bapt; from Kentucky.
Hayford Riley, railroad agent; Milan; rep; Ind; from New York.
Hayford Wm. D. carpenter; Milan; rep; Ind.
Heflin G. W. retired hotel keeper; Milan; rep ; Meth ; from Kentucky.
Heverling Frederick H. laborer; dem; Ind; from Penn.
Heverling Peter Jacob, barber ; Milan ; dem ; Prot.
Holmes Thos. laborer ; rep; Presb.
HONENS GUSTAVUS H. Tinner and Post-master; Milan; born in Bidiefell, Prussia, Nov. 8, 1832; came to the United States in 1838, and to this Co. in 1855; Rep; Presb; owns town property, value $3,000; son of Frederick W. and Hannah (Queenstett) of Penn .; lived 16 years in Penn., 1 year in Chicago and Morris ; mar- ried Amelia E., daughter of Elias and Re- becca Clippenger, Sept. 23, 1856; she was born March 15, 1834, at Massillon, Ohio; have seven children, Rebecca J., Mary E., Hattie A., Lizzie G., Agnes L., Frederick W. and Hugh B.
Honens Wm. D. hardware dealer; Milan; rep ; Presb ; from Prussia.
HOOVER JOSEPH, Farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Milan; born in Clearfield Co., Penn., June 15, 1815; came to this Co. in 1843; Rep: Ind; owns 52 acres of land, value $2,000; son of John and Nancy (Collins) Hoover, the son of Martin, who was the son John from Germany ; married Nancy, daughter of Peter and Nancy (Ashenfelter), July 12, 1839; she was born in York, Penn., July 16, 1817; have seven children living, Eliza B., born Feb. 25, 1842; Reuben A., Jan. 22, 1845; Anna M.,
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Oct. 1, 1848; Caroline S., Feb. 7, 1850; Syl- vessa E., May 25, 1853; Lorenzo, Feb. 26, 1855; Emma F., Feb. 8, 1860; Joseph, the eldest died in the army, Nov. 19, 1862.
Hoover L. D. farmer; ind; from Penn.
Hoover Lorenzo, Sec. 31; P. O. Milan ; rep; Ind.
Hoover Z. L. engineer; Sec. 32; P. O. Milan ; rep ; Lib; from Penn.
HOPPER OLIVER D. Horticultu- ralist; Sec. 20; Milan; born in Steuben Co., N. Y., Nov. 13, 1823; came to this Co. in 1857; Dem; Ind; owns 30 acres, value $3,000; son of Ephraim and Sally (Den- nis) Hopper, of N. Y .; name of wife was Emily, daughter of Joseph and Thusay Whitford; she was born Aug. 31, 1835; married Jan. 9, 1852; have nine children, Viola, born Jan. 28, 1855; Emma, Ang. 31, 1858; Lucretia, Feb. 20, 1860; Joseph E., Feb. 13, 1863; Louisa, Jan. 20, 1865; Eliza E., Sept. 8, 1869; Willis, April 10, 1871; Garnet U., Nov. 1, 1874; Grace, Jan. 17, 1876.
Hunter J. Alex, carpenter; Milan; rep; Meth.
HUYETT I. Surgeon and Physician ; Milan ; born in Penn., Sept. 11, 1820; came to this Co. in 1848; Presb; graduated at Philadelphia in 1843; entered the army in 1862, as Surgeon 93d Ill. Inf .; engaged professionally for the last 37 years.
TOHNSON ALBERT, farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Milan ; rep; Meth.
. Johnson M. T. farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Milan ; rep; Meth ; from New York.
JENKINS MRS. THOS. Horticul- turalist; Sec. 34; P. O. Milan; born in Co. Kent, England, 1825; came to this Co. in 1865 ; Epis ; owns 10 acres of land, value $2,000. Mr. Jenkins was born in Brom- ley, Co. Kent, England, 1831; came to the United States in 1854; lived in New Ha- ven, Conn., one year, in Ohio ten years ; was married by the Rev. H. M. Villiers, Rector of St. George Church, Bloomsbury, London, Sept. 25, 1853; died Feb. 21, 1877, leaving four children, Sarah J. (wife of J. L. Freeman), Hattie A., Frederick H., Emily M .; have lost one son and one daughter.
JOHNSTON JAMES, Merchant and Custom Milling; Milan; born in Coal Island Mills, Co. Tyrone, Ireland ; came to this Co. in 1850; Rep; Epis; owns the Mi- lan Mills.
Johnston J. C. miller; Milan; rep ;: Epis; born Illinois.
Johnston Jos. M. farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Mi- lan ; rep; Epis; from Ireland.
Johnston Samuel M. farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Milan ; rep; Epis; from Ireland.
Johnston Thos. miller; Milan; rep; Epis; from Missouri.
Johnston Thos. Y. farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Milan ; rep; Meth ; from Ireland.
Johnston Win. miller; Milan; rep; Epis; born Illinois.
K .AMP B. C. shoemaker; Milan; dem; Lib; from Germany.
Kane Thos. farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Milan ; dem ; Cath ; from Ireland.
KEELER GEO. Groceries, and Miller by trade; Milan ; born in Caloonay, Sligo, Ireland, May 31, 1835 ; came to the United States in 1847; lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, three years, Buffalo, N. Y., five years, then moved to this Co .; Dem ; Epis; owns town property, value $15,000; married Miss Ellen Holland, June 18, 1854, in Buffalo; she was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1834; have one daughter, Margaret C., born April, 1859.
Kennedy Walter, saloon; Milan; rep; Lib; from Ireland.
Kerr Chas. farmer; P. O. Milan ; dem ; Presb; from Penn.
Kerr Frank, school teacher; Milan; dem; Presb; from Penn.
Kerr Thos. farmer; P. O. Milan ; dem ; Presb; from Penn.
Kerr Win. retired; P. O. Milan; Presb; from Penn.
KYTE CHAS. E. Farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Milan; born in Sullivan Co., N. Y., Oct. 1, 1839; came to this Co. in 1859; Ind; Presb; owns 80 acres of land, value $4,800; son of Rev. Felix Kyte, from Eng- land, and Eliza Kregier, of New York City; Mr. Kyte has been pastor over the Cumberland Church in New York forty- five years ; Mr. Chas. E. vol. in Co. E, 28th Reg. I. of Iowa, under Col. Miller; was in thirteen battles, among which were Cham- pion Hill and the siege of Vicksburg, the Mississippi, Winchester, and Cedar Creek, Va .; name of wife was Sarah, daughter of A. A. and Hannah (Hunsaker) Crouch, born Dec. 7, 1845 ; married Sept. 12, 1866; have two children, Charles Colony, born Oct. 31, 1868; John Felix, Sept. 5, 1875; one daughter deceased.
L AFFERTY ROBT., Milan; rep; Meth; from Penn.
Laflin Arthur, school teacher; Milan; rep; Presb; born Illinois.
Laflin Lark E. laborer; P. O. Milan; rep; Presb; born Illinois.
Laflin Thos. farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Milan; rep ; Prot; born Illinois.
Lambert Samuel B. wagon maker; Milan; rep; Meth ; from Penn.
Lewis Geo. millwright; Milan; rep; Presb.
Lickefelt Fredk. farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Mi- lan ; dem ; Meth; from Germany.
Lindsay J. S. carpenter; Milan; rep; Presb.
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LIEKEFETT FRANZ, Farmer;
Sec. 33; P. O. Milan; born in Hanover, Prussia, March 3, 1828; came to this Co. in 1857; Dem; Meth; owns 400 acres of land, value $20,000; lived two years oppo- site St. Louis, then came to this Co; name of wife was Christina Gildmeaker, of Brunswick; she was born Ang. 14, 1819; married May 29, 1853; Mrs. Liekefett has two children by her first husband, Fred- erick Mavers, Elizabeth H., born July 3, 1846; Frederick C., Nov. 28, 1848.
Lloyd David J. farmer; Sec. 25; P. O. Mi- lan ; dem; settler of 1840 in this Co. Lord Sylvester, undertaker; dem ; Lib; Me.
M cCARTNEY CHAS. laborer; Milan ; dem; Ind.
McCartney Hugh, shoemaker; Milan ; dem ; Prot.
McCarty N. carpenter; Milan; rep; Meth ; from Penn.
McCartney Samuel, laborer; P. O. Milan; dem ; Prot; born Illinois.
McConnell J. F. farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Mi- lan ; dem ; Presb.
· McConnell Jno., Sr., farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Milan ; dem ; Presb.
McConnell Jno. farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Mi- lan ; rep; Presb; from Ireland.
McConnell Samuel, farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Milan ; dem; Presb; from Ireland.
McConnell Wm. retired; Sec. 36; P. O. Mi- lan ; rep; Presb; from Ireland.
MCCONNELL WM. F. Farmer ; Sec. 34; P. O. Milan ; born in Co. Donegal, Ire- land, Dec. 19, 1816; came to this country in 1841; Rep; Meth; owns 140 acres of land, value $7,000; lived in Penn. 11 years, in Ohio 11 years; came to this Co. in 1863; name of wife was Margaret Jane Lytle, of Penn; married Dec. 18, 1849; have four children, Buena Vista, born Sept. 10, 1850; James F., Aug. 25, 1855; Luzerne, Dec. 2, 1860; Adie, Sept. 4, 1867.
McConnell Wm. T. farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Milan ; dem ; Presb; from Ireland.
McFarland Wm. bakery; Milan; rep; Prot. MeLain Alonzo, stock dealer; Milan; rep; Prot ; born Illinois.
McLaughlin Joseph A., Sec. 16; P. O. Milan ; dem ; Presb; from Penn.
MCLAUGHLIN MRS. RANDAL Retired; Sec. 16; P. O. Milan; born in Huntington Co., Penn., May 23, 1822 ; came to this Co. in 1850; Presb; owns 106 acres of land, value $5,300; Mr. Mclaughlin was born in Indiana Co., Penn., June 7, 1817; married in Penn., Oct. 18, 1842; he died March 3, 1861, on the Big Island; Mrs. McLaughlin was daughter of the late Hon. Joseph Adams, formerly of Penn .; have ten children, Joseph A., Isa- bella (wife of J. D. Lafferty), Charles B.,
George A., James F., William Y., Lewis H., Cyrus D., Walter L. and Mary E.
MeLaughlin Wmn. Y., Milan; rep; Presb; born on Big Island.
McMichael Geo. W. boot and shoe dealer; Milan; rep; Meth; from Penn.
McMichael J. K. tenant; Sec. 25; P. O. Mi- lan ; rep; Meth ; from Penn.
McShane Jas. farmer; P. O. Milan; dem; Cath ; from Ireland.
Magee Felix, engineer Paper Mill; Milan; dem ; Catlı.
Matthews David, farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Mi- lan ; rep; Presb; born Illinois.
Matthews J. S. farmer ; Sec. 34; P. O. Milan ; rep; Presb; from Penn.
Matthews Thos. W. farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Milan ; rep; Presb; from Penn.
Meehen Jno. laborer; dem ; Cath ; Ireland.
Mechen Joseph, peddler; dem; Cath ; Ire.
Meehen Michael, farmer; Sec. 23; Milan; dem; Cath; from Ireland.
Milstead Wm. Y. laborer; Milan; dem; Meth ; from Maryland.
Mulhall Wm. laborer; dem; Cath ; Ireland. Murphy Jas. laborer ; dem ; Cath ; Ireland.
N TARRAMORE H. J. stone mason; Mi- lan ; dem ; Prot.
Noerr Rev. M., Presb. clergyman ; Milan.
Norton Jno. tenant; Sec. 31; P. O. Milan ; dem; Cath; from Ireland.
LSON OSCAR, laborer; rep; P. O. Mi- lan ; Luth ; from Sweden.
Olson Peter, laborer; Milan; rep; Luth; from Sweden.
O'Neal Arthur, blacksmith; Milan; dem ; Prot; from Ireland.
Owens Alex, carpenter; Milan; rep; Presb; from Ireland.
P ALMER ADAM, farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Milan ; rep ; Meth ; from Penn.
Palmer Daniel F. saloon ; Milan ; dem ; Prot; from Virginia.
Palmer Geo. laborer; Milan; rep; Metli; from Penn.
Palmer Isaac, teamster; Milan ; rep ; Meth.
Palmer Jas. Sec. 35; P. O. Milan ; rep ; Meth ; from Penn.
Palmer J. R. laborer; Milan; rep; Meth; from Penn.
PETERSON LAWRENCE, Farm- er; Sec. 34; P. O. Milan ; born in Skorrea, Sweden, March 19, 1838; came to this Co. in 1858; Rep; Bapt; owns 160 acres of land, value $8,000; son of Peter and Car- rie (Lawson) Peterson; came direct from Sweden to Moline; have lived on this farm five years; name of wife was Augusta, daughter of Peter and Nordell, of Rock
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Island; she was born Aug. 5, 1834; mar- ried March 9, 1861; have seven children, Oscar A., Fanny J., Headly R., Matilda J., Lydia L., Lawrence and Minnie A.
Peterson Nels, carpenter ; Milan ; dem ; Luth ; from Sweden.
Pinkley Daniel, retired ; Milan; rep; U. B .; from Penn.
Pinkley H. C. stone mason; Milan; rep; Meth ; from Indiana.
Pinkley O. V. miller; Milan ; rep; Prot.
Post Jas. carpenter; Milan; rep; Presb; from New Jersey.
Pullman Jas. B. cotton mill; Milan; rep; Prot.
R AMSAY B. F. foreman Paper Mill, Milan; dem ; Prot.
Rathbone E. laborer; Milan ; rep ; Meth ; Ill. Remington F. F. paper maker; Milan ; rep; Prot.
Revor Andrew, carpenter ; Milan ; dem ; Prot. Riley Jas. laborer ; dem ; Cath ; Ireland.
ROBERTS EDWIN, Farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Milan; born in Mercer Co., Ill., April 22, 1850; came to this Co. in 1859; Dem; Presb; rents of his father 80 acres ; son of John and Mary, of the city of Rock Island; married Frances E., daughter of George and Jane Barber, of Rock Island, Oct. 13, 1875; she was born Oct. 6, 1849, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Roberts Stephen, laborer; Milan ; dem ; Ind ; from Indiana.
Rohan Jas. mason; Milan ; dem ; Cath ; Ire. Rouse Ellis, farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Black Hawk; rep; Meth.
ROUSE MRS. EZRA D. Farmer ; Sec. 21; P. O. Black Hawk; born in Chia- tauqua Co., N. Y., April 22, 1819; came to this Co. in 1860; Metli ; estate of 130 acres, valued at $6,000; Mrs. Rouse was daugh- ter of Ande and Abialı Noble; they died in 1869 and 1867; she was married June 13, 1841; moved to Ohio in 1843, to Mich- igan in 1846, to Iowa in 1858; Mr. Rouse was son of Abel and Abiah, was born March 25, 1818, and died Oct. 20, 1864, leaving four children: Mary, born Sept. 23, 1844; Ellis M., July 31, 1849; Francis N., April 15, 1852; Emma M., June 10, 1861.
Rouse Frank, farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Black Hawk; rep; Meth.
Rout David, teamster; Milan ; dem ; Ind. Ruge Win. saloon ; Milan ; rep; Lib; Ger.
Ryan Lawrence, laborer; Milan ; dem ; Cath ; from Ireland.
S AULPAUGH L. E. farmer; Sec. 31; P. O. Black Hawk; dem ; Chris; N. Y.
Saunders G. W. blacksmith; Milan; Ind; from England.
Schooley Saml. laborer; Milan; rep; Prot; from Indiana.
Schuck Henry, farmer; P. O. Milan; rep. Schuck W. HI. tenant; Sec. 22; P. O. Milan; rep; Meth : from Rock Island.
SCHUCK WM. Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Milan; born in Prussia, June 26, 1818; came to this Co. in May, 1837; Rep; Meth ; owns 80 acres of land, valued at $4,000; las four brothers and five sisters in this country ; parents both died in Germany ; name of wife was Catharine Miller, born in Bedford Co., Pa., Aug. 4, 1826: she died Feb. 21, 1873, leaving ten children : Ann Elizabeth, Mary K., Caroline, Wil- liam H., Henry, Dennis, Frederic, Dora, John, and Hattie.
SCHWENNINGER JOHN, Farm- er; Sec. 26; P. O. Milan; born in Ober- dorf, Wurtemberg, Germany. Oct. 30, 1824; came to this Co. in 1856; Ind; Chris; owns 120 acres land, valued at $7,- 000; married Christina Storrle, March 3, 1850; she was daughter of Jacob and Christina, of Weler, Germany; was born March 19, 1822; lived in New York about nine years before coming to this Co .; they have four children : Francis M., born Jan. 27, 1851; Benjamin E., July 3, 1854; George W., Jan. 25, 1857; Fannie Ida May, April 23, 1861.
Shank Jno. laborer; Milan ; dem ; Catlı.
Sheldon Jas. retired Methodist preacher; P. O. Milan ; rep.
Shellman Fred. blacksmith; Milan; dem; Lib; from Germany.
SHINSTROM FRANKLIN M. Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. Milan; born in Henry Co., Ill., Feb. 6, 1849; came to this Co. in 1850; works his father's farm of 125 acres, valued at $6,000; Rep ; Meth ; son of Magnus and Mary (Wallberg) Shin- strom, who came to the United States in 1848, from Linkoping, Sweden, in a small sailing vessel; was seven weeks on the ocean; has one sister, who was born in Sweden, May 8, 1846, and married John P. Anderson, March 1, 1865; now living in Burt Co., Nebraska.
Shinstrom Magnus, farmer; Sec. 16; Milan ; rep ; Metli ; from Sweden.
Shippey E. laborer; Milan ; rep ; Prot. Shires Thos. carpenter ; Milan; rep; Meth.
SMITH JNO. S. Painter; cor Grant and 5th st, Milan; born in Columbia Co., Penn., March 5, 1829; came to this Co. April 9, 1858; Rep; Ind ; owns house and lot valued at $1,000; wife was Nancy C. Clarke, who was born in same Co., in September, 1831; married July 4, 1850; nine children; five boys and one girl liv- ing; enlisted Aug. 5, 1862, in 93d Regt. I. V. I., Co. A; was in 15th A. C., under Grant; was at the siege of Vicksburg; discharged Aug. 14, 1863, on account of disability.
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Smith S. laborer ; Milan ; rep ; Prot.
Spencer E. G. livery man; Milan; dem; Prot; from N. Y.
SPENCER SAUL, Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Black Hawk ; born in Darke Co., O., Oct. 14, 1833; came to this Co. in 1865; Rep; Univ; rents 140 acres of land of A. Weaver; son of Anderson and Sally E. (Hill) Spencer, of Ohio; Mr. Spencer vol- unteered in Co. B, 152d Regt. Ohio Natl. Guards, under Col. D. Putnam; was on a flying march down the Shenandoah Val- ley for thirty days without rest; name of wife was Delila, daughter of Abraham and Mary Weaver, of this Co .; was born in Darke Co., O., Jan. 31, 1838; married June 28, 1868; they have three children : Esquan, born Feb. 23, 1869; Ladessa, April 28, 1870; Elsie, Jan. 7, 1877.
Spencer Thos. C. miller; Milan ; dem ; Prot.
STRAYER ABRAHAM, Retired; Milan; born in York Co., Penn., Sept. 2, 1822; came to this Co. in 1868; Dem; Luth; son of Andrew, whose father came to the United States from Germany, and Catharine (Schaffer), of Pa .; volunteered in Co. D, 17th Iowa Regt., under Colonel Rankin; Mrs. Strayer, Harriet A., was daughter of Samuel and Sarah Howard ; born in England, April 30, 1829; married June 10, 1847; they have eight children living: Louis B., born Aug. 17, 1848; Franklin, Sept. 26, 1853; Mary E., Nov. 3, 1855; John H., March 17, 1858; George W., Nov. 30, 1862; Martha E., Dec. 1, 1866; Flora A., July 28, 1869; Rosabell, Ang. 23, 1872.
Strayer Frank, mason; Milan; dem; Prot; from Penn.
Sydnor Geo. R. clerk; Milan ; dem ; Meth.
TAYS JAS. laborer; Milan; dem ; Presb; from Ireland.
Thompson Dudley, miller; Milan; rep; Meth ; from Penn.
Thompson Rev. Jas. Methodist minister ; Mi- lan; rep; from Ohio.
Thompson J. C. Milan House; rep; Meth ; from Penn.
Thompson Spencer, laborer; Milan; rep; Meth.
Tillman A. O. jeweler; Milan; dem; Prot. Tillman H. R. blacksmith; Milan; dem ; Prot.
Tindall Frank, farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Milan ; rep ; Meth ; from Rock Island.
TINDALL SAMUEL T. Farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Milan; born in this Co., Feb. 21, 1845; Rep; Meth ; farms 160 acres : son of John, who was the son of Elijalı, of Worcester Co., Md., and Elizabeth (Crop- per) Tindall, of Md., who came to this Co. in 1838; the latter died Dec. 4, 1876; married Louisa, daughter of Jolin and Margaret Bridgford, of this Co., Dec. 12,
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